Hep, I need a fun game for a meeting

[SadieKate]

Arg, I have to be in three straight days of meetings next week, including group dinners. My presentation is scheduled for 1 pm on the 2nd day. I hate being the speaker right after lunch.

I need a 5 min silly game. Most of the people in the room will be sales weasels, oops, sales people:p , their VPs, and sales admin/ops and contracting folk.

Any suggestions?

[maillotpois]

Argh is right - being the speaker after lunch stinks!! Are you going to incorporate Engrish into your Power Point as I did under your advice for my NH presentation???

I don't know any games. Even though I have a kid, I'm not "fun" like that. Maybe they could play quarters?

Edit: Hep? Like hepcats? Or "Somebody hep me!" Tee hee. Glass houses. I'm in one....

[Nanci]

At a recent conference I was at, the after-lunch speaker threw small candies (like Tootsie Rolls, small Hersheys, etc.) at people. Made us afraid to take a nap!!

Nanci

[bikerz]

A friend of mine had a great game she did at Ano Nuevo State park for kids to learn about elephant seals:

You make up cards in pairs (or if it is a big group, in threes and fours) that have words on them that sound like the barking of an elephant seal - like "bark", "bork", "burk", "hork", etc. until you have as many cards as people. Then mix up the cards and pass them out. Everyone goes to the edges of the room and the starts making his/her sound as they converge on the center. The idea is to find your seal family based on the sounds you and they are making.

You can imagine the mayhem with a room full of third graders! Although it's probably not the corporate-type game you had in mind, I am really loving the visual of sales reps and execs doing it! :D

Please, give it a try SK, and take video!

[maillotpois]

At a recent conference I was at, the after-lunch speaker threw small candies (like Tootsie Rolls, small Hersheys, etc.) at people. Made us afraid to take a nap!!

Nanci


Do not underestimate the value of candy.

[SadieKate]

"Hep" as in "We did Shake 'n Bake, and I hepped!" Oh, you're too young.

We have played games in the past for miniatures (and I'm not talking figurines). I just can't remember any of the games. You suppose a wee bottle of Bombay aimed at the forehead would keep 'em awake?

[SadieKate]

I don't think this one is appropriate. Guess I'll have to keep searching.

http://www.engrish.com/

[Trek420]

bikerz "I am really loving the visual of sales reps and execs doing it! :D"

This is not a game, this is the way our executives always are! ;-)

Trek-burk-bork-420

[Deanna]

I played a baby shower game that could be modified to be appropriate for your work situation. Everybody is given two slips of paper, on one they write a problem and on the second they write a solution. The problem slips are jumbled up and passed back out randomly, the same is then done with the solution slips. They are then read out loud by the new recipients. I can't remember how they decide if anybody "won" the game, or if it the whole point was just to read silly mismatches and giggle with the effect of mimosas.

[maillotpois]

Good Engrish of the day!

And I do remember that Shake n Bake one. It's in some vestigal memory cell somewhere.

[SadieKate]

Deanna, does it help to add "in bed" after?

[KSH]

Well, as a professional corporate trainer, I encorporate a lot of activities into my presentations.

What TYPE of activity are you looking for?

One that gets them to talk to other people?

One that gets them out of their seats?

One that gets them to mingle?

Do you want an activity that uses some of your presentation material in it?


If you can give me an idea of what type of activity you are looking for, I can give some suggestions.

Also, it's kind of hard to type out all the details... so if you want to PM me and get my number or have me call you, I can do that. I can help you come up with something really creative that might include something from your presentation.

[SadieKate]

Wow! Thanks.

Priority - get them to wake up and pay attention on full stomachs

Topic - can be on our product (nurse triage and disease management software), my area (proposals, contracts and custom project services) or anything silly

Physical activity is always high on my list but time allowance will only be about 5 mins so can't have people run around the run too much.

About 20-25 people max from 3 areas which have not previously worked together (can you tell we're in another annual chaotic re-org?).

[DirtDiva]

Heads down, thumbs up almost always wins the vote at my place of work... :p ;) :D

[SadieKate]

Huh? You'll have to elaborate. Does it involve holly bushes?

[SadieKate]

Oooh, I just remembered BikerZ's little "Duck, Duck, Grey Goose" pun. Wonder what we could do with that.

