TOP 100 Fun Office Party Games

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Group activities are fun and allow the group members to get acquainted with one another. Group games and activities are a part of team meetings, excursions, Christmas and New Year parties and family reunions. People of all age-groups enjoy group activities. There are group games that are played by all age groups such as children, adults and senior citizens. Youth group games and activities are enjoyed by teenagers and help them to develop skills such as time management, team building and many more. Various leadership activities help in nurturing leadership skills.

Funny Games and Activities for Groups

Group activities can begin with an icebreaker. Icebreakers are games that introduce the members of a group to each other and help them settle down and feel at ease. Here are some funny games for groups.

Mimicking an Animal
This icebreaker game can be played by all age-groups. Write the names of a few animals on pieces of paper. The size of the group decides the number of slips you would require. For medium-size groups you can create 5 to 10 slips for each animal. Fold the slips and put it in a cookie jar. Each participant takes a slip. The participants imitate the sound of the animal on their slips and make groups of the animals. This activity has to be performed without talking and it is a fun way to get acquainted.

Ha-ha He-he
The members of the group stand in a single row. Each person places his head on the back of the person who is in front of him. This game starts from the last person. He has to say "Ha-ha, He-he". The next person says "Ha-ha, Ha-ha, He-he, He-he" and so on. The aim of this game is to get all the members of the group to say this without breaking into spasms of laughter. Laughter is infectious and you can imagine the scene if even one of them starts laughing.

I Love...
A cutout of the heart is required for this funny activity. Ask the participants to form a circle. The first participant says "I love pastries" and he passes the heart to the next person, who will say "I love baseball" and so on. The participants are given only a couple of seconds. The game is over when the participants can think of nothing to say. Wrong and similar answers are not allowed.

Do You Love Thy Neighbor
This game is played by people (mostly women) of all age-groups. The group members sit in a circle. One of the members sits on the lap of another member and asks, "Do you love your neighbor?" If the answer is "yes", he/she moves onto the next person. If the answer is "no", then he/she can ask "Then who do you love?" For instance, if the answer is "People who wear blue shirts"; all the people wearing blue shirts exchange their seats. In the mean time, the person who is asking the question tries to get a seat for himself. The person who is left without a seat is the one who will be asking the question next.

Memory Game
This icebreaker can be played by a medium-sized group. On a serving tray arrange various kinds of food. Put this tray in front of the group for a couple of minutes or you can pass the tray to all the participants. Keep the tray out of their sight. Ask each participant to recollect the contents of the tray. The person who can recollect the maximum number of items is the winner.

Buffoon
'Buffoon' can be played by all age-groups. The participants sit in a circle and one of the participants is chosen to be the buffoon. The other participants have to make sad, annoyed or gloomy faces. The buffoon should make the participants laugh. If he succeeds in getting at least one participant to laugh, that participant has to be the next buffoon.

The anchor can modify the fun activities depending on the size and age-group of the members participating. Funny group games are excellent mood-elevators and they help in setting a lighter tone to an otherwise boring party. Games are a great way to let your hair down and enjoy company without having to worry about making any kind of serious impression on the crowd.

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1. Air Can Soccer

players: 2

materials: 2 cans canned air, 1 balled up piece of paper, 1 conference table

gameplay: Players are take place on either side of the table and the “ball” is tossed into play. The ball is “kicked” shooting canned air at it. Points are awarded to the player that knocks the ball off the opponents side of the table.

2. Paper Football

players: 2

materials: 1 piece of paper folded like a flag into a triangle

gameplay: Variation A: Player makes an “L” with both of their fingers and touches their index fingers together to make a goal post. The opponent stands the football on it end and “kicks” it by flicking into the uprights.Variation B: Player gets 4 downs (downs) to push the football across the table with his back of index finger. Points awarded for a football to hang over the edge of the table within 4 downs.

3. Pencil Pop

players: 2

materials: Many #2 pencils

gameplay: Player holds a pencil flat with both hands. The other player flicks his pencil against the others in attempt to break the other player’s pencil. Points awarded for number of opponent’s pencils broken.

4. Nerf Melee

players: unlimited

materials: Nerf guns or nerf projectiles

gameplay: Players shoot the nerf guns at one another and are out of play if they get hit by an opponent. The last player remaining is declared the winner. Variation: Players are allowed multiple hits until they are out.

5. Grasshopper

players: Up to 4

materials: Large paper clips

gameplay: Paper clips are bent according to instructions. Players take turns making their grasshoppers “jump”. Points awarded for highest jump for each round.

6. Bullshit Bingo

players: unlimited

materials: Piece of paper, Pen/pencil, Meeting, Bingo card

gameplay: During a meeting conference call, words on the card are filled in once mentioned. Once a player achieves a row across, down, or diagonal they stand up and shout, “Bullshit!”

