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Experiential Games
Experiential Games List:
Marbles to Market
Connect the Dots
Trolleys
Key Punch
Spider Web
Blind Square
Blind Trust Walk
Bull Ring
Octagon to Success
Corporate Maze
Helium Hoops
Helium Hoops
Find a Tree
River Rapids
Hula Hoop Toss
Tarp Flip
Corporate Connection
Progressive Pyramids
Hybrid Games:
Mat Stacking Challenge
Hybrid Games:
Corporate Charades and Office Pictionary
 
 

Marbles to Market (Move those Products)
Using the resources provided, team members must move as many marbles as possible from one point to another in the time allotted. This game requires planning, coordination, cooperation and communication.

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Connect the Dots
With their eyes closed, each team member has one of a few different color dots placed on his/her forehead. Without knowing what color their dot is, each person must "connect" with others with the same color dot on their forehead. To make things interesting, one person from each group is blindfolded, and NO talking is allowed! Effective communication and teamwork are the key to this fun game.

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Trolleys
This initiative is about getting your team from where they are to where they want to be. Communication will be your teams' best tool for transporting everyone to their goal successfully using synchronized steps and some fancy foot work!

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Key Punch
The game is a simulation of the “manufacturing process”. A task will be presented to the group to touch all of the spots in the “production area” and certain rules or “production processes” will be introduced. The ultimate goal is to develop the fastest possible method for touching all of the spots and maintain the highest level of quality control. As in real business situations there may be certain impediments to completing the task. The team with the best performance wins.

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Spider Web
The goal of this activity is to physically pass each team member through a human-sized spider web within the time limit. Challenging rules create situations that encourage the group to work together. Key learning areas include resource utilization, problem solving and creative planning, as well as bringing strength and gender stereotypes to light.

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Blind Square
A rope is placed near the blindfolded participants. The team must first find the rope, then unravel it completely and make a perfect square on the ground, all within the allotted time. This activity focuses on communication, problem solving, leadership and team effectiveness.

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Blind Trust Walk
One person must lead his/her blindfolded colleague through an obstacle course – without saying a word! This activity helps build a sense of trust among co-workers and allows them to develop creative ways to communicate with each other.

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Bull Ring (AKA - Ring of Desire)
In this activity participants must transport a ball that sits on top of a stake and place it on another stake which is about 30 feet away. Here's the tricky part - no one can touch the stake or the ball. Your team will have a very limited amount of time to accomplish this task. This initiative will focus on transporting an object, communication and effective problem solving.

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Octagon to Success
Your team must discover a new path to success. The team is searching for vital bits of information inside the octagon that will clear their path and help grow the business. Connecting these bits of information is essential to the team’s success. While certain team members are in the octagon, they may only come into contact with the bits of information. They must avoid all other obstacles. Every team member is an active participant.

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Corporate Maze
In this challenge every person on your team must go through a maze within the designated time. All participants must find the path to the other side through trial and error. There are a few stipulations. The object is for the team to learn from each other's "successes" and focus on effective problem solving through the process of elimination.

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Helium Hoops (Raising the bar)
All of your team members will reach new heights during this quick initiative. Everyone must maintain contact with the helium hoop and simply lower it to the ground using only their forefingers. Sound easy? Give it a try! This initiative will test your teams' ability to work together and focus on the task "on hand".

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Find A Tree (Hit the Target)
Find the Tree is a perfect initiative for people working in a group environment, as it fosters teamwork, effective communication and cooperation. The goal is to get the entire team safely from point A to point B - at least 50 yards away. Of course, there is a catch. While in contact with point A, participants can see, but cannot speak. Upon leaving point A, they will be blindfolded, but allowed to speak. This initiative focuses on trust, teamwork and communication.

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River Rapids
Each group must cross an imaginary river using a limited number of movable floating “pods”. This difficult journey will take group planning, effective communication and cooperation. It also helps foster teamwork and project leadership skills.

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Hula Hoop Toss
This game is a competition between two (2) teams. Each team will be given one (1) ring. The object of this contest is to toss the ring around the 200 meter track one (1) time. The catcher may move toward the ring after the throw is in the air. Each throw is counted as a point. The team with the lowest points wins the game.

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Tarp Flip (Turn Over a New Leaf)
A seemingly simple task, while standing on top of a completely open tarp, the group must create a plan to get everyone on the opposite side of the tarp without anyone stepping off. This activity requires problem solving skills, communication and effective team involvement.

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Corporate Connection
Make a Corporate Connection! Negotiation, compromise and strategy are skills utilized in this team-oriented activity. The premise is simple - your team will win points for every ball that makes it into the bucket, but there is a twist. Corporate Connection will be tailored to emphasize each group’s goal setting dynamics.

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Progressive Pyramids
Explore your group dynamic! Starting with three stakes and one pyramid of five stacked inner tubes, the entire team must work together to develop a strategy to transfer the inner tubes from the first stake to the third stake in pyramidal order - with some challenges along the way, of course. Through this exercise, the group will work on collaborative problem solving, effective communication and leadership development.

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Hybrid Games

Mat Stacking Challenge
A new team oriented challenge for active groups! Each team will choose a representative to climb the rock wall, in the Sports Center, utilizing the large soft mats stacked up high. The goal is to grab a flag placed on the wall approximately 20 feet above the ground. Safety is a first, so the team member making the “grab” will be harnessed and belayed by trained rock climbing staff. This challenge can be tailored according to group dynamics.

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Corporate Charades and Office Pictionary
Traditional games we all know and love that are custom tailored to your specific company or department. The Team Building Program Manager will work with you prior to the event to determine 10 words that pertain specifically to your group. The group will be organized into teams and then stationed in different areas or rooms. The first person from each team comes to the facilitator for the first word challenge. The first person then returns to the team and acts or draws it out until their team guesses the word. The next person then goes to the facilitator for the next word and so on. The first team to guess all the words wins!

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