[DirtDiva]

Duck, duck, Grey Goose was mine (I think). I'm sure Z played a round or two with me though. Or maybe she did invent it and I got so drunk I forgot that bit... ;)

Oh, and heads down, thumbs up is that kids' game (I teach the brats, remember?) where everyone shuts their eyes and the folk who are "in" have to go around and squeeze someone's thumb, then the squeezees have to guess who did it - you guess correctly and you swap places with the squeezer.

[KSH]

Wow! Thanks.

Priority - get them to wake up and pay attention on full stomachs

Topic - can be on our product (nurse triage and disease management software), my area (proposals, contracts and custom project services) or anything silly

Physical activity is always high on my list but time allowance will only be about 5 mins so can't have people run around the run too much.

About 20-25 people max from 3 areas which have not previously worked together (can you tell we're in another annual chaotic re-org?).

Going off an idea someone else said... you can make index cards. On those cards you put let's say... Famous couples (or maybe something that is work related?).

So, you would have, "Fred Flinstone" on one card and "Wilma" on another card. You make enough "couple" cards for the group.

**NOTE: Another idea is that you write down a movie name on one card and an actor/actress from that movie on the other card. Example: The Terminator/ Arnold S. ***

Then you mix them up and pass them out.

You then tell them that they have exactly 4 minutes to find their "partner". The ones who find their partner, will get a prize! The prize can be candy bars/fruit/etc. in a bowl and they get to pick one.

That way, they meet each other- it's fun- they get up and walk around- and they get a snack to wake them up later!

[SadieKate]

You don't suppose I could do TdF riders and stage wins? Might take all day.

[Deanna]

Oh, and heads down, thumbs up is that kids' game (I teach the brats, remember?) where everyone shuts their eyes and the folk who are "in" have to go around and squeeze someone's thumb, then the squeezees have to guess who did it - you guess correctly and you swap places with the squeezer.


I played that, only we called it Heads Up Seven Up (seven people got to pinch thumbs). I now wonder if it was the teachers way of getting some extra quiet time in the classroom. I remember getting a little drowsy with my head down.

[SadieKate]

Hmm, brainstorming. Feel free to tell me if my idea is lame, partially or completely.

Index card idea.
15 famous people who are frequently quoted and two quotes per person.
Famous persons with accents are good because it will be funny listening to people mangle the quote.
Each participant must recite the quote out loud until s/he finds their mate and then jointly identify the famous person to the judge (me).

Prize to be determined.

I just found out that I may have to do a 2nd presentation later in the afternoon. I'll reserve the candy throwing for that presentation.

[Duck on Wheels]

If you want to stick close to your business theme, I think the problems and solutions cards can actually be a good intro to a presentation. It certainly works with decision theory (the so-called "garbage can" theory of decision-making says there are problems floating about without solutions and solutions floating about without problems and occasionally the twain meet and more or less work together, but they are not necessarily perfect matches). You could have three types of players -- problem owners, solution owners, and marketers whose job it is to explain how any random pair of them could be a good match for one another. And then when you've got their attention, you could go serious on them about how to do this sort of thing better, or how your software developers actually listen to problem owners and thereby actually have come up with good and readily salable solutions.

[SadieKate]

I have to do something silly. It is just my nature. And the team building need is for people to get to know each other personally and build rapport not to build trust in the company. We all work remotely from each other so it is very difficult at time to get to know someone personally. I think this makes a big difference in how we interact with each other.

So I'm just gathering stuff that might work. So, the pairing might be a character or a movie or a famous person. I should go find some Bushisms that won't completely set off political alarms. You know how hard it is to find quotes without sexual innuendo also???

The Princess Bride
It’s inconceivable.
As you wish.
Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
You rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles.
Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist.

Blazing Saddles
Badges? We don't need no stinking badges.
Mongo only pawn... in game of life.

Kermit
It's Not Easy Bein' Green
Someday we'll find it, that rainbow connection, the lovers the dreamers and me.”
Time's fun when you're having flies.”

Austin Powers' movies
Yeah, baby, yeah
It's Dr. Evil.

History of the World, Part II
It’s good to be the King
It’s Count de Monnaie (Count-da-Mon-ey)

[Susan Otcenas]

Austin Powers' movies
Yeah, baby, yeah
It's Dr. Evil.)

Or my favorite: "Mini-Me....stop humping the laaayzer."

