Free Team Building Game

Candy Bar Game

Objective:   To end up with one or more candy bars before time expires.

Equipment:

• 1 timer
•  6-sided die; A different type of candy bar per person, i.e., if ten people are playing you will need ten different bars.

Preparation:

• Place the bars on a table or the floor.
• Have people sit in chairs or on the floor in a circle around the bars.

Facilitation:

• Set the timer for 10-20 minutes (or longer if time allows).
• Everyone takes turns rolling the die until someone rolls a 1 or 6, and then they can either take one of the bars from the middle or ask for one, by name, from someone who has already taken one.
• People roll the die and take bars from each other until the time limit has been reached.

Example:   Player one rolls a 2, player two rolls a one and takes the Snickers and hides it from view (in their lap, in a shirt pocket. Player three rolls a four, player four rolls a six and takes the M&M's. Player five rolls a three, player six rolls a one and asks player two for the Snickers, which player two hands over. Player seven rolls a five, player one rolls again and this time rolls a six and asks player three for the M&M's. But player three doesn't have the M&M's, so player one's turn is over and player two goes again. Once the time's up everyone shows what they had. Everyone keeps a bar, and those with an extra bar is asked to give them away to those who ended with nothing, that way everyone ends up getting one in the end.

Development Areas:

• Creativity

• Cooperation

• Organizational skills

• Problem Solving

• Collaboration

• Communications

Time & Space:            

• Time allowance depends on the number of team members in each small group.

• Both indoors and outdoors.  Can be done outside on the ground or picnic table, or indoors.

Participants:

• Groups of any number, organized into small groups of 5 to 10

Debrief  Questions:

1. What was the initial reaction of your team?

2. How well did the team cope with this challenge?

3. What skills did it take to be successful as a team?

4. What would an outside observer have seen as the strengths and weaknesses of the team?

5. What did each team member learn about others?

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