Easy ice breaker game for remembering names.
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Your Reputation Preceeds You
Test of Courage
Test of courage
Test of courage is a simple trust building game for two people.
Sitting a Circle
Sitting a circle
Sitting a circle is a simple coordination game for groups with ten people and more.
Roly-Poly Toy (Circle of Trust)
Roly-poly toy
The Roly-poly toy (or: circle of trust, pendulum) is a simple trust building game for groups of around 10 people. It is optimal for groups that already know each other and have built up some trust already.
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Nonverbal Introduction
Nonverbal Introduction
Easy and fun nonverbal ice breaker introduction game
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Consensus Decision Making
Trust Lift
Let yourself be carried by others! Let yourself be carried away!
Number of People: any in groups of (at best) 7 or 9 people
Time: 0.25 hrs
Place/Space: indoor, outdoor, 4–5 m² per group
Equipment:
- none
Link to desription (doc): Trust Lift
Washing Machine
The Washing machine is a group dynamics game which aims at the players’ senses and at strengthening the trust within the group.
Number of People: 10–20
Time: 0.25–0.5 hrs depending on group size
Place/Space: best outdoors, 10–20 m²
Equipment:
- none
Link to desription (doc): Washing Machine
Walk to Earth
Walk to Earth is literally a grounding exercise, using the sense of touch to connect body, mind and earth.
Number of People: any
Time: 0.5 hrs
Place/Space: outdoor, open space according to group size
Equipment:
- none
Link to desription (doc): Walk to Earth
Karaoke/Sing-Along
Multiple variations of karaoke/sing-along games with or without equipment needed and different duration of the activities.
1. Name That Tune
2. Rewrite the Song
3. Song Lyric Musical Chairs
4. Rock Star Sing Off
5. Misheard Lyrics
6. Karaoke Roulette
7. Blind Auditions
Number of People: 5–15
Time: 0.25–1.5 hrs
Place/Space: Indoor, as little as possible
Equipment (depending on the chosen game):
- Computer (optional)
- Internet (optional)
- Speakers (optional)
- Paper, pens, bowl (optional)
Link to desriptions (doc): Karaoke/Sing-Along
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Lions, Hunters, Mothers-in-law
Grouping by games based on scissors, paper, stone.
Number of People: anything more than 10
Time: 0,2 hrs
Place/Space: any, 2 m² per person
Equipment:
- none
Link to desription (doc): Group Division Games (14.)
Scissors, Paper, Stone
Grouping by scissors, paper, stone.
Number of People: anything more than 10
Time: 0,2 hrs
Place/Space: any, 2 m² per person
Equipment:
- none
Link to desription (doc): Group Division Games (13.)
Giants, Elves and Magicians
Grouping by games based on scissors, paper, stone.
Number of People: anything more than 10
Time: 0,2 hrs
Place/Space: any, 2 m² per person
Equipment:
- none
Link to desription (doc): Group Division Games (12.)
Homogenity
Grouping according to opinion.
Number of People: anything more than 10
Time: 0,2 hrs
Place/Space: any, 3 m² per person
Equipment:
- none
Link to desription (doc): Group Division Games (11.)
In Order
The group orders themselves according to size, age or initials in alphabetical order. Every second person is chosen for the first group.
Number of People: anything more than 10
Time: 0,1 hrs
Place/Space: any, 2 m² per person
Equipment:
- none
Similarities
The group should split into pairs with something in common. For example: Boy-boy, blond hair, same initial, same size or the same length hair.
Number of People: anything more than 10
Time: 0,2 hrs
Place/Space: any, 2 m² per person
Equipment:
- none
Opposites
The group should split into pairs of opposites. For example: boy-girl, blond hair-dark hair or little-large.
Number of People: anything more than 10
Time: 0,2 hrs
Place/Space: any, 2 m² per person
Equipment:
- none
Atomic Groups
Group division by grouping
Number of People: anything more than 10
Time: 0,1 hrs
Place/Space: any, 10 m² per group
Equipment:
- none
Link to desription (doc): Group Division Games (4.)
Gordian Knot
The Gordian knot is a coordination/group dynamics game for established groups of about 6 to 20 people, used to work in “close proximity”.
Number of People: 6–20
Time: 0,1–0,25 hrs
Place/space: Indoor, outdoor, 5–15 m² depending on group size
Equipment:
- none
Link to desription (doc): Gordian Knot