“Teamwork begins when you trust each other”
So, we all are missing the office fun, the long tea breaks between the hours, the chit-chat session with the colleagues, playing games during lunch breaks. To relive all those moments with your team, TEAM GAME GURU presents to you the Top 32 virtual team games activities for your remote employees that will help in team bonding and efficient communication among your team. Since it is very important for a team to be at the same phase, team-building activities play a crucial role for the remote workers scattered all over the globe.
32 VIRTUAL TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES
1. La Casa De Papel - The Virtual Edition
As inspired by the popular Netflix series- Money Heist, the Professor sets up a plan to rob the bank and recruits a few more robbers with suitable abilities but the robbery did not go as per the plan and the Professor has been trapped in a house with cop Sierra. As decided earlier, Professor has told the team to carry on the heist even if he goes missing.
Now, it’s time for his team to continue the heist without any guidelines by the Professor and unlock the Chest of Treasure by completing a set of mysterious tasks.
This activity provides an unforgettable (virtual yet real-time) experience of a Money Heist to the participants. The team executes the heist by completing a set of mysterious tasks virtually and facilitates team bonding among employees.
No. of Participants: 5-20 participants
Duration: 30-90 minutes (Can be tailored according to the needs of clients)
2. Meri Awaaz Meri Pehchaan:
The activity is a mysterious one. All the team members will be asked to enter the meeting room with a common name (for example TGG) with their cameras switched off.
Now, the moderator will personally assign a task to any random person, the representative has to enact through his/her voice and the rest of the members have to guess the name of the person just by recognizing the voice.
Number of Participants: 4 - 500+
Duration: 10 minutes
3. Djembe- A musical saga:
In childhood, we would love to beat anything which made different sounds. Presenting our very own Djembe- The Virtual Drum session with anything that can work out as a drum for example a bucket, a boiler, etc.
Professional Djembe artists will teach some quick beats to all the participants and they will follow the artist which will lead to a musical atmosphere.
Number of Participants: 4 - 500 +
Duration: 10-30 minutes
4. The Language Challenge:
Fluency with the regional language can help you in this activity.
The team members have to speak a one-liner in their regional language, the rest of the members has to guess the meaning of the sentence.
A fun activity to know your team members better.
Number of Participants: 4 - 1000+
Duration: 10 Minutes
5. Share a Picture:
Invite everyone on the team to share a picture from their childhood, or any memory, and tell them to write a blurb describing the picture.
We could also make it a guessing game and have everyone guess which image belongs to which person. Share a picture activity is a great icebreaking game for team bonding.
Number of Participants: 4 - 200+
Duration: 10 minutes
6. Word Scramble:
The team members will be provided with rearranged words, a one-liner as a hint shall be provided.
The participants will have to re-arrange the alphabets and guess the word which perfectly suits its characteristics as mentioned. This one is a quick brainstorming activity.
Number of Participants: 4 - 100+
Duration: 10 minutes
7. Bucket List:
The bucket list is a list of things, a person wants to do or experience in their life. Every team member has to share their bucket list which can include the things they have accomplished and the things they want to.
Bucket list sharing tells a lot about the person in context to their personality, likes, and dislikes.
Number of Participants: 4 - 100+
Duration: 10 minutes
8. Remember the Articles:
We all must have played remember the articles when we were kids, it enhances the remembering capability.
The Emcee will show a basket full of minimal articles for a minute. After a minute, the basket will be removed and you need to recall all the items shown in the basket.
Number of Participants: 4-100+
Duration: 15 minutes
9. Fun Fact Guessing Game:
The fun facts guessing game is a great way to learn your team member's interests outside of work. In the first step, the Trainer asks each team member to share some personal facts with them These facts will then be compiled onto a document that's shared with each individual in the team. Next to each personal fact, there's an empty column where each employee will have to guess which team member the fact belongs to.
Number of Participants: 5 - 100+
Duration: 15 minutes
10. Favourite Things:
This simple activity is a great way to break the ice and give team members a chance to learn about each other. It's also less anxiety-inducing than some other activities, as there's no way to get a question about a person's favorite thing wrong. For this activity, assign a favorite topic, such as "Favourite thing about remote work" or "Favourite part about working for [insert company name here]". Then, give everyone a chance to answer.
