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Why should you play games with the entire team?
Remote work can seem like a never-ending web of emails, camera-off video calls, and dinging Slack notifications. If that sounds boring to you, it definitely sounds boring to your team.
Gamifying the workday revitalizes everyone’s spirit and helps balance those heads-down hours in front of sprawling spreadsheets. Start playing games, and you’ll immediately see a change in your team.
How healthy competition helps your team out 🙌
There are different ways healthy competition helps the team to grow. Let’s take a look, shall we?
- Great teams create a positive work culture: Who wants to work in a hostile environment? 👀 Absolutely no one! Everyone wants to be a part of a happy, pleasant workforce that lets them be the best version of themselves. And what’s a better way to do this than promote healthy, competitive teams? Doing this makes employees delighted with their work. And when they are happy, they can put their best in their roles and deliver fantastic results! 😊
- Healthy teams spur personal growth: Healthy competition inspires workers to do their best — not just good enough. What's more? Teammates' success is proof they can achieve similar feats. So, they are motivated to set stretch goals and achieve them. 📈
- They drive innovation: Looking for new ideas to grow the company? Having a healthy competitive company culture is how to make it happen! It sparks creativity and helps employees solve issues. Creativity is also the go-to approach for employees in a positive work environment. Undoubtedly, every team member will be pumped to put their thinking caps on and come up with fantastic ideas to grow a company they are happy to work with. 🧠
- Improved collaboration: There's no better way to help employees create helpful bonds than by promoting healthy competition. When teams collaborate, the result is epic! Teamwork is at its best, and so is performance. So, when they set goals as a team, it’s easy to crush them. 🤝
- Increased engagement: A non-toxic competitive environment creates a happy workforce, and engaged workers move the organization forward. A Gallup study says engaged companies enjoy higher profitability, productivity, and less absenteeism than their competitors. 🤩
- Great workflow: Workers do more when there’s healthy competition. So, let’s say they regularly go at a reasonably efficient pace; they are likely to work faster and harder in a healthy, competitive environment. Plus, they won’t want to hold the team back from achieving a set goal, so they will play their part and play it well. 💪
- Promotes learning: Employees will learn from one another when there’s healthy competition. Rather than see the next person as a competition, they see them as helpful. This will help them develop better skills, learn new things, and discover new interests. 📚
15 competitive team building activities 💪
Even if your remote teams haven't met in person, fun team building exercises will help them get along and boost camaraderie. 😇 Here are our top 15 picks of competitive team building activities to enhance teamwork and build engagement among your team.
1. Coworker Clash 🤼
Eyes on the prize… let the team with the most popular guesses win!
One player from each team will be presented with a question, and the player with the highest valued answers gets to decide if their team will PLAY or PASS.
The guessing team will try to guess all the answers on the board. If their answers are correct, they gain all the points for a question. Otherwise, the other team gets a chance to guess and win. In the end, the team that finishes with the highest point wins!
How to get started 👉 Book a round of Coworker Clash for a seamless and thrilling virtual game experience!
2. Lip Sync Battle 🎤
Show off your performance skills! 🎶
Get ready to lip-sync your heart out in this entertaining and competitive activity. Each team selects their favorite songs and performs them in front of their colleagues.
Judges (other team members) rate performances based on creativity, enthusiasm, and accuracy. The team with the highest scores wins. This activity is perfect for breaking the ice and bringing out everyone’s fun side.
3. Virtual Trivia Night 🤓
Time for the team to show folks what they know! 🧠
Engage the team with a healthy mix of easy and challenging questions on a variety of fun topics!
Teams will play rounds of questions on different topics — pop culture, sports, history, and more! Each team is presented with varying questions across each stage and can answer on the digital sheets provided.
Points are summed up for every round, and the winning team is declared at the finals. Teams also get sparkle points for witty and funny answers!
How to get started 👉 Put your heads together if you want to win Trivia!
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4. Seen It?
Test your team's movie knowledge and recall skills! 🎥
"Seen It?" is an exciting and competitive game that challenges team members' knowledge of movies and TV shows. Perfect for film buffs and casual watchers alike, this game is designed to test how well participants remember famous scenes, quotes, and characters.
Teams must work together to discuss and decide on answers, enhancing teamwork and communication. With a mix of well-known and obscure clips, the game keeps everyone entertained and on their toes.
How to get started 👉 Grab the popcorn and prepare to play Seen It?!
5. Jeoparty 📺
Category is: competitive! 😤
Jeoparty is a fun, exciting, and competitive game that puts team members on the spot. It states answers without questions and asks team members to figure out what the question would be. Just like the Jeopardy game show!
The Jeoparty game board contains questions from diverse topics, from sports to pop culture, so teams can test their knowledge and learn new exciting things together.
Players puzzle over these questions and buzz in their responses with a digital buzzer, gaining points for their team when they guess correctly. Also, there's a FINAL QUESTION phase with a little twist. Good or bad? We'll let you decide. 😀
How to get started 👉 What is 'book a round of Jeoparty today?'
6. Scavenger Hunt 🔍
Ready, set, find! 🏃♂️
A virtual scavenger hunt is an exhilarating way to get teams working together quickly. Players are given a list of items to find and challenges to complete, all from the comfort of their own home.
The hunt is timed, and the team that finds all items or completes the most tasks first wins. This game encourages creativity, quick thinking, and teamwork as players must communicate effectively to divide and conquer the list.
7. Pictionary 🎨
Unlock your team's inner artist in a couple of minutes! 🖌
Which of your team members is a super-talented illustrator? Our Pictionary game, like the classic board game, has the answers.