Might not meet your no-sexual-innuendo requirement though.... :D

[SadieKate]

Susan, that's hilarious, but I think it will have to reside on the same list with History of the World's "It's good to do the Queen."

Bubba just got home and the quotes are rolling! I can't type fast enough.

[SadieKate]

Just thought I'd share the collection so far. Nobody said I had a totally lame-O idea so I'm going with it. Prizes will be Jelly Belly stuff and Scharffen Berger chocolate to cement in the newbies heads that I am the sole person out in Kahlifornia and don't be looking for me in the main Scottsdale office.

Obviously, I'm going to have to weed out a few. I think I need 12 pairings to have a few extra. (I think I also need to verify a few that were written down from memory).

1)The Princess Bride
It’s inconceivable.
As you wish.
Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
You rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles.
Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist.

2) Blazing Saddles
Badges? We don't need no stinking badges.
Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
Telegram for Mongo!
If you shoot him, you’ll make him mad.
Mongo like Sheriff Bart.

3) Kermit the Frog
It's Not Easy Bein Green
Someday we'll find it, that rainbow connection, the lovers the dreamers and me.
Time's fun when you're having flies.

4) Austin Powers’ movies
Yeah, baby, yeah
It's Dr. Evil.

5) History of the World, Part II
It’s good to be the King
It’s Count de Monnaie (Count-da-Money)
It’s the Inquisition, what a show. It’s the Inquisition, here we go.
Piss Boy, Oh Piss Boy

6) Dirty Harry
I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?"
You've got to ask yourself a question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

7) Star Wars
Do, or do not. There is no try.
Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.
Fear is the path to the Dark Side.

8) Mae West
Come up and see me sometime, big boy
When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better.

9) Bogie movies
You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow.
Here's looking at you, kid.
Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.
Round up the usual suspects.

10) Forest Gump
Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.
When I was in China on the All-American Ping Pong team, I just loved playing ping-pong with my Flexolite ping pong paddle.

11) The Godfather
I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse.
Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.

12) The Terminator
I'll be back.
Hasta la vista, baby.

13) The Wizard of Oz
Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.
There's no place like home.
I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!

Ding Dong! The Witch is dead. Which old Witch? The Wicked Witch! Ding Dong! The Wicked Witch is dead.

We're off to see the Wizard, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
You'll find he is a whiz of a Wiz! If ever a Wiz! there was.

We represent the Lullaby League, The Lullaby League, The Lullaby League

14) Willy Wonka
I’ve got a golden ticket.
It happens every time, they all become blueberries.
OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DOO / I'VE GOT A PERFECT PUZZLE FOR YOU

15) Peter Pan


16) The Pirates of the Caribbean
They're more like guidelines, anyway.

17) Top Gun
Son, your ego is writing checks your body can’t cash.
I feel the need - the need for speed!

18) Cool Hand Luke
What we've got here is failure to communicate.


19) James Bond movies
A martini. Shaken, not stirred.
My name is ***** Galore.

20) Young Frankenstein
No, it's pronounced "Fronkensteen."
No, it's pronounced "eye-gor."
Do you mean to tell me that I put an abnormal brain into an 8 foot tall, 300 pound, GORILLA?!!!


21) Spaceballs
May the schwartz be with you!
WHAT? You went over my helmet?

[Adventure Girl]

2) Blazing Saddles
Badges? We don't need no stinking badges.
Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
Telegram for Mongo!
If you shoot him, you’ll make him mad.
Mongo like Sheriff Bart.
My favorite quote from Blazing Saddles:
"Oh, how owdinawee" - Lili Von Shtupp

[wabisabi]

Hmm, not to be picky, by #9, "....gin joint" was Ingrid Bergman, not Becall. (what can I say, product of a misspent youth...)

[SadieKate]

Ack, you're right! I just haven't had time to verify the accuracy of each one. Bubba was spewing them at my right and left. Then, Andrew came home and both barrels were firing. I'm lucky I got down what I did.

Thanks.

[SadieKate]

The two guys who won actually sung the songs from Willy Wonka:
"I’ve got a golden ticket" and "OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DOO / I'VE GOT A PERFECT PUZZLE FOR YOU."

The 2nd place team found each other without the singing but then did sing "It’s the Inquisition, what a show. It’s the Inquisition, here we go."

This has been the only light spot in the last 2 days. We've had no team building and breaks have been minimal. We're constantly behind schedule and in total brain overload. The game was a great idea because people were literally getting stiff from sitting for such long periods. They were running across the room as they thought they heard the right line.

