A very quick introduction game
Number of People: up to 25
Time: 0.25 hrs
Place/Space: Indoor, outdoor; just enough to make a circle
Equipment:
- small ball or anything that can be safely thrown
Link to desription (doc): Catch Your Name
Catch Your Name
Pie-/Cake-/Camembert-Method
Brainstorming method useful to analyse and focus on single aspects/topics/barriers in detail, without getting lost in complexity.
Number of People: 4–30
Place/Space: Indoor, classroom
Equipment:
- Flipchart
- Pen
Link to description (doc): Pie-Cake-Camembert-Method
Your Reputation Preceeds You
Easy ice breaker game for remembering names.
Link: Your reputation preceeds you
Photocredit: public domain
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
Photocredit: public domain
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
Keeper of the Keys
Keeper of the Keys involves strategy, collaboration, and the use of multiple senses to solve a collective challenge. This strategy creates opportunities to generate dialogue about individual and collective group strategy and to practice engaging more of the five senses.
Number of People: 8–25
Time: 0,5 hrs
Place/Space: any, enough for a circle
Equipment:
- keys
- chair (optional)
Link to desription (doc): Keeper of the Keys
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
Bumper Cars
In pairs: blindfolded are lead by seeing.
Number of People: any even number
Time: 0,25 hrs
Place/space: Indoor, outdoor, ~4–5 m² per pair
Equipment:
- Blindfolds
Link to desription (doc): Bumper Cars