Office games are a great way to bond with colleagues and build team spirit. Organized on a regular basis, these convivial moments can improve communication, motivation and productivity at work. Discover some of the best office games to set up in your company with TeamBooking, your online teambuilding platform.
Team Building activities
The treasure hunt
There’s nothing like a good old-fashioned treasure hunt to bond a team and encourage collaboration. Divide your staff into small groups and give them a number of clues to find an object or place. To make this activity even more engaging, you can add creative, intellectual or sporting challenges that teams have to overcome to obtain additional clues. The members of each group will then have to organize themselves and divide the tasks according to their skills and affinities, in order to win the game.
Culinary team building
A relaxed, friendly atmosphere is guaranteed with this office game that calls on everyone’s culinary talents. Divide your employees into small teams and challenge them to create a dish, dessert or cocktail together. Depending on the time available, you can opt for a quick recipe to be prepared during the lunch break, or plan a whole afternoon dedicated to the preparation of a balanced menu. Whichever formula you choose, this game will encourage knowledge sharing, group decision-making and mutual support between participants.
Sports challenges
Corporate sports challenges are an effective and fun way of strengthening team cohesion while getting some exercise. Organize a soccer, volleyball or petanque tournament between your colleagues and encourage them to outdo each other and work together to win. This type of game is also the perfect opportunity to develop a healthy competitive spirit and solidarity between team members.
Board games
Among the most popular office games are, of course, the must-have board games for adults, such as :
- Time’s Up: to stimulate creativity, concentration and memory while having fun!
- Trivial Pursuit: to test participants’ general knowledge on a variety of subjects
- Loups-garous de Thiercelieux: to sharpen your sense of observation and practice your public speaking skills.
Take advantage of coffee or lunch breaks to organize short games that will enable your employees to get to know each other better and share a pleasant moment together.
Role-playing games
Few games encourage cohesion and emulation between colleagues as much as role-playing games, such as improvisational theater or murder parties. This type of activity requires participants to embody a character and work as a group to solve an enigma or act out a situation. Role-playing games are ideal for developing your employees’ communication, creativity and adaptability skills.
Create your own office game
Why not innovate and create your own office game tailored specifically to your team’s needs and expectations? You could, for example, design a quiz on your company’s specific skills, or create an « escape game » whose challenges would showcase your employees’ hidden talents. The aim is always to encourage exchange, mutual aid and complicity between group members.
Whatever office game you choose, don’t hesitate to call on TeamBooking to help you organize original and effective teambuilding activities within your company. By stimulating team spirit, you’ll contribute to the well-being and motivation of your employees, while optimizing their performance at work.
