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Published on
August 30, 2025
25 Fun Large Group Games that Work for Teams
Bringing together a big group, whether it’s 20 people or more than 100, can feel like a challenge for any manager: How do you keep the entire group engaged, connected, and energized? The answer is quite simple: You implement games especially designed for large groups.
Recent stats highlight the benefits of team-building games. In a survey of 503 business leaders by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services, 89% said prioritizing collaboration and teamwork is a growing part of their workforce strategy.
They expect benefits like higher employee morale (80%), better product and service quality (78%), increased innovation (77%), and greater agility (60%).
A “large group” in the context of corporate team activities typically refers to gatherings of 20 to over 100 people.
This range is broad enough to include everything from mid-sized teams to entire departments or company-wide events. Managing and engaging these groups requires games and activities designed to involve everyone, encourage interaction among different team members, and maintain high energy, ensuring that no one feels left out in the mix.
25 Fun Large Group Games for Every Team
Icebreaker Games for Large Groups
1. Simon Says
Simon Says is a classic listening and following instructions game where participants only obey commands preceded by “Simon says.”
How to play:
One person is “Simon” and gives commands to the group.
Players must only follow commands if they start with “Simon says.”
If a player follows a command without “Simon says,” they are out or pause briefly.
The game continues until one or a few remain or time runs out.
Group size: 20-50
Duration: 5-10 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪ (Easy)
Why it works: This team game is an engaging activity that sharpens attention and listening skills while energizing the entire group with lighthearted fun.
2. Human Bingo
Human Bingo is a quickmingling game where participants find others who match specific statements on a bingo card.
How to play:
Each participant gets a bingo card with various descriptors (for example, "Has traveled to a different continent," "Plays a musical instrument," "Has met a Hollywood celebrity").
Players circulate to find teammates who match the descriptors and have them sign the corresponding square.
The first person (or people) to complete a row, column, or full card shouts “Bingo!” and wins.
Alternatively, participants share fun facts learned during the game.
Group size: 30-100+
Duration: 15-25 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪ (Easy)
Why it works: This game encourages conversations among large groups, gets people moving, and helps teammates discover surprising commonalities, which breaks down barriers quickly.
3. Charades
Charades is one of your team's all-time favorite games! Players act out words or phrases without speaking, while others guess the answer.
How to play:
Split into two teams.
One player acts out a word or phrase from a prepared list.
Their team has limited time to guess what it is.
Teams alternate turns; the team with the most correct guesses wins.
Group size: 30-100+ (best split into smaller groups)
Duration: 20-40 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪⚪ (Easy to moderate)
Why it works: Boosts non-verbal communication, encourages creativity, and energizes teams through shared laughter.
For more creative icebreaker ideas perfect for retreats, explore our collection of retreat icebreakers designed to energize any group size.
4. Pictionary
Pictionary is an excellent go-to choice for large groups. Similar to charades but with drawing, teams guess the word based on teammates’ sketches.
How to play:
Divide into teams.
One player draws a word or phrase without letters or numbers.
Team guesses within a time limit.
Rotate through team members; the team with the most points wins.
Group size: 30-100+ (best in subgroups)
Duration: 20-40 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪⚪ (Easy to moderate)
Why it works: This team-building game encourages visual thinking, teamwork, and healthy competition in large groups.
Large Group Team-Building Games for the Workplace
5. Blindfold Challenge
The Blindfold Challenge is atrust-building activity where one teammate guides a blindfolded partner through obstacles using only verbal instructions.
How to play:
Set up a safe obstacle course or path.
One player is blindfolded, the other directs verbally.
Blindfolded teammate must navigate obstacles without touching them.
Switch roles after completing the course or time expires.
Group size: 20-50
Duration: 15-20 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪⚪(Easy to moderate)
Why it works: This large group game enhances trust and communication skills, requiring teammates to listen and collaborate.
6. Egg Drop Challenge
Egg Drop Challenge is a crowd-favorite where teams design protective containers to keep an egg from breaking when dropped from a height.
How to play:
Provide teams with limited materials (e.g., straws, tape, paper).
Teams build a device to protect an egg.
Drop the eggs from a predetermined height.
Inspect eggs for damage; unbroken eggs win.
Group size: 20-50
Duration: 30-45 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪⚪⚪ (Moderate)
Why it works: This challenge develops strategic thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork under constraints.
7. Giant Jenga Tower Build
On a Giant Jenga Tower Build teammates take turns removing blocks from a giant tower without causing it to collapse.
How to play:
Build a tower with large wooden blocks.
Players alternate removing one block at a time and stacking it on top.
Continue until the tower falls.
The last successful player/team wins.
Group size: 20-50
Duration: 15-30 minutes
Setting: Indoor or outdoor
Difficulty: ⚪⚪ (Easy to moderate)
Why it works: Giant Jenga promotes teamwork, steady focus, and lighthearted competition.
8. Codenames
Codenames is aword-guessing game where teams give one-word clues to help teammates identify secret words on a grid.
How to play:
Divide into two teams with a clue-giver for each.
