Icebreaker
Human Bingo
Also called Find Someone Who
Everyone gets a grid of traits and hunts for people who match them. First to complete a line shouts bingo.
- people
- 15–100
- time
- 10 min
- energy
- Calm
- materials
- Needs prep
Kids-safeHR-safeChurch-safe
Before you start
Print cards with a 4×4 or 5×5 grid, each square a trait: “has been to Baguio”, “speaks three languages”, “is wearing red”. Hand out with a pen as people arrive.
- 1Find a person matching each square and have them sign it.
- 2One person may sign only one square on your card.
- 3First to complete a full line — or the full card for a long version — wins.
Cards for this game32
Edit them now. Host mode deals them one at a time, big enough for the room.
32 cards
- Speaks more than two languages
- Has been to Cebu
- Has a pet
- Plays a musical instrument
- Was born in a different province
- Is the youngest in the family
- Is the eldest in the family
- Loves karaoke
- Has a birthday this month
- Can juggle
- Has run a race
- Has traveled abroad
- Likes spicy food
- Drinks coffee every day
- Cannot swim
- Has the same first initial as you
- Wears glasses
- Has more than three siblings
- Knows how to cook adobo
- Has met a celebrity
- Loves to dance
- Is left-handed
- Can tell a joke on the spot
- Has a twin or knows one
- Is wearing something blue
- Likes to wake up early
- Has more than 10 cousins
- Plays online games
- Has a favorite Filipino movie
- Can whistle
- Takes the bus or jeepney to work
- Is reading a book now
What to say3
- 1“Find someone who matches each box — but only one signature per person!”
- 2“You have ten minutes. Starting… now!”
- 3“We have a bingo! Who is it? Come up to the front!”
Host tips3
- The single best game for the awkward first 10 minutes while people are still arriving — it starts without you.
- Keep one square genuinely hard so the card is not finished in three minutes.
- Have winners read out who signed what. That is where the actual conversations start.
Variants2
Company edition
Traits specific to the org: “has been here over 5 years”, “has met the CEO”.
Christmas edition
“Still has decorations up from last year”, “Has sung in a Simbang Gabi choir”.
Good for
Occasions
Team buildingChristmasReunionRetreatSchool
Venues
Indoor, largeOfficeChurch hall
If this one dies early12
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