Number of Participants: 4-100+
Duration: 10 minutes
11. Currency Bingo:
The quickest virtual Indian Bingo.
Each participant has to take out a currency note from their wallet. The Emcee will be ready with a jar containing folded slips of numbers 0-9. The Emcee will take out any random slip and unfold it one by one. Participants will keep striking off the number present on their currency note. One who would be able to strike off all the numbers first would be the winner.
Number of Participants: 4 - 1000+
Duration: 15 minutes
12. Skribbl Art (Spreadsheet):
A blank canvas of a spreadsheet will be allotted to all the participants, a team member has to create an art of the word given by the moderator using any colorful elements based on their creativity and the team members has to guess the word.
A wonder creative virtual team activity to start any meeting.
Number of Participants: 4-200+
Duration: 15 minutes
13. WFH Scavenger Hunt:
A random yet interesting task to collect treasures.
Few items would be announced by the Emcee and whosoever would get it first would be the winner.
Example: Show a 50p coin or the oldest currency, anyone wearing a red T-Shirt, Anyone with all the currently existing Indian currency notes.
Number of Participants: 4-100+
Duration: 20 minutes
14. Two Truths, One Lie:
Each team member presents three statements about themselves: two truths and one that is false. The team can then take turns to recognize what's true and what the lie is. After everyone has guessed, the speaker reveals their lie. To make the game even more fun, add some healthy competition with a points system that's recorded digitally or by the manager with a pen and paper. The person with the most correct guesses will grab the win!
Number of Participants: 4-50+
Duration: 15 minutes
15. GUESS THE SONGS:
Every one of us is fond of tunes and songs.
This activity tests how many songs we could store.
The Emcee will play the tune or Mukhda of any song for a few seconds. Participants will have to guess the song by tune.
Number of Participants: 4 - 100+
Duration: 10 minutes
16. Logo Express:
A virtual activity where your visual learning will be at use.
The participants will be shown a set of modified logos with similar characteristics to the original logo and they will have to guess the name of the company/brand associated with
the logo.
Number of Participants: 4-100+
Duration: 10 minutes
17. Gibberish Challenge:
The gibberish challenge is a game of words and wisdom. This game boggles the mind of the person who has to guess a word or phrase which makes no sense at all but is rhyming to the actual phrase.
This activity is a blockbuster Instagram filter, even the most popular Virushka-Couple loves to play this game.
Number of Participants: 4-50+
Duration: 10 minutes
18. Yaadein - Memory Hunt:
It is a proven ice breaker activity. Any person from the team has to story-tell his/her best memories with their colleague without naming the person while the team members have to guess which person is being addressed.
Builds an instant team bonding moment for the group.
Number of Participants: 4-100+
Duration: 15 minutes
19. Pehchaan Kaun: Photo Morphing
It’s a technique in a form of a game to check who knows the best. The participants will be shown a photo morphed into a video; the team members have to guess the name of the person.
A funny yet interesting virtual team activity to begin a lively session.
Number of Participants: 4-200+
Duration: 15 minutes
20. GUESS THE ADS:
Guess the ads is a simple and nostalgic game. Reminiscing the magic of the late 80s and 90s. A few old TVCs will be played by Emcee. Everyone has to guess the TVC played by Emcee.
Who doesn't wish to share their nostalgic moments with their team, this activity brings the employees back to the 80s-90s era.
Number of Participants: 4-100+
Duration: 05 minutes
21. ONLINE LUNCH CHATS:
Online lunch chats can be fun with more people coming up, team members can order something special for themselves or can cook up a bit at their homes. At the comfort of their homes, team members can have a lunch chat session.
Having lunch with your buddies was the best experience. Enjoy this experience virtually with this amazing activity.
Number of Participants: 4-1000+
Duration: 15 minutes
22. FINGERS DOWN:
Every member on the virtual call shows up their hand with five fingers raised high. The emcee will put up statements, if the person has experienced it in their life, they have to put one finger down on each thing they have experienced.
