A simple and fun co-op game that enhances teamwork
Are you looking for teamwork games that bring smiles to everyone in a gym or event hall? Games that sometimes call for coordination with teammates and other times let you enjoy a sense of unity are essential for strengthening the bonds within an organization.
In this feature, we’ll introduce cooperative indoor games that anyone can join with ease.
These games have simple rules but offer full participation, new discoveries, and a real sense of achievement.
Try them out to help create a positive atmosphere for your group!
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Fun co-op games for large groups (1–10)
Werewolf game
The Werewolf Game is played by splitting into the werewolf team and the villager team.
The werewolves lie so their true identities aren’t discovered, while the villagers try to figure out who the werewolves are through conversation.
Because the game progresses through discussion, it helps develop communication skills.
By carefully observing the whole group and understanding your own role, it also builds a sense of unity within the team.
The trading company
Let’s use the card game “The Shōsha” to improve teamwork.
In “The Shōsha,” three or more people form a single team and establish a fictional company.
By drawing and playing cards to achieve business success, you grow your company and compete with other teams in this experiential card game.
Because it’s a game, people can make suggestions casually, quickly break the ice, and strengthen team cohesion in a short time.
keep-away
While counting numbers, pass a tennis-ball-sized ball to the person next to you.
Start counting from 5, pass it to the right 5 times and to the left 5 times.
Repeat this down to 1, and if you can keep it going without anyone dropping the ball, you succeed.
You’ll use your head quite a bit—like passing so it’s easy for the next person to catch and keeping the direction accurate.
The shared desire for everyone to succeed becomes important, so there’s no doubt this ball-passing game will boost teamwork!
Picture shiritori
When it comes to shiritori, it’s a classic pastime for recreation and killing time—but there’s a version that adds drawing to the mix: picture shiritori.
You look at the picture drawn by the previous person and continue the shiritori chain from there.
You’re not allowed to explain it verbally; you have to communicate solely through drawings and illustrations.
The most important factor here is whether you’re good at drawing or not.
People who aren’t great at it—so-called “master artist” types, ironically—might be at a bit of a disadvantage.
That said, even that can become a fun topic of conversation and help boost the group’s energy.
Ball toss with a bedsheet
A game that anyone can enjoy, regardless of age or gender, and that also helps stimulate the brain is “Sheet Ball Toss.” You make a hole in one spot on a bedsheet and try to get multiple balls into that single hole.
The key is to have several people hold the sheet and shake it together.
Because you need to vary the strength—shaking it big or small depending on the number of balls—it helps build team unity.
It can even be played while seated, making it accessible to all ages.
You could also use two sheets and turn it into a team competition to make it even more exciting.
