Office parties and team events with games
At an office party or team event, games should bring people together without overwhelming or exposing anyone. Team games that mix departments work well, as do games where knowledge and wit count for as much as rank – which is to say, rank counts for nothing.
- for 6–12 people
Handy for a work setting: nobody has to create an account or install an app – joining via QR code in the browser is enough. Company networks, however, are often set up so devices can’t see each other, so check that in advance.
Games that fit
Quiz Night
1–10 players5–10 minQuiz Night is the low-risk opener because everyone taps four buttons quietly on their own. Whoever comes first gets a moment in the spotlight; whoever is at the bottom goes unnoticed.
Cover Word
4–12 players15–30 minCover Word shows how differently colleagues think: what is an obvious clue to accounting means something else entirely to sales. Teams from different departments turn exactly that into the fun.
Say It Different
4–12 players10–20 minSay It Different brings pace and volume to the room. Thanks to the watcher from the opposing team, both teams are involved in every round.
Sketch Round
3–10 players10–20 minSketch Round works once the group has loosened up. People who can’t draw still score by guessing quickly.
Fib Finder
3–10 players12–20 minFib Finder suits the late stage of the party, when the group is relaxed enough. The winner is whoever reads their colleagues well – or fibs convincingly.
How it can go
Arrival
A ten-question Quiz Night while people are still getting drinks. It needs no teams and no prior knowledge.
Team stage
Split into two mixed teams and play Cover Word, then Say It Different. Keep the same teams for both, and a small rivalry builds over the evening.
The relaxed part
Sketch Round and Fib Finder for anyone still keen. Everyone plays for themselves again, and the group can shrink.
Tips
- Test the office Wi-Fi with two devices beforehand: many guest and office networks use client isolation, which stops devices finding each other. A separate network for the evening solves it; if the game table is online, everyone can also join via the QR code through gathergames.de, over mobile data for example.
- On a Mac, the game table opens its own window, which you can put on the meeting-room projector.
- Put managers on different teams and don’t make them clue-givers – that way nobody plays for the boss.
More occasions
- Game night with friends
- Birthday games for grown-ups
- Kids’ birthday party: games with little reading
- Games for Christmas
- New Year’s Eve with games
- Family gatherings: games for young and old
- Game night for two
- Bachelor and bachelorette party games
- Flatshare night with games
- Rainy day: what to play when you’re stuck inside
- Holiday rental evenings: games without a TV
- School trips and youth camps: evening games
- Seniors’ club: familiar games on a new table
- Pre-party: quick games before you head out
- Getting-to-know-you night: games for new groups
- Halloween: games for a dark night
- Easter: games for the long weekend
- Family game night: playing with your kids
- Grandparents and grandkids: games for two to four
- Match night: games before kick-off and at half-time
- Cabin weekend: games for several evenings
- An evening on your own: games against the computer