Free Team
Building Game
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Candy Bar
Game
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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:
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Creativity
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Cooperation
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Organizational skills
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Problem
Solving
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Collaboration
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Communications
Time &
Space:
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Time allowance depends on the number
of team members in each small group.
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Both indoors and outdoors. Can
be done outside on the ground or picnic table, or indoors.
Participants:
Debrief Questions:
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What was the initial
reaction of your team?
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How well did the team
cope with this challenge?
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What skills did it
take to be successful as a team?
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What would an outside
observer have seen as the strengths and weaknesses of the team?
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What did each team
member learn about others?
to more team building programs for change
management:
The
Amazing Race
The
Apprentice
Survivor
Millionaire
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Deal or No Deal
The Idol
Pyramid
Jeopardy
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