Sometimes known as Exquisite Corpse , Broken Picturephone is a cult game that may not have a flashy, published version but has been played at parties for years. It works a lot like Telephone , where a phrase gets reinterpreted as it is passed from person to person. However, Broken Picturephone doesn't just pass this phrase along in words, but also asks players to draw it.
Each player starts by creating a phrase, which is then passed along to another member of the party who interprets their phrase as a picture. This picture is then passed to the next player who tries to determine what phrase the image represents. This pattern continues, alternating between drawings and phrases, until everyone has participated. The end results are usually hilariously wild and always incredibly far from where the phrase started. While in person this game can be played with just some scraps of paper, the digital version of Broken Picturephone provides an application that covers all aspects of the game.
It takes submitted phrases and passes them along to other players at random with a drawing app, much like Microsoft Paint, and collects all of the final words and images into books that can be shared. Broken Picturephone makes playing the game easy without even requiring screensharing between players. While the free application comprehensive, it does still have its bugs. Players often find themselves drawing multiple images in a row, rather than the expected alternation between drawing and writing.
Still, the application as-is doesn't break the experience. There's also no limit to turn lengths, so players may have to deal with a player who takes five minutes for their turn. Broken Picturephone is a game best played quickly, and a few timers could enforce that.
Overall, this game is an absolute must for any socially-distanced party looking for a free way to have a little fun. Fishbowl , more commonly known as Monikers , is secretly three games in one.
Players each submit a few words or phrases for the group to use and then are split into two teams. Each team then goes through one round of Taboo , where they get their teammates to guess the word on the card without using that word. Instead, you can play with at least two teams, a series of trivia questions, and positive attitudes. Playing pub-style trivia online is similar to the in-the-pub version, with one crucial difference: you need an easy way for people to communicate. Instead of mumbling across a table, we recommend using virtual breakout rooms so that each team can discuss the answers openly.
Each team can then submit the answers via a web-form and the host can award points as needed. Here are more instructions on how to play virtual happy hour trivia , and a list of team trivia questions.
Pro tip: Playing virtual happy hour games like pub-style trivia give you a unique opportunity to include wildly different clues in the game. The internet is your oyster for virtual group games. Werewolf is one of the best remote team building games, as it is full of cunning deceit and tactful manipulation. The game relies primarily on the spoken word, which makes it perfect for remote teams.
To play this game virtually, nominate one person as the narrator and then randomly distribute the following roles to players:. To play, first distribute the roles via private message or email the players in advance. For a group of five people, you should have 1 werewolf, 1 medic and 3 villagers. For each additional five people add 1 werewolf, 1 special role, and 3 villagers.
The ratios are flexible, so can modify them to suit your needs. The narrator then puts the werewolves back to sleep and has the medic and seer wake up in sequence. If the medic selects the same player as the werewolf, then nobody dies during the night. When the seer points to a player, the narrator can answer yes or no to whether that player is a werewolf. All players can open their eyes, and then debate on who the werewolf might be.
To end the round, all players vote on one player to eliminate from the game or can pass and wait until the next round. Any player that is eliminated either by the werewolves or by vote becomes a friendly ghost that is not allowed to speak for the rest of the game but may observe it in quiet frustration. To play, divide the attendees of your virtual conference call into groups of four or five people and then give the groups 15 minutes of prep time.
After the 15 minute breakout session, bring everyone back to the main virtual meeting and have the teams present their creation. Vote on the best one with thumbs up and cheers. Spreadsheet Wars is one of my favorite virtual team building games to play with coworkers. Like other games on this list, Spreadsheet Wars is a combination of fun and skill-building, which makes it perfect for remote teams and offices. The best tool wins, and really everyone wins because you are getting better at using one of the most powerful free tools on the internet.
Growing up, one of my favorite games to play was Risk, the game of global domination that meshes perfectly with my own aspirations. Risk is a game of cutthroat collaboration, friendly competition, resource management and other strategic dynamics that make it perfect for team building online.
The most flexible way to play Risk-like team games online is to use one of the many clones, for example Conquer Club , which provides a free browser based game. Here are more online board games to play at work. In the early s, Sudoku took the world by storm; inspiring nerds everywhere to complete numerical logic games instead of the daily crossword.
Today, you can play a version of Sudoku for online team building called Sudoku Throw-down. For Sudoku Throw-down, you can easily up the competitive spirit by including prizes for the top three finishers. I recommend nerd-friendly prizes like more Sudoku puzzles, science kits and white boards. Here are more problem solving games. Something in common is an icebreaker game that works on video conference calls and similar.
To play, first organize your attendees into manageable sized groups of four or five people and gently push them into breakout rooms. Each group has the goal of finding three similarities they have in common with other members of that group.
For the round after that, remove pets and preferences. The goal is to make the game increasingly difficult and encourage your remote team to deep dive into what they may have in common.
Check out our list of icebreaker games for large groups for more ideas. Pictionary is a fun game where some people draw while other people guess what the drawing could be. The game includes elements of improv, creative thinking, competition and more. You can play Quick Draw over Zoom, Webex and other virtual conference call platforms.
You can also mix up the game and rules by varying the number of clues each person draws, and drawing verbs instead of nouns. Terms of Service Privacy Policy. Looking to plan a remote game night? Click here for our game recommendations!
The Jackbox Party Pack 8. What is Jackbox? Learn More About Party Pack 8. For more games, click here! The standard mode works best for a big group. Each turn, one of you will be given two opposing statements. They will see a target between these two points and will need to come up with a clue that will guide the team to that marker. The game is quick to learn and will get the entire party talking.
This site allows three to eight friends to play Dixit. You simply need to create a new private lobby and send the link to the others to get started. Once in, you will all have a selection of abstract pieces of art. You will get the chance to choose one of these cards and then write a phrase to define it. The aim of the game is to get most of your friends to guess your card, but not all of them. You only receive the points if it isn't too obvious which card is yours.
Your friends will pick one of their own cards that they feel best represents the phrase as well to add to the confusion. The game requires a lot of deduction but is also a pretty chilled, relaxing party game to play.
Out Of Context is a small website with an excellent selection of party games to try out. The highlight of the site has to be Raconteur. In this game mode, you have to write a story collaboratively. The catch? You only have one or two lines of context. So you have to attempt to keep the story coherent while having no idea what was previously going on.
Raconteur is quite a casual online game. Players can craft their parts of the story at their own pace, and once everyone is finished, it is always a joy to read out the often hilarious and baffling short stories the party has created together.
Codenames is a fantastic game that even non-gamers will enjoy. The party splits up into two groups. Each team has a spymaster that must attempt to provide one-word clues to get their team to select their specific words on a grid. The rest of the team must discuss these clues to deduce what on earth their spymaster was thinking.
The amount of misplays and confusion this game provides is always a delight. The online version streamlines the entire process. You can instantly set up a new round and can even switch teams or roles mid-game. The game is entertaining, although sometimes challenging.
With matches lasting around 20 minutes, it is easy to give everyone a chance at being the spymaster. Gartic Phone works best with a large group around six to ten players.
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