Recommended indoor games and recreational activities for the workplace
We’re introducing recommended indoor games and recreational activities you can enjoy at the office!
Good communication with your coworkers is essential to keeping work running smoothly.
But with everyone so busy, many people end up “only talking about work,” don’t they?
If you feel like it’s hard to ask for help or there’s no one you can consult with, we recommend trying some recreational games.
These days, opportunities like icebreakers—aimed at building rapport with those around you—are becoming more common.
By playing together and sharing enjoyable moments, conversations will naturally increase, and your work may become easier too!
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Recommended indoor games and recreational activities at the office (21–30)
linked ring traversal
For those who want to try a slightly more elaborate recreation activity, we recommend the Linked Ring Pass.
Split into several groups holding hands, and, without letting go or using your hands, pass a ribbon ring around the group.
Playing background music or using paper ribbons makes it even more exciting.
Because it’s a cooperative game, it helps everyone bond regardless of seniority—no doubt you’ll grow closer.
Domino
Dominoes is something everyone has tried.
By being creative with how you set them up, you can do all sorts of things, giving it a high degree of freedom and making the thrill of success all the greater.
To make it work, you need patience and concentration, which help develop skills useful for work.
If a company introduces it for moments when focus dips, when you want to concentrate, or for stress relief, it might even boost productivity.
Plus, doing it with a group fosters teamwork and can improve the overall atmosphere in the office.
Pedometer rapid-shake game
https://www.tiktok.com/@laviena_himeji/video/7525733897766833426Some of you may be using pedometers for your health.
Since many smartphones now come with a built-in pedometer function, there may even be young people who have never seen a standalone pedometer.
This little game using pedometers seems like something people of all ages can get really into.
You might even see your department head or manager going all out, mindlessly shaking a pedometer or their phone! There are lots of variations: time-attack challenges, matching a target count exactly, shaking two at once, and more.
Just be careful not to get too carried away and accidentally throw the pedometer.
True/False Quiz
These days, full-fledged quiz shows are increasingly appearing on TV, and the popularity of quizzes is growing.
As a quiz-themed recreation, we recommend the “True-or-False Quiz.” Because it’s a two-choice format, a nice point is that the questions can be fairly difficult and still work.
It’s fun when knowledge leads you to the right answer, and it’s exciting when someone gets it right on sheer guesswork, too.
Let’s try a management game!
The “Management Game” is a game in which each player becomes a company president and runs a business.
It’s known as a training game that Sony created for in-house use in 1976.
One round of the game represents one fiscal year, and at the end of each period you prepare a P&L and a balance sheet.
After five periods, the player with the highest equity wins.
Despite being a game, it offers the chance to learn practical know-how such as procurement, manufacturing, and bidding.
By experiencing the role of a president who must oversee everything, participants can expect to improve their proactiveness, sense of purpose, and team capabilities.
Minority wins! The Minority Game
This is a game where the people who choose the minority—the less popular answer—win.
First, split into groups and set a prompt and two choices.
Since there are only two options, pick one based on your own thinking.
After choosing, hold a debate—i.e., a discussion—within your group about the prompt.
After the discussion, think again about which option to choose as your answer, then everyone reveals their choice at the same time.
If you picked the minority answer at that moment, you win; if you picked the majority answer, you lose.
Does an English conversation telephone game work?
Let’s try playing a game of telephone in English, where each person passes along the same phrase to the next! First, present an English sentence as the prompt.
It’s recommended to have an AI tool read it aloud rather than a person pronouncing it directly.
The first person listens to the sentence and passes it on to the next person.
If the last person can accurately state what the original English sentence was and provide its Japanese translation, the group succeeds.
You could also make the sentence a question and have the last person give an appropriate answer to that question.
It’s a fun communication game that will make you laugh while also testing everyone’s English skills.
