Mechanics And Dynamics In Game Design

10 Fun Teambuilding Games

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Effective team-building games are educational and fun. They encourage co-workers, classmates and other groups to work together to solve problems and communicate. If you hope to build a stronger team, consider these 10 fun team-building games and activities.

Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger hunts encourage players to communicate and work together as a team. Split the group of people into teams, and have them hunt for the objects on a list. They can either collect them or take photos.

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Two Truths and One Lie

Two truths and one lie is similar to truth or dare game questions, and can help reveal things that other people may not know. To play, have everyone share three things about themselves. Each person will share two true things and one lie, and then the rest of the group guesses which one they think is the lie.

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Human Knot

To start the human knot game, have the entire group stand in a circle facing each other. Each person should connect hands with other people randomly. Set a timer for 30 minutes, and have the team work together to untangle the knot without releasing hands.

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Perfect Square

In Perfect Square, the team stands together around a rope circle with blindfolds on. They have 30 minutes to form the rope into a perfect square without peeking.

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Egg Drop

In egg drop, the goal is to construct a contraption to protect an egg when dropped from a specified height. Divide the group up into small teams of two or three people, and use any supplies found in the office or classroom to make their creation.

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Personality or Experience Chart

On a large dry-erase board, construct a table of several characteristics that might apply to people in the group. Examples include visiting Paris, being scared of clowns or being a morning person. Each person should sign their name in the boxes that match their characteristics.

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Self-Portraits

For the first part of the exercise, each person should draw a portrait of themselves anonymously. The leader of the game hangs the pictures on a wall while the others guess who they belong to. Each artist should explain why they portrayed themselves as they did to help others get to know them better.

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Land Mines

Set up this game by placing various objects around the field. Divide the group into teams of two. One blindfolded teammate is led around the field by a non-blindfolded teammate using only verbal communication. The goal is to miss all of the "land mines."

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Escape Room

Escape rooms are growing in popularity, and these fun activity games are in just about every major city in the United States now. These puzzle games require groups of people to work together to gather clues and find ways to escape a locked room.

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Ropes Course

Ropes courses are classic group game activities for team building. Generally, the course has several obstacles like walls, tightropes and rope swings that team members must navigate through. Getting to the end requires teamwork and patience.