Christmas party games for large groups: 20 that work for 40 to 300 people
Team games for an office Christmas party of 40 to 300, in the room, hybrid or on video. Each one keeps every table playing at once, so nobody stands around waiting.
The best Christmas party games for large groups split the room into teams of 6 to 10, run from one host and one screen, and keep every round under ten minutes so all tables play at the same time. Survey games, sound and picture rounds, table challenges and all-night games work for 40 to 300 people in the office, hybrid or on video.
20 Christmas party games for large groups
Every game here is free to run with office supplies. Pick three for a 45-minute game block, plus one all-night game. For smaller teams, our holiday party games for work and office Christmas party games have 60 more.
Whole-room games: one host, one screen, every table plays at once
These carry a party of 300 because every table answers every round at the same time. Nobody waits for a turn.
1. Closest percent wins
A week before, send the company five yes-or-no questions, like "Have you ever re-gifted a present?" At the party, show each question and let every table guess what share of the company said yes. The closest table scores.
On video: Teams post their number in the chat on the host's count of three.
40 to 300 · 15 minutes · a free survey form and a slide per question
2. Holiday sound round
Play 12 short sound clips you record yourself: sleigh bells, wrapping paper tearing, a kettle whistling, boots on snow, a tape gun, a fire crackling. Tables write their guesses; reveal after all 12.
On video: Share computer sound when you share your screen, and give each clip two plays.
40 to 300 · 10 minutes · speakers loud enough for the back row
3. Letter card showdown
Every table gets four big cards marked A, B, C and D. The host reads a multiple-choice holiday question, says "show", and every table raises one card at once. A table that is the only one right scores double.
On video: People type the letter in the chat instead, and the host counts by team.
40 to 300 · 15 minutes · four cards per table, 15 questions
4. Guess the holiday year
Show a holiday moment and have tables write the year: Home Alone opens (1990), A Charlie Brown Christmas first airs (1965), the Tickle Me Elmo rush (1996), Elf hits theaters (2003). Exact year scores three, within two years scores one.
40 to 300 · 10 minutes · 10 slides with a photo you have rights to
6. Holiday freeze-frame
Each table draws a holiday scene (the family photo that went wrong, the last-minute shopper, the snow day) and gets three minutes to plan it as a still picture. Tables hold their pose for five seconds while the room guesses.
40 to 150 · 20 minutes · scene cards in a bowl
Past 80 people, the hard part is running the room, not the questions. A host-run holiday game show brings the board, the scoring and a voice the back tables listen to.
Table games: teams of 6 to 10 play side by side
Seat people by team, not by department, and give every table the same kit. The host only starts the clock and judges.
7. Office holiday story slam
Each table draws five office words (stapler, reply all, badge reader) and five holiday words. In eight minutes they write a six-sentence holiday story using all ten. One reader per table, and the room votes for the best.
40 to 200 · 20 minutes · word cards and a pen per table
8. Wrap a volunteer
One volunteer per table stands still while the rest wrap them like a present: paper, tape, ribbon and a bow on top, in three minutes. The wrapped volunteers walk a short runway and the room cheers for the best job.
40 to 150 · 10 minutes · a roll of paper, tape and a bow per table
9. Sleigh flight
Every table folds three paper planes and names them like sleighs. Tape a target ring on the floor near the tree; each table throws from the same line, and the plane that lands closest to the center wins.
40 to 150 · 15 minutes · printer paper and masking tape
10. Team-year ornament
Hand every table a bag of craft scraps: pipe cleaners, foil, ribbon, a blank paper ball. In ten minutes each table makes one ornament about its year, and a speaker explains it in 30 seconds before it goes on the office tree.
40 to 200 · 20 minutes · a craft bag per table
11. Shake the box
Each table gets the same wrapped box. They can shake it, weigh it in their hands and ask the host five yes-or-no questions, then write one guess. The box is a real prize for a table that names what is inside.
40 to 300 · 10 minutes · one wrapped box per table, all the same
12. Snowflake design-off
Every table gets one large square of white paper and scissors, and five minutes to fold and cut the most detailed snowflake it can. Hang them on a string across the room, and guests vote with stickers on the way to dessert.
40 to 300 · 10 minutes · paper, scissors and stickers
Games for hybrid and all-video parties
On a big call, keep every game to one action per person: a tap, a word in the chat, an object on camera.
13. Majority rules
Ask ten holiday this-or-that questions in a live poll, like "tree up in November or the week before?" Before each result shows, everyone predicts which side wins. Score a point for every correct call.
50 to 300 · 10 minutes · any free live poll tool
14. Chat speed round
Put people on four teams by adding a color to their display names. The host asks a quick holiday question, and the first ten correct answers in the chat score for their team. Twenty questions in ten minutes.
50 to 300 · 10 minutes · a co-host to keep score
15. Desk-top tree
Everyone gets three minutes to build a Christmas tree out of whatever is on their desk: mugs, sticky notes, cables, a stapler on top. Breakout rooms pick their best one to show on the main call.