7. Paper Airplane Jarts

players: 2 - 4

materials: 4 paper airplanes, 2 trash cans

gameplay: Players take alternating turns attempting to fly their paper airplane into the trash can. One point is awarded for each airplane that goes into the can. First player to 21 points wins.

Reader Submitted Office Games

8. Pinchy

players: unlimited

materials: 2 fingers

gameplay: Players take turns pinching one another until the one cries out.

9. Circle Game

players: unlimited

materials: 2 fingers

gameplay: Players try to trick their opponents into looking directly at the player’s hand gesturing an upside-down OK sign. If opponent looks directly at the hand, then play is allowed one punch in the arm. Circle must be below the waist to qualify.

What games do you play with your co-workers? Let me know and I will add them to the post.

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Want to add some fun to your meetings and build team rapport at the same time? Try incorporating team building exercises into your next meeting. Based in problem solving of a light hearted nature, the purpose is to get your team working together, laughing together and most importantly, learning more about each other. Team building exercises help to personalize our co-workers. Jack Welch, often touted as one of the best leaders of the last quarter century, says that creating an informal work environment is one of the keys to business success. "If you take the stiffness out of it," Welch said in an MSNBC interview, "you get down to people dealing with people."
Below are a few exercises to help in your teambuilding efforts. Most of these exercises can be completed in less than 20 minutes, and require few or no props.
For New Teams

If you have a new company or team, focus on activities that will help your group learn about each other.
What White Lie?

This is a very basic "getting to know you" exercise with a slight competitive twist. Start with everyone in your group writing down two truths about themselves and one lie. Go around the room and have each person read their list of statements. Have the team vote on which statement in the list is the lie. The person who gets the fewest votes for their lie wins. It may sound like a game of deceit, but in the process you've learned a lot about each other. If your team is large, save time by breaking into smaller groups and having the winners represent their group in a winner's challenge.
Boardroom Bingo

Create bingo cards with squares that contain information that relates to members of your team. The information can be as generic or specific as you like. General rules of Bingo apply. To fill in a square you must find a team member who fits the description listed and have the team member sign the square. A team member cannot sign more than two squares on any one card. Squares can contain personal information that you know about specific individuals such as: speaks Japanese, has two dogs and one cat. Or more generic information that may apply to many team members like: is the oldest child, has lived in another country.
Handcuffed

(Tools: string cut into 20 inch pieces)
This challenge is done in pairs and is a mind-bender. Before the meeting tie large loops into the ends of the strings. Each string should look like a set of handcuffs. Have one team member put his cuffs on and hold his arms out. The second team member has to run his string through the circle created by his teammate's arms and cuffs before he puts on his cuffs. The two are now cuffed together. The challenge is to become uncuffed without removing your wrists from your cuffs or cutting the string. It is challenging but can be done. It will take good communication and strategic thinking. To see a visual of the solution along with other teambuilding exercises that only require a shoestring check out www.teachmeteamwork.com.
For Established Teams

If your team has worked together for a while, try using group problem solving exercises or trivia based games to build team spirit.
Game Show Gambit

Test your team's knowledge of your company, industry or their co-workers by hosting mini game shows. Jeopardy, Password or a basic trivia format work well. This will require some creative thinking and planning on your part but will be informative and fun for your co-workers. Consider using small teams versus individual contestants. If you are really creative this can become an ongoing team challenge where points build from meeting to meeting. Prizes can be awarded at the end of the Game Show Challenge so that the teams have something to work for.
Tied Up in Knots

This activity has your teammates trying to get out of a human knot. Begin with your group standing in a circle facing each other. Have everyone reach in with their right hand to shake the hand of someone else in the circle. Keeping their right hands clasped, everyone reaches in with their left hand and shakes the hand of a different member of the circle. Without letting go of either hand, ask the group to "unknot" themselves. They may think you are crazy at first, but after a few seconds they will realize that by stepping over, ducking under and turning around they will be able to unfold the mess they have created. It will take communication and, of course, team work. Ten is an ideal group size for this exercise. If your group is bigger divide into teams (7-16 people per circle) and make it a timed activity.
Talking in Circles

(Long piece of string tied in circle)
This group exercise focuses on good communication. Place everyone in a circle around the string. Have everyone grasp the string with both hands and hold the string waist high. Without letting go, the team will have to form shapes with the string; a square, a triangle, a figure eight, a rectangle, etc. But they will have to do this with their eyes shut! This will require everyone to communicate clearly and listen well. Make the shapes progressively harder and periodically have them stop and open their eyes to see their progress...or lack there of.
Helium Stick

