Guaranteed to boost team power! A collection of fun training game ideas
We’re looking for games to play with colleagues during training sessions, but doing the same old thing isn’t fun! So, we’re here to help planners facing that dilemma.
We’ll introduce engaging training games that are perfect for team building and can be enjoyed with both small and large groups.
From mini icebreaker games to full-fledged problem-solving activities, we’ve got plenty of ideas to liven up the atmosphere.
Use this as a reference to energize your employee and new-hire training sessions!
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Guaranteed to boost team power! A collection of fun training game ideas (11–20)
Easy! Tim Tam Game
This is a simple word game invented by Yamana from the comedy duo Akina.
First, one person says “Tim” and “Tam” in a random order 14 times.
The other person predicts whether the 14th will be “Tim” or “Tam,” and at the moment the 14th comes, say the one you think it is together.
If you’re right, the predictor wins.
You can also do it so that after 13 times, the predictor answers the 14th alone like a quiz and then you check if it’s correct.
Feel free to change how many times you say “Tim” and “Tam,” or adjust how you answer—make your own rules through communication and enjoy!
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.
Communication Training Learned Through the Werewolf Game
The party game “Werewolf” is perfect for deepening communication with friends.
The rules are simple: find the werewolves hiding among the humans.
First, a moderator assigns roles to each player.
The werewolves know who their teammates are, but everyone else doesn’t know who the werewolves are or what roles others have.
Players then talk things through, and each turn they eliminate one person by “executing” whoever they suspect is a werewolf.
The werewolf team also chooses one human to eliminate each turn.
If all werewolves are eliminated, the human team wins; if the number of humans and werewolves becomes equal, the werewolf team wins.
Royal Road Guessing Game!
The “Royal Road Game” helps you understand others better by discovering what each person considers the classic choice.
First, choose one person to be the lead, and decide on a topic.
The lead then lists three items they think are the quintessential picks for that topic.
For example, if the topic is “What are the classic ingredients for miso soup?”, the lead should select the three ingredients they personally consider the classics.
The others ask the lead questions and try to guess their three picks.
Once the answers are revealed, build the conversation by sharing your agreement, asking why those choices feel like the classics, and expanding the discussion from there!
Know-it-all Game
When you hear “pretending to know,” it sounds a bit negative, but it can actually be used as a fun communication game! In this game, everyone pretends to know about a prompt that doesn’t exist and talks about it.
For example: titles of dramas or movies that aren’t real, foods, creatures, and so on.
The person who comes up with the prompt needs to put a little thought into it.
As everyone keeps the conversation going—saying things like “That one was like this” or “This one went like that”—if you end up laughing, you’re out.
Having a rich vocabulary is key, so give it a try when you want to expand your word bank!
Shape Transmission Game
In this game, the describer explains the target figure using only words, and the responder listens to the explanation and draws the figure on a whiteboard or paper.
It’s a game where the choice of words and the order in which the describer explains the shapes are crucial; a single mistake can result in a figure completely different from the target.
It’s also important for the responder to resolve uncertainties through conversation.
There’s no limit on the number of questions, so ask as many as you need when something isn’t clear.
The challenge is successful if the responder draws a figure that matches the target exactly!
In conclusion
The fun training games introduced here are full of unexpected discoveries and surprises. They help deepen communication with teammates and naturally foster a sense of unity within the group. Let’s fill the training setting with bright smiles and create a memorable time for everyone involved. I hope this becomes a wonderful opportunity for learning and communication.