The person who puts down all the fingers first wins the task.
Number of Participants: 4-100+
Duration: 15 minutes
23. THIS OR THAT:
This or That is a very simple game to understand a person’s likes and dislikes. In this activity, a person will be given choices between things such as dogs or cats, tea or coffee, beaches or mountains, etc.
It will be a rapid-fire round; each person will get a fraction of seconds to choose.
Let's know our teammates better.
Number of Participants: 4-100+
Duration: 10 minutes
24. DIY CHALLENGE:
We all have seen a lot of DIY videos on Facebook or youtube. In a DIY challenge, you have to make up a basic craft out of the things available at your home. We can perform it in a group which can increase communication.
A creative yet constructive way to add joy to the live session.
Number of Participants: 4-500+
Duration: 30 minutes
25. EXAGGERATE THE ITEM:
Exaggerate the item is a storytelling activity. Every member has to pick up one item from the desk and has to exaggeratedly story tell about it at the moment.
For example: talking about an alarm clock, about how it was used as a time machine and people use to travel with the help of it.
Number of Participants: 4-100+
Duration: 20 minutes
26. READ THE EMOJI:
We all have been using emojis for years now, though we are not very clear about what all the emojis indicate.
Read the emoji is a game where you have to interpret what an emoji indicates.
The emcee will show up few emojis on the screen and each member has to tell their own interpretation about the emoji.
Number of Participants: 4-200+
Duration: 10 minutes
27. ADD A LINE:
Add a line is a story-making activity, a story has to be made, everyone in the team has to contribute one line to complete the story with the use of appropriate imagination.
Let's see what story we build after playing this activity.
Don't forget to save the story to share it at future events.
Number of Participants: 4-50+
Duration: 10 minutes
28. ALL ABOUT THREE:
All about three is a fun game to know about a person’s mindset.
We can always rely on this activity; every person will be asked few questions and you can answer those questions only in three words.
A great activity to our team members better.
Number of Participants: 4-100+
Duration: 10 minutes
29. FUN WITH BRAIN:
Fun with the brain is a game of attention and thinking. It would be teasing for the brain. For example, the emcee will speak the sentence “hate me or love me but save me for me “, and asks to mention the number of times he used me in the sentence.
The game includes numerous brain teasers in different forms.
Number of Participants: 4-100+
Duration: 10 minutes
30. SELL ME IF YOU CAN:
Have you ever tried pitching someone? In this series of activities, we give you the opportunity to do so.
Sell me if you can, participants will be divided into small groups and each group will be given a particular item (for example vegetable peeler) to sell, a group has to make a best sales pitch with the use of presentations, videos, reels, etc.
Number of Participants: 4-100+
Duration: 20 minutes
31. APPRECIATE THE COLLEAGUE:
This activity is used to check what colleagues think of each other. In appreciate the colleague, each person has to write a compliment tag for one of the team members, and has to mention his/her name and has to send it to the moderator personally.
This activity builds team bonding between the employees.
Number of Participants: 4-100+
Duration: 15 minutes
32. DRAW THE LYRICS:
Draw the lyrics are a game of imagination, a song or a chant would be played, while listening to it you have to draw the lyrics which means you have to draw a picture using a pencil and a sheet of paper imagining whatever lyrics which means you have to draw a picture using a pencil and a sheet of paper imagining whatever you listen in the song, and then you have to show your interpretation to the entire team.
Number of Participants: 4-100+
Duration: 15 minutes
Wants to build a meaningful relationship with your colleagues? These activities can be a savior for you, helps you fill in the gap between your team. Managing remote workers in a team can be difficult but not impossible with the signature activities of TGG. These games can be an ice breaker for the team and will help them form a team bond. Virtual team activities can’t provide the same real-life fun, but there is always room for adaptability. Team building activities are escapism to our daily boring work-from-home routines and an alternative to our office fun.
Feel free to contact us anytime on info@teamgameguru.com or call us on +91 9015454643 for the best Virtual Team Building Experience
Happy Team, Happy atmosphere
Riya Adlakha
Team Game Guru
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