35 team meeting games that take 5 to 15 minutes

Each person shares three statements; the team guesses the lie in chat.

Example: “I've met a president, I can't swim, I've been to Iceland.”

Ask one would-you-rather question; everyone answers in chat, then two people explain. 80+ questions

Example: “Would you rather have a four-day week or unlimited vacation?”

Call out two options; people answer with a thumbs up or down. 100 prompts

Example: “Coffee or tea? Mountains or beach?”

Everyone sums up their week in one word, then one sentence.

Example: “Chaotic. Three launches and a sick kid.”

Collect desk photos before the call; guess whose is whose.

Example: “Desk 3: two monitors, one cactus, zero cables.”

A win, something to look forward to, and a challenge.

Example: “Rose: shipped the report. Bud: Friday off. Thorn: my inbox.”

The host starts a sentence and everyone finishes it.

Example: “The best meeting I ever had...”

Five quick questions; the first correct answer in chat scores. 100 questions

Example: “What planet is closest to the sun?”

Match baby photos collected before the call to teammates.

Example: “Photo 4 has the same eyebrows as someone in finance.”

Defend an unpopular opinion for 30 seconds; the team votes.

Example: “Pineapple belongs on pizza.”

Hum a song for five seconds; the first to guess wins.

Example: “Hum the first line of a holiday song.”

Everyone drops one image in chat that sums up their mood.

Example: “A sloth. It's that kind of Monday.”

One person draws on the whiteboard; the rest guess in chat.

Example: “Draw: quarterly planning.”

Read out one surprising fact per person; guess who.

Example: “This person once worked on a cruise ship.”

Go around naming items in a category until someone repeats or stalls.

Example: “Things you'd find in a junk drawer.”

The team gets 20 yes-or-no questions to guess an object.

Example: “Is it bigger than a laptop?”

Everyone names three things they'd bring, then defends one.

Example: “A hammock, a guitar and a very long book.”

Act out a word or phrase with no sound.

Example: “Act out: reply all.”

Each person adds one sentence; the last person ends it.

Example: “It was a normal Tuesday until the printer started talking...”

Grab one object nearby and tell its story in 30 seconds.

Example: “This mug survived three moves and a toddler.”

Share a funny photo; the best caption in chat wins.

Example: “A cat staring at a laptop: 'Per my last email.'”

One letter, five categories; score only answers nobody else wrote.

Example: “Letter B: a food, a city, a job, a movie, an animal.”

Work dilemmas; people defend their pick.

Example: “No meetings for a month or no email for a month?”

The whole team acts out a word while one person guesses.

Example: “Everyone act out: fire drill.”

Five prompts, 60 seconds each; first back on camera scores. 50 prompts

Example: “Something older than you are.”

Two teams, ten questions, a scoreboard in chat. Hosted trivia

Example: “Which country has the longest coastline in the world?”

Survey the team beforehand; teams guess the top answers, Family Feud-style. Hosted Feud

Example: “Name something people do on a Monday morning call.”

Build the tallest tower from desk items in three minutes.

Example: “Rules: no tape, no books.”

Each team pitches a random object as a product in two minutes.

Example: “A stapler that only works on Fridays.”

Pairs argue a silly topic; the team votes.

Example: “Is a hot dog a sandwich?”

One person describes a picture; everyone draws it unseen.

Example: “Draw a circle, then a triangle on top...”

Everyone adds one song; guess who picked which.

Example: “Track 7: a 1980s power ballad. Whose?”

A chain of three riddles; the first team to solve all three escapes. Hosted escape rooms

Example: “I have keys but open no locks.”

A get-to-know-you bingo card; first to a line wins. Free card

Example: “Find someone who has lived on two continents.”

Rapid-fire questions with one scorekeeper.

Example: “How long is a marathon?”