Team building games without materials

I’ve hand-picked games that are free to play, no materials or equipment needed.
0:00 Intro
0:24 Vocabulary Chain
1:29 Country Ambassadors
2:09 Heads up Seven up
3:09 Late for Work
4:05 My Superhero Story
First up is the Vocabulary chain.
For this game, all that's needed is an extensive vocabulary and a desire to have fun. Here’s how to play: To start, think of a topic. It could be anything from “animals” to “our company vendors.” Participants must name things that fit within that topic - the key is, their word should begin with the last letter of the former word. So for example, if your topic is animals, and somebody says “beaver,” the next person could say “rat” (because it begins with r), and the next person could say “tiger,” and so on. Go around the group naming things that fit in the topic until everyone has had a chance to contribute. Make sure you’ve used every letter of the alphabet by writing out the alphabet in advance, then cross off the letters as they’re used. More important than using the whole alphabet is making sure everyone gets a chance to contribute.
Next up is a game called Country ambassadors.
This is a lively game which only requires some knowledge of geography. To start, assign each player a country. Do this by using a random country generator, or just by selecting at random. Once countries are assigned, each person should take a turn describing their country without actually naming it. The goal is for all the remaining players to be able to guess their country. If you want to make the game competitive, keep a list of all the players and how many countries they’ve guessed. The player who got the most correct wins.
Third we come to Heads up seven up.
This is a simple and fun way to get everyone more comfortable working together. So here’s how to play. Start by having everyone sit down except the seven choosers. Then, everyone should close their eyes, put their heads down, and put their thumbs up. The choosers will go around the room and touch one person’s thumb apiece. Each chooser will select one person as quietly and discreetly as possible. Once all seven people have been picked, have everyone raise their heads and ask the seven chosen people to stand up. Now, they’ll guess who touched their thumb. Each person gets only one guess and if they pick correctly, they’ll be one of the seven “choosers” in the next round. The game continues with the new seven people. Ideally, everyone will get a chance to be one of the “choosers.”
Next team-building game is called Late for work.
Now this game is more of an improv exercise. Begin by choosing a “stage” where the game will play out - everyone present should have a clear view. The first person will start by entering the space and pretending to be late for work. They should come up with an entertaining reason why they’re late. A second person will play the “boss” and ask why they’re late. The more personality, the better. Once those two complete their “scene,” they sit down to observe the others, and the process begins again. Two more volunteers will come up and improv the late to work scene, using a new work venue and new excuses. The game is complete once everyone has had a chance to pair off and do the exercise.
Lastly is a game called My superhero story.
This is a great opportunity for getting to know your team better. The more creativity used, the better. It's a simple concept: Start by having everyone present give their “backstory” to how they came to your organization, but in an exciting way. For example, rather than simply rattling off what companies they worked at before, they’ll share about the crazy challenges that led to them looking for a new job. The point is, they should share a detailed and compelling way what led them to where they are right now (like you might read in a superhero comic).
And that’s it! These free team-building games are perfect for a fun afternoon with your group. Let me know in the comments below how they worked. And as always, if you enjoyed this video, press the like button and subscribe for more videos similar to this one.

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