30 to 300 · 10 minutes · nothing to buy
16. Pin-drop holiday map
Everyone drops a pin on a shared online map or whiteboard where they will spend the break, or their favorite winter place. The host reads out the far-flung ones and teams guess whose pin it is.
40 to 300 · 15 minutes · a shared whiteboard or map link
Everyone on video, or half the company in the office? A virtual holiday party with a live host splits 200 people into breakout teams of about six and brings them back for the reveals.
Games that run all party long
No stage time needed. Set them up before the doors open and announce winners at the end.
17. Party moment bingo
Hand out bingo cards with moments that happen at every party: someone mentions the weather, a remote coworker waves at the camera, the playlist repeats a song, a leader says thank you. First full line shouts it out.
40 to 300 · all party · printed cards and pens
18. Trivia trail on the tree
Hang 20 numbered question tags on the tree and around the room. People carry a table answer sheet, read the tags while they get food, and the table fills in its answers by the end of the night.
40 to 300 · all party · 20 tags and an answer sheet per table
20. Decorated table vote
Each table gets a small box of decorations when it sits down and makes its table its own. All night, guests vote with three stickers each, and the winning table goes first to dessert.
40 to 300 · all party · a decoration box per table and sticker sheets
Have a host run the games
With 75 or 150 guests, the person who planned the party should not also be the one holding the microphone. A live host runs the board, the timer and the scores for 60 minutes, and remote guests play on the same teams as the office. Hosted games book about 2 weeks ahead, and December Thursdays and Fridays go first.
Live prices; each page has dates and books with a 50% deposit.
Send your date and headcount and you get a full plan within 24 hours. Card, or invoice and PO.
What a hosted game costs for a big group
Virtual games are priced in packages of 25 guests and in-person games in packages of 50, so the total steps up with your headcount. These totals come from the live catalog.
| Game | 50 guests | 75 guests | 150 guests | 300 guests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festive Family Feudon video | $1,700$34 each | $2,550$34 each | $5,100$34 each | $10,200$34 each |
| Christmas Trivia Partyon video | $1,700$34 each | $2,550$34 each | $5,100$34 each | $10,200$34 each |
| Christmas Music Bingo Partyon video | $1,700$34 each | $2,550$34 each | $5,100$34 each | $10,200$34 each |
| Holiday Fun & Gameson video | $1,195$24 each | $1,415$19 each | $2,075$14 each | $3,395$12 each |
| Feud Nightat your office | $1,750$35 each | $2,200$30 each | $2,650$18 each | $4,000$14 each |
Want the host in the room? Hosts bring Feud Night, Music Bingo and live trivia to your office in 17 US cities: New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Dallas, Austin, Denver, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle. Over 300 guests, our multi-event programs run several activities at once that open and close together.
Pick games by group size
The headcount decides the setup more than the game does. Find your row, then pick from the matching group above.
40 to 80
Setup: 6 to 10 tables of 8, one screen, one microphone.
Play: Any game on this page, two or three in a row.
Add: A host or a confident emcee.
80 to 150
Setup: Tables of 8 to 10 with a captain each, a screen the back row can read.
Play: Whole-room and all-night games; table games with a short judging step.
Add: A host, a scorekeeper and a second screen.
150 to 300
Setup: Up to 30 tables, captains briefed ahead, a stage or riser.
Play: Whole-room games only on stage, with all-night games for the rest.
Add: A host with a sound system, or two sessions.
All on video
Setup: Teams of about six in breakout rooms, back to the main room for reveals.
Play: The video games, plus any whole-room game in the chat.
Add: A host and a co-host to run rooms and chat.
Opening with a mixer before the games? Our large group icebreakers get 200 people talking in five minutes.
How to run games for a big room
Big-group games fail in the same few ways: teams that form on the spot, a host nobody can hear, and rounds that drag. Seven habits fix all of them.
- Make the teams before the party. Mix departments on purpose and print the table numbers on name tags, so nobody shuffles chairs for ten minutes.
- Name a captain at every table. Captains hold the answer sheet, raise the card and bring answers up. The host talks to 15 captains, not 150 people.
- One voice, one screen. Use a microphone above 40 people and put the question and the scores on a screen the back row can read.
- Keep rounds under ten minutes. Three short games beat one long one. Stop each game while people still want more.
- Score by table, show it often. A live leaderboard after every round keeps the back tables playing.
- Give remote guests a seat. Put each remote group on a laptop at an office table, or give them their own team with a co-host who reads their answers out.
- Plan the 45-minute block. Open with a whole-room game, play two table games, finish with the final scores and prizes. Run the all-night games around the food.
Building the whole evening around the game block? The holiday party agenda has minute-by-minute schedules, and our trivia night guide covers writing and scoring your own rounds.
Team prizes that work for big groups
- Prizes for the whole table. A box of cookies, a plant for the team's desk area, or first in line at the dessert table.
- Their name on the tree. Write the winning table's name on an ornament that hangs on the office tree until next December.
- Time, not things. A late start on the first Monday back for the winning team, if the managers agree in advance.
- Something for the last table too. A small "best effort" prize keeps the bottom of the leaderboard laughing instead of checking out.