Clue-givers provide one-word hints plus a number indicating related words.
Teammates try to guess the intended words while avoiding “assassin” words.
The first team to identify all their words wins.
Group size: 30-100 (split into smaller teams)
Duration: 20-40 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪⚪⚪ (Moderate)
Why it works: This game boosts strategic thinking, communication, and clueing skills in a competitive yet cooperative format.
9. Improv Story Act-Out
Improv Story Act-Out is a spontaneous acting game where a group creates a story together and has to perform it as they go.
How to play:
Warm up with simple “Yes, and...” exercises.
Assign scenes or scenarios for small groups to act out.
Encourage teammates to build on each other’s ideas without judgment.
Start building a story together.
Present improv scenes to the larger group.
Group size: 20-50
Duration: 30-45 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪⚪⚪ (Moderate)
Why it works: This improv exercise enhances creativity, adaptability, and team trust while reducing anxiety about speaking up.
Corporate Retreat Games for Large Groups
10. Photo Scavenger Hunt
In a Photo Scavenger Hunt, teams race to find and photograph a list of items or scenarios using their phones. This activity is an effective way to keep your large group engaged on a corporate retreat. For venue ideas that can accommodate these activities, check out our guides for venues for 100 people or venues for 150 people.
How to play:
Divide into teams and distribute a scavenger list.
Teams explore the area seeking listed items/scenarios.
Take photos as proof of collection.
Return by the deadline; the team with the most or best photos wins.
Group size: 30-100+
Duration: 45-90 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪⚪ (Easy to moderate)
Why it works:Scavenger hunts encourage teamwork, creativity, and friendly competition while exploring the environment.
11. Relay Race Variations
Relay Races are competitive races where teams complete a series of physical challenges in succession. The goal is to reach the finish line successfully.
How to play:
Set up stations with tasks (for example, sack race, balancing objects).
Team members complete stations one after another.
The next participant starts only when the previous finishes.
The fastest team to complete all stations wins.
Group size: 30-100+
Duration: 20-40 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪⚪⚪ (Moderate)
Why it works: Relay races build physical energy, communication, and group cohesion through fun competition, making them perfect outdoor corporate team building activities.
12. Balloon Stomp
On a Balloon Stomp, players try to pop opponents’ balloons tied to their ankles while protecting their own.
How to play:
Tie a balloon to each player’s ankle.
On “go,” players attempt to stomp others’ balloons while defending their own.
When a balloon bursts, that player is out.
Last player with an unpopped balloon wins.
Group size: 30-50
Duration: 10-20 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪ (Easy)
Why it works: This large group game energizes the group through playful competition and quick reflexes, sparking laughter and bonding.
13. Capture the Flag
This is one of the most popular large group games out there for a reason: On Capture the Flag, teams compete to capture the opposing team’s flag while defending their own. Travel back to your childhood years with your teammates and prepare for a memorable activity!
How to play:
Divide into two teams, each with a flag at their territory’s base.
Players try to sneak into enemy territory to capture their flag without getting tagged.
Tagged players may be “frozen” or sent to “jail.”
The first team to return the opponent’s flag to their base wins.
Group size: 50-100+
Duration: 30-60 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪⚪⚪ (Moderate)
Why it works: Capture the Flag promotes strategic thinking, teamwork, and physical activity in a large-group format.
14. Team Tag
Team Tag is a chasing game where players attempt to tag members of the opposing team while avoiding being tagged themselves.
How to play:
Divide players into two teams and mark clear playing boundaries.
On the start signal, players try to tag opponents while dodging tags.
Tagged players may be out, switch teams, or have a cooldown before rejoining.
The game continues until a set time ends or one team “tags out” the other completely.
Group size: 30-100+
Duration: 15-30 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪⚪ (Easy to moderate)
Why it works: Team Tag promotes physical activity, quick thinking, and friendly competition. At the same time, it fosters team bonding.
15. Human Knot
Human Know is ateam-building exercise where participants stand in a circle, grab hands across the circle, and work together to untangle themselves without letting go.
How to play:
Everyone stands in a close circle.
Each person reaches out and holds the hand of two different, non-adjacent participants.
The group cooperates to untangle the “knot” by stepping over or under arms without releasing hands.
Success is reached when the group forms a circle with no crossed arms.
Group size: 20-50
Duration: 10-20 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪⚪⚪ (Moderate)
Why it works: Human Knot is known for building trust, communication, and collaboration. It helps break down physical and psychological barriers within teams.
16. Kickball Game
A Kickball Game is a team sport combining elements of baseball and soccer, where teams kick the ball and run bases to score.
How to play:
Divide into two teams; set bases and a pitch area.
The kicking team tries to kick the ball and run bases before the opposing team fields it.
The fielding team tries to tag base runners or catch kicked balls to get outs.
Alternate roles each inning. Most runs after a set number of innings wins.
Group size: 30-100+
Duration: 45-60 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪⚪⚪ (Moderate)
Why it works: Encourages physical activity, teamwork, communication, and friendly competition.
