I always have fun with gather.town. Pictionary in particular is a blast.
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#22Tabletop Simulator was a lifesaver for us. We play it every week and I can't recommend it enough.
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#23https://fishbowl-game.com/ is a fun one and specifically encourages good communication with low stakes. Easy to play with at least 4 people
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#24Everybody gets sent a lego set and (for those who can) a drink, and you spend a couple of hours building and talking.
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#25We played kahoot once
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#26We recently had a fun remote event: a painting class. A local company shipped supplies to each person (canvas, brushes, paints) and held a video session with a teacher who walked us through how to paint a particular picture step by step. Accessible for beginners, many of us had never painted before.
What was the company?
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#27Two teams of ten or at least more than 5 and play Among Us. We do as a team and it’s awesome!
Among Us was my first thought, because it's a good social game, but is it a good team game? Encouraging dishonesty and distrust doesn't sound like a good team-building exercise. Perhaps it depends on how much the team already trusts one another.
Does that imply I can’t play poker with my coworkers?
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#28Everybody gets sent a lego set and (for those who can) a drink, and you spend a couple of hours building and talking.
That's a creative idea. I'm writing it down!
Where I work the Xmas party was obviously cancelled because of Covid so I was expecting an online event paid-for or gift vouchers, but they said that in the end we got zilch and they decided to give away the budget to charity because "that felt like the right thing to do"... Well, for moral and engagement no it wasn't...
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#29We recently had a fun remote event: a painting class. A local company shipped supplies to each person (canvas, brushes, paints) and held a video session with a teacher who walked us through how to paint a particular picture step by step. Accessible for beginners, many of us had never painted before.
What was the company?
It was with https://www.createmixandmingle.com/
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#30We had a real DJ come and start off each day in spectacular fashion over video link recently. The team LOVED it, he took requests and it got everyone awake and excited for the day ahead. Plus, it drove a great team discussion on our musical tastes! (We had https://djgraffiti.com/ - Can't recommend him enough!)