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Icebreaker

People Bingo

Mingle to find a colleague who matches each square on a bingo card.

Time
15 min
Group
15–80 people
Format
In-office
Energy
Lively
Budget
Free
Materials
Printed bingo cards, pens

How to run it

  1. 1
    Hand out cards with 16 squares, each a trait such as "has lived in another country".
  2. 2
    Everyone mingles and writes a name in each matching square.
  3. 3
    One name per person on each card.
  4. 4
    First person to fill a line calls Bingo and reads out the names.

Variations

  • Full card wins instead of a line.
  • Add a free centre square.

Host tips

Write traits that are fun but not private.
Cap the game at 12 minutes even if nobody wins.