Thanks, everyone!

Jelly Bellies get handed out tomorrow. I suspect I'll be popular again.:p

[maillotpois]

Great.

I have that SONG in my HEAD again.

:cool:

[SadieKate]

Oh, I'm sooooo sorry.

Not really.

[Lise]

SK, that sounds great! I usually groan when someone says "we're going to play a game", but then really get into it. Yours sounds very fun, and will, no doubt, be the highlight of the conference for many!

And yes, I have that song in my head, too. But that's OK. It drove out, temporarily, "Strangers in the Night", which often plays on a continuous loop in my head. Especially at work. :rolleyes:

[maillotpois]

SK, that sounds great! I usually groan when someone says "we're going to play a game", but then really get into it. Yours sounds very fun, and will, no doubt, be the highlight of the conference for many!

And yes, I have that song in my head, too. But that's OK. It drove out, temporarily, "Strangers in the Night", which often plays on a continuous loop in my head. Especially at work. :rolleyes:


Ever get a really bad song looping in your head while you are climbing on the bike? Lola was almost my downfall last year on a Death Ride training ride:

Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
Its a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for lola
Lo-lo-lo-lo lola

....

[Lise]

Oooh, yeah. Except for the "climbing" part, very little of which happens here on the prairie. "Amarillo By Morning" is a good riding song for me.

...up from San Anton', everything that I got is just what I got on... etc.

That and Amazing Grace

Sorry about the Lola thing. That one's tough.

[SadieKate]

It was funny how fast they were all ready to play. I think it was an indication of how stiff and tired everyone was getting from sitting and being blabbed at. Of course, the idea of two bottles of wine and 2 giant choc bars was good incentive.

Now I have Barry Manilow in my head. Not a pretty sight.

[maillotpois]

Now I have Barry Manilow in my head. Not a pretty sight.


Not THAT Lola.

With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there.....

[snapdragen]

Ever get a really bad song looping in your head while you are climbing on the bike? Lola was almost my downfall last year on a Death Ride training ride:

Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
Its a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for lola
Lo-lo-lo-lo lola

....

The Kinks! One of my faves.....

[SadieKate]

Great. So I just demonstrated once again my lack of cool factor. The Kinks??

[maillotpois]

No. You really thought I meant the Barry Manilow song?

As great as that was in my formative years, I meant the Kinks. Sigh. We have some work to do.

[SadieKate]

Hey, I'm old, even older than pkq.

[maillotpois]

Hey, I'm old, even older than pkq.


Woof!


I need some west....

[Jones]

This is a big day for me, I am posting twice. SK the game sounded great, the prizes even better. A long time ago I was a crew member on a cruise ship and we would spend hours doing movie quotes and I was always awful at it but enjoyed it never the less.
I love the Kinks! L-O-L-A, Lola.
Jones

[SadieKate]

This is a big day for me, I am posting twice. Congratulations! Now, would you stop talking so much? :D

[pooks]

Peter Pan:

"He flewed!"

"All you need is trust and a little bit of pixie dust!"

"Second star to the right, and straight on till morning!"

" . . . every time a child says, `I don't believe in fairies,' a fairy dies."

[Lise]

Sometimes "and straight on 'til morning" just comes into my head. Also "when worlds collide". Something pleasing about both of those phrases.

[Jones]

Congratulations! Now, would you stop talking so much? :D
Now I am at seven. woo hoo.
Jones

[slinkedog]

Have to add a "Star Wars" quote... "I've got a bad feeling about this." I believe it was in every movie of the series, but I could be mistaken. :)

[pooks]

Did we have any Indy?

"Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?"

[SadieKate]

Now you guys start popping up with the quotes.

[maillotpois]

Did we have any Indy?

"Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?"


"Asps. Very poisonous. You go first."

[snapdragen]

OK - try and guess this one:

I didn't make him for you!

[SadieKate]

Rocky Horror? Transsexual Transylvania

[snapdragen]

Rocky Horror? Transsexual Transylvania

Oh! You're good!

[SadieKate]

Pure luck. For some reason I had Fronk-en-steen mad scientist type thoughts on the brain.

I had "You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch" running through my head most of the day. Trying to figure out why-- kind of like interpretating a dream.

[pooks]

"Round up the usual suspects."