(Tool: Long, thin pole)
The theme for this exercise is to relax. A tent pole can be used for this challenge, but really any long thin pole will do. Be sure to call the pole a "Helium Stick" when you introduce the exercise. Place your group in two lines facing each other. Have each person hold the index finger of their right hand chest high. Place the helium stick on top of the outstretched fingers. The challenge is to lower the stick to the ground while keeping everyone's fingers touching the stick. If anyone's finger looses contact with the helium stick you must start again. At first the stick will seem to rise (hence the name Helium Stick). In fact, it is simply the upwards pressure of everyone's fingers causing the stick to go up instead of down. Once everyone relaxes they can easily lower the stick to the ground. This usually takes ten minutes of laughter to complete.
For Teams with Deeper Pockets

Of course, there are a host of companies out there that will charge you to facilitate team building workshops in your offices. Others offer facilities complete with rope courses and mud pits. But for a new spin on corporate play check out The Go Game. This innovative company uses high tech gadgets, professional actors and your own city's hot spots to create adventures tailor made for your team. Employees are given missions that (if they choose to accept them) send them scavenger-style across their city where they communicate with each other through web-enabled cell phones. Depending on your company's location the cost runs about $100 per person. Prices are lower if you are in an established "game zone."

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Here are a few fun office party games for large groups that will turn your office party from being a bore to a blast!

There's no reason for a dull, drab office party. It just means someone isn't doing their JOB!

If your having an office Christmas party you may ask everyone to dress the part, at the very least, a Santa hat. Wearing Christmas apparel when playing office Christmas party games helps break the ice.

If you have fun and outgoing co-workers, consider planning a fun office Halloween party in advance.
If you want to have a fun office party, than you really need to consider setting the party theme, appetizers, food and drinks and playing these office party games.
Let's start the party games!

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Fun Office Party Games #1
The Stalker Game : First of all you need a fun office stalker. Have your stalker to go around your office party location and make a list of several items that they see (small items). If they've stalked you enough they will pretty much know what you carry on you at all times or what's in your office. Have your office stalker stand in front of the room and call out an item on their list. Whomever runs up and gives the stalker the item FIRST wins a prize.

* Credit Card
* Santa Hat
* Red Ink Pen
* Box of Tissues
* A Certain Photo
* Nail Clippers
* Red Shoe
* Black Tie
* An Office Supply

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Fun Office Party Games #2
The Mating Game: Let everyone in the office party know that talking is strictly forbidden!

Divide your office party into two groups. You'll need to choose someone to be the referee.
You'll need to make slips of paper with animal or mammal names on them whatever you choose. Make two of each (monkey & monkey / bear & bear, fish & fish ).
Hand out one slip of paper to each person in the first group and then hand out the matching slips of paper to each person in the second office group. When the game begins everyone needs to ACT out their animal Floping, jumping, flaping, scratching, while searching for their office animal partner (remember no talking.
The object of the game is to find your office animal mate! If you think that you've found your mate, go to the referee who inspects yours pieces of paper if you're not correct, back out into the wild you go!

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More Party Games For Large Groups

Fun Office Party Games #3
Statue Game: If you have to go to the restroom you better go now because this game is fun and quite hilarious. When your office party guest arrive you will need to explain this game.
Someone needs to start the game by being the office statue. Sometime during the office party this person must turn into a statue in the middle of doing something (eating, talking, drinking).
As soon as somebody notices that this person is an office statue, they too must become an office statue immediately. This continues until the last person notices, than it starts over, the last person must then become the statue for the next game.
Everyone really had fun with this office party game!

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Fun Office Party Games #4
Who I Am Game.... We played this game, we used our office co-workers as our fun characters. They don't have to be present at the office party to use them, just be nice!
Cut out sheets of paper (name tag size) these will be your tags. On each tag write the name of a famous person or character on them.
When your office party guest arrive have them to draw a tag out of a hat or box.
You will pin the paper tag that they drew to their back.
Your office party guest will then go around and ask the remaining guest questions throughout the fun party trying to figure out "Who They Are". Your guest will give them an honest hint in their answers.

Make sure to tell your office party guest to keep it a secret, NOT TOO MUCH INFORMATION, only hints!
If your office party guest thinks they know who they are, then gather the rest of your office party guest into a circle.
That office person will stand in the middle of the circle and say "WHO AM I " - I AM ______________. If they don't guess who they are then they must return to the party and mingle to ask more questions.

They only get 3 guesses, after the third guess their out of the game. The last person remaining in the game "WHO AM I" is the winner.
The winner then gets a small prize. If it's a small office party, the winner normally gets an office prank gift!
When playing the "WHO AM I GAME" , keep in mind your office party guest list. Try to create characters that all your office co-workers will know, otherwise, they won't be able to give good hints.