Team building
HR-safe only
Team building games that work in an office, a function room or an offsite, filtered to the ones that are safe to run in front of colleagues and management. That filter matters more than it sounds: the fastest way to lose a room is a game involving close physical contact between people who report to each other. Everything here is appropriate for a mixed-seniority work crowd. They are grouped by what they actually ask of people — problem solving, coordination, quick thinking, or just getting a laugh out of a group that has only met on video calls.
76 games
- Bring Me16–150 people · 15 min · HighThe host calls out an item; the first team to bring it to the front wins the round.
- Pinoy Henyo10–150 people · 15 min · MediumA word is held to your forehead. You guess it by asking only oo / hindi / pwede questions against the clock.
- Hep Hep Hooray10–150 people · 10 min · HighHost shouts “hep hep” and players raise their hands, or “hooray” and they clap — but only if the host's own hands match.
- Human Bingo15–100 people · 10 min · CalmEveryone gets a grid of traits and hunts for people who match them. First to complete a line shouts bingo.
- Junk in the Trunk2–20 people · 5 min · HighA tissue box of ping pong balls is strapped to your back. Shake them all out in one minute.
- Longest Line20–150 people · 10 min · MediumTeams build the longest possible line out of whatever they have on them. Shoes, belts, IDs, anything.
- Office Trivia10–80 people · 15 min · CalmTeams answer questions about the company and the people in the room. Collected in advance, revealed on the projector.
- Pass the Message8–60 people · 10 min · CalmA phrase is whispered down a line of players; the last one says it out loud and everyone hears how wrong it went.
- Rock Paper Scissors Tournament10–300 people · 10 min · HighPairs play rock-paper-scissors; each loser becomes the winner's cheerleader until two players face off with the whole room screaming.
- Rock Paper Scissors Evolution12–150 people · 8 min · HighEveryone starts as an egg; win rock-paper-scissors against someone at your stage to evolve into a chicken, a dinosaur, then a human.
- Two Truths and a Lie4–30 people · 20 min · CalmEach person shares three facts about themselves; the group guesses which one is made up.
- Charades6–40 people · 20 min · MediumOne player acts out a word or title without speaking while their team races to guess it.
- Taboo4–30 people · 20 min · MediumGet your team to guess a word without saying it or any of the five obvious clue words printed under it.
- Would You Rather4–200 people · 10 min · MediumThe host reads two choices and everyone walks to the side of the room that matches their answer.
- Common Ground6–100 people · 12 min · CalmSmall groups race to find as many things that all members share as they can — the more unusual, the better.
- Desert Island3–40 people · 15 min · CalmEach person names the three things they would bring to a desert island and why; the group debates the best kit.
- Speed Networking10–100 people · 20 min · MediumTwo lines face each other, chat for two minutes on a set question, then one line shifts so everyone meets someone new.
- Who Said It?6–40 people · 20 min · MediumEveryone secretly answers the same question; the host reads the answers aloud and the group guesses who wrote each one.
- Guess the Baby Photo8–80 people · 15 min · CalmGuests' baby or childhood photos are shown with numbers; everyone tries to match each photo to the right adult.
- Simon Says5–200 people · 10 min · MediumPlayers copy the leader's commands only when they start with “Simon says”; obey a command without it and you're out.
Common questions
What are good team building games for a small team of ten?
Marshmallow Challenge, Human Knot, Blind Drawing and Two Truths and a Lie all work well under fifteen. Below eight, drop the team-versus-team games and run pairs instead.
What team building activities work on video calls?
Filter venue to online. Trivia, Two Truths and a Lie, emoji pictionary and Pinoy Henyo all translate; anything physical does not.