Welcome to Group Games!
This website is a growing database of over 40 of the best FREE group games, icebreakers, and team building activities, useful for ALL ages and for a wide variety of settings: classrooms, organizations, parties, companies, college students, clubs, youth groups, camps, and game lovers in general! Browse recently added group games below, or choose a category. Thanks for visiting -- please tell others about Group-Games.com on your website or blog. Don't forget to bookmark this page, and enjoy!
Telephone Charades
Summary: An icebreaker / stationary game in which a person acts out an action only for the next person in line, who in turn acts out for the next person. The acting typically becomes distorted over time and hilarious, as the last person in line tries to guess what the original clue was.
Ages: 10 and up. Recommended # of People: 5-6. Messiness Factor: No Sweat. Materials Required: None. Recommended Setting: Indoors.
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Group Games in Action: Games in Nepal!
Raman Bhattarai of Team Nodan sent us some great photos of group games in action all the way from Kathmandu, Nepal. Thanks Raman! It sure looks like people from all over the world know how to have fun. Check out the action packed photos by clicking on “view instructions” below — and please continue to send us more photos of you and your group playing games (email us at: group-games @ hotmail.com)! Whether it’s New York City, the suburbs of Pittsburgh, London, Singapore, Melbourne, Bombay, or Kathmandu… no matter where you are, thanks for making Group-Games.com the best international community of group games on the web!
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Human Knot Icebreaker
Summary: A good icebreaker or teambuilding activity for new people to learn to work together - in close physical proximity! The goal is to figure out how to untangle the human knot without letting go of hands.
Ages: 12 and up. Recommended number of people: 7-200 (group sizes of 10 are ideal). Messiness factor: Might break a sweat - (close proximity - hope you’re not claustrophobic!). Materials required: None. Recommended setting: Both indoors or outdoors.
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M&M Game
Summary: The M&M Game is an icebreaker that allows people to get to know each other. Each person grabs some M&Ms and shares facts about himself or herself.
Ages: All. Recommend number of people: Groups of 3-12. Messiness factor: No sweat. Materials required: A large bag of M&Ms or any candy with multiple colors (e.g. Skittles).
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Pulse Game
Summary: An action oriented icebreaker that works especially well with large groups of people. A game of quick reflexes and passing on the pulse!
Ages: All. Recommended # of People: At least 40 people. Messiness Factor: Might break a small sweat. Materials Required: A coin, a chair, and any small object like a tennis ball. Recommended Setting: Indoors.
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Group Games in Action: Human Knot
Janet B. from San Jose sent us these great photos of the Human Knot Game in action! The object of the game is to untangle the human knot without letting go of the hands. Thanks Janet for the snapshots!
Please continue sending us photos (email: group-games at hotmail.com), and we’ll feature your group on our website too!
Name Game
Summary: A simple icebreaker useful for introducing people to each other and helping people learn names. This game is especially useful when there are new people present.
Ages: 10-21 years old. Recommended # of People: 5-20. Messiness Factor: No Sweat. Materials Required: A fun attitude. Recommended Setting: Indoors.
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Mafia Game
Summary: A stationary group game involving lots of strategy. People play as a member of the mafia, police, doctor, or town. The object is eliminate the mafia before they eliminate the entire town.
Ages: 14 and up. Recommended number of people: A groups of 8 to 12. Messiness factor: No sweat. Materials required: A deck of cards to determine who plays which role. Recommended setting: Indoors.
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Commonalities and Uniquities
Summary: A group team-building activity in which people identify common things that everyone has in common, along with interesting characteristics that are unique to a person in the group.
Ages: 12 and up. Recommended number of people: Groups of 5-8. Messiness factor: No sweat. Materials required: Two sheets of paper and a pen for each group. Recommended setting: Indoors.
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