In this game, you'll test how your team approaches unique methods of communication. Watch team members help their team win as they test their best drawing skills while other group members make the best possible guesses.
The teams are given a link to a virtual whiteboard. Afterward, selected players draw images while the rest of the group guesses what they are. The correct answer scores points, and the team with the highest points wins. The goal is to boost creativity and collaboration as players create and team up to win!
How to get started 👉 Play a round of Pictionary. Who knows? You just might discover a Leonardo da Vinci on your team. 😉
8. Taboo 🤫
Who will guess the forbidden word? 🧐
Taboo is as fun to play as it’s easy to learn! This is a great opportunity to build listening skills while working together.
During each 2-minute round, the game chooses a player to make their team guess a certain word. The twist is players can't use ANY of the forbidden words listed. If the team gets the answers correctly, they move to the next round.
Try to guess as many words correctly as possible per round! After that, the game selects players from a different team, and the cycle continues. Again, the team with the highest points leads!
How to get started 👉 Sign up for a round of Taboo today!
9. Charades 🎭
Test your team's acting skills and up their body language game in Charades!
Break your teams into small groups for the next virtual hang-out, and let them test their descriptive skills! Players receive different words to describe from the intuitive word generator on our platform and act out the words or phrases. Afterward, the group attempts to guess what their teammate acts out.
Once the team guesses correctly, they move to the next word and continue to guess as many Charades as possible. In the end, the team with the highest number of guesses takes the trophy!
How to get started 👉 Ready to find out your most Oscar-worthy team member? Then play Charades for your next virtual hangout! 😃
10. Step Challenge
Who will take the most steps? 🏆
Get your team moving with a step challenge! This activity promotes physical health, friendly competition, and teamwork, even when working remotely.
Each team member uses a step-tracking app or device to count their daily steps. The challenge can be set for a week or a month, and the team with the highest total steps at the end of the challenge wins. You can also introduce mini-challenges, like most steps in a day or creative walking routes, to keep things exciting.
11. Virtual Escape Room 🏃
Unravel mysteries and take your mind on a fun trip!
The virtual escape room gets the team brainstorming and solving problems together for escape, just like a scavenger hunt.
Each small team of up to 5 people takes 60 minutes to complete their chosen quest. Players must solve a series of puzzles to move forward in the game! The team that finishes their quest and escapes in the shortest period is the winner.
There are different exciting storylines to choose from Confetti's virtual escape room. We also have a little ice-breaker game to warm players up for the real deal. Let the fun begin!
How to get started 👉 Book your quest with us and prepare for a thrilling, virtual team adventure.
12. Drag Queen Bingo 🎲
Eyes down, it’s Bingo time!
This classic game gets a modern twist with our virtual Drag Queen Bingo. Each participant receives a digital Bingo card and marks off numbers as they’re called out live.
The first person to complete a line, two lines, or a full house shouts “Bingo!” and wins. This game is fantastic for large groups and helps everyone feel included, sparking light-hearted competition.
How to get started 👉 Get ready to shout “Bingo”!
13. Virtual Cooking Challenge 🍳
Ready, steady, cook! 👩🍳👨🍳
Channel your inner chef in this competitive cooking challenge. Have everyone start with the same ingredients and create a dish within a set time.
Have each person present their creation to a panel of judges (other team members) who will rate the dishes based on creativity, presentation, and adherence to the challenge. The person with the highest score wins.
How to get started 👉 If you'd rather enjoy a laid-back cooking experience with a professional chef, check out Confetti's Cooking Classes!
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14. Virtual Debates 🎤
Who will win the argument? 💬
In this competitive team building activity, teams are given a topic to debate. Each team presents their arguments for or against the topic, and a neutral judge scores them based on their persuasiveness, evidence, and delivery.
This fun game helps develop public speaking, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, and teamwork as members must collaborate to construct solid arguments.
15. Mini Games 🌍
Want to make a difference while having fun? Every point you win in our mini-games plants trees across Sub-Saharan Africa! Play ‘Name that Tune,’ decipher picture puzzles, and more, all for a good cause.
Groups will be divided into breakout rooms. Race against the clock, as well as the other teams, to see who comes out on top of the leaderboard at the end of the game!
How to get started 👉 The games might be mini, but the impact is enormous. Play Mini Games now!
For the most fun office games, choose Confetti! 🥳
Virtual competitive games are the best way to break the ice with new hires, strengthen bonds, and promote healthy team competition.
Confetti has the best ideas for companies looking to introduce competitive games and other virtual team bonding experiences. Our team building game collection has the most exciting picks, from games boosting communication skills to those promoting teamwork and collaboration.
Ready to be the favorite around the office? Start planning your next team building event with Confetti!
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Frequently Asked Questions ⁉️
What games can you play on teams with a group?
Playing games in a team setting can foster camaraderie and collaboration. Online trivia games, virtual escape rooms, and Pictionary using digital drawing tools are popular choices. Bingo with custom cards or virtual charades can be both fun and interactive.
What are competitive team games used for?
Competitive team games are used to foster a sense of camaraderie and teamwork while encouraging healthy competition. They help improve problem-solving and strategic thinking skills among team members, and enhance communication and collaboration, which are essential for effective teamwork. Plus, they provide a fun and stress-relieving break from work, boosting morale and engagement within the team.
How do competitive team games improve workplace productivity?
Competitive team games improve workplace productivity by enhancing key skills including communication, collaboration, and problem-solving. When team members engage in these activities, they learn to work together more effectively, understand each other's strengths and weaknesses, and develop strategies for overcoming challenges.