17. Ultimate Frisbee
Ultimate Frisbee is a non-contact team sport where teammates pass a Frisbee to score points by catching it in the opposing end zone.
How to play:
Split into two teams; establish end zones.
Players pass the frisbee by throwing; no running with it allowed.
Points scored when a player catches the frisbee in the opponent’s end zone.
Turnover occurs on dropped passes or interceptions; games last set time or points.
Group size: 30-100+
Duration: 30-60 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪⚪⚪ (Moderate)
Why it works: Ultimate Frisbee builds cardiovascular fitness, teamwork, and quick decision-making in an inclusive setting.
Party Games for Work Events
18. Trivia Night
On a Trivia Night, teams answer questions on various topics, often tailored to workplace culture.
How to play:
Divide into teams; the host asks questions.
Teams discuss and write answers under time limits.
Points scored for correct answers.
Highest scoring team wins prizes or bragging rights.
Group size: 30-100+ (in teams)
Duration: 45-60 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪⚪ (Easy to moderate)
Why it works: Promotes knowledge sharing, teamwork, and fun competition.
19. Guess Who? Corporate Edition
Guess Who is a guessing game where players ask yes/no questions to identify coworkers or roles.
How to play:
Choose a target person or role.
Players ask yes/no questions to narrow down identity.
Players guess the identity when confident.
Rotate the person to guess each round.
Group size: 20-50
Duration: 15-30 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪ (Easy)
Why it works: Builds interpersonal knowledge and sparks laughs.
20. Balloon Toss
Pairs toss balloons back and forth, stepping farther apart after each successful catch.
How to play:
Form pairs standing close.
Toss the balloon gently to your partner.
Step back after each successful catch.
When the balloon breaks, the pair is out. Last pair wins.
Group size: 20-50 (pairs)
Duration: 10-20 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪ (Easy)
Why it works: Balloon Toss boosts coordination and teamwork with lighthearted fun.
21. Heads Up
On Heads Up, one player holds a card/app on their forehead while teammates give clues to guess the word/phrase.
How to play:
Player holds card/app facing out.
Teammates give verbal clues.
Player guesses or passes.
Switch players after the time limit.
Group size: 20-50
Duration: 15-30 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪⚪⚪ (Easy to moderate)
Why it works: Heads Up encourages communication and quick thinking.
Indoor Games for Large Groups
22. Murder Mystery Game
In a Murder Mystery Game, players role-play to solve a murder mystery by gathering clues and interrogating suspects.
How to play:
Assign roles and backgrounds.
Share clues; set investigation period.
Players discuss and form theories.
Reveal the culprit and solution.
Group size: 20-50
Duration: 60-90 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪⚪⚪ (Moderate)
Why it works: This large group game fosters critical thinking, collaboration, and engagement.
23. Improv Skits
For Improv Skits, small groups create spontaneous scenes based on prompts to boost creativity and bonding.
How to play:
Divide into groups of 10.
Provide prompts or scenarios.
Groups prepare and perform scenes.
Celebrate creativity with applause.
Group size: 40-50
Duration: 30-45 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪⚪⚪ (Moderate)
Why it works: This activity reduces presentation anxiety while boosting morale and creative thinking.
24. Human Battleship
On a Human Battleship, a large-scale Battleship game with players standing as ships on a grid and opponents calling coordinates to “hit.”
How to play:
Mark a grid; teams place “ships” (players) on squares.
Teams call out coordinates, trying to hit ships.
Hits “sink” ships; out players step out.
Continue until all ships of one team are sunk.
Group size: 30-100+
Duration: 30-45 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪⚪⚪ (Moderate)
Why it works: Builds teamwork, strategy, and communication on a large scale.
25. Werewolf
Werewolf is a social deduction game where players identify hidden “werewolves” who eliminate villagers each round.
How to play:
Moderator assigns secret roles.
Players discuss and vote each “day” to eliminate suspects.
Werewolves secretly eliminate villagers at “night.”
Game ends when villagers or werewolves prevail.
Group size: 20-50
Duration: 45-60 minutes
Difficulty: ⚪⚪⚪ (Moderate)
Why it works: This large group activity fosters critical thinking, persuasion, and social interaction.
Wrapping Up
By now you've learnt that bringing a large group together for games and activities is a tactic to build connection, spark creativity, and boost team morale. With these 25 fun and engaging large group games, you’re equipped to create outstanding experiences tailored to your team’s size, setting, and goals.
At TeamOut, we bring extensive expertise to the table. Having organized over 1,000 corporate events and retreats with a 95% satisfaction rate, we understand exactly what it takes to design impactful team-building experiences that resonate.
Choosing TeamOut means you’ll save up to 30 hours of research and planning time. Plus, with partnerships spanning more than 4,000 venues, we can help you find that one location that fits your team’s style and requirements.
Ready to elevate your next corporate retreat or team-building event? Schedule a free call today and discover how TeamOut can make your event stand out in the crowd.
Thomas Mazimann, a French entrepreneur and former international kayaking athlete, transitioned from sports to tech after moving to the U.S. He co-founded TeamOut, revolutionizing team gatherings.
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