5 Engaging Games You Can Play With Your Remote Team Right Away

Remote working in some form is here to stay. Many companies are transitioning back to the office model, but work-from-home cannot be ruled out completely. Engaging a remote team is a challenge, but thankfully, online games are proving to be a great solution to build team camaraderie. Be it as an ice-breaker, a stress-buster, or an innovative way to start a meeting, there are endless possibilities available out there in the form of virtual team games.   

Here are five such interesting games to play remotely that can be played online and help make your teams collaborate better. The games have been chosen based on the extent to which they support problem-solving, collaboration, and assisting employees in getting to know one another personally.  

So let’s go… 

1) Online ludo with Ludo King 

Ludo is a much-loved game; most of us have tried our hands at the classic version during our childhood years. However, that was in the physical space with our close family and friends.  

A simple yet engaging game, ludo is fun. And why Ludo apart from the fun quotient? 

• It improves logical reasoning and interpersonal skills.  
• It is highly competitive, giving you an adrenalin rush every time your piece nears the home or an opponent’s piece.  
• It is a fabulous game to develop concentration skills, freeing it from stress and anxiety of work. 
• Above all, being a multiplayer game, it improves personal bonding between players. 

A befitting game for all with easy-to-use interfaces, Ludo King, is a free game and can be downloaded by players on their mobiles.  

How to play?  

Like the classic physical game, Ludo King can be played by two or four players. They need to choose from one of the four colors available. A dice has to be rolled to get the game started. Each player gets to roll a six so that their piece can move on the board. Every time a player rolls a six, they get an additional turn to roll the dice. Players need to strategize then and make game plans so that their pieces complete the journey of the colored path and reach the home or the center in the fastest possible time.  

Download the game at https://www.crazygames.com/game/ludo-king.  

2) A word game for the group: WordPlay 

Word games have been a part of our childhood too. And WordPlay has been developed on the lines of the web game Wordle with the green and yellow squares. Each player gets six chances to guess a random five-letter word.  

WordPlay is a free game and makes the right choice to keep getting better at the game with practice. You can set up group challenges and share the link with all team members.  

How can word games do good to your remote teams?  

Games like WordPlay are entertaining. Besides helping improve language skills like vocabulary, and spelling, these games are known to enhance concentration and cognitive skills, analytical and strategizing skills, driving a competitive spirit in the players. These games are best advised for team building and driving self-esteem in individuals. Games like WordPlay are great stress-busters and can be played often without your employees getting bored. In the remote working model, this game can be extremely beneficial for social bonding. 

The game can be played at the official site: https://wordplay.com/challenge/new.  

3) Guess the word with Skribbl.io. 

Another free game for team building is Skribbl.io. It is a multiplayer game with as many as twelve players permitted in private rooms. There is no need to download the game as it can be played in browser-enabled mode. Every game has several rounds. In every round, one automatically selected player has to draw a picture to represent a given word – the player has to choose from three given options. The other players need to guess the word and type it in the chat. They are awarded points accordingly. The winner has the maximum points at the end of the game. The way to win the game is to guess the word and type the same in the chat swiftly. The quicker a player guesses a word, the more points they get.  

This game definitely brings in the element of carefree play. It serves as a great ice-breaker because of its underlying childlike fun element. Participants need to be alert and attentive, pushing their competitive spirit and comprehension skills to win the game. Also, the game is simple to understand and play and does not involve any long-drawn setup processes. 

The game can be played at https://skribbl.io/.  

4) Be a master at Bluff games with Psych. 

A one-of-its-kind game, Psych is an interesting bluffing trivia game where the one who is the best at masquerading becomes the winner. No harm meant; the online game was developed as a party game by Ellen DeGeneres. It can be downloaded from Google PlayStore by Android users and the App Store for iOS users.  

How is it played? A question is asked to all the players, and each of them has to provide false answers. Everyone then votes for the answer that seems true or accurate – so players need to give believable false answers. The one who is the best at kidding others wins the games as players need to convince others that their answer is the truth.  

Psyche is a fun game letting people in a group find common grounds to crack jokes and get friendlier. Played in the right spirit, the game helps players get to know each other well. 

The game can be downloaded from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wb.goog.ellen.psych&hl=en_IN&gl=US.  

5) An Online Charades game – Heads up!

A trivia party game, the Heads Up is also the brainchild of Ellen DeGeneres and was first unveiled on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The multiplayer social party game can be played with one or more people. There are about 75 fun categories to choose from or themed deck cards.  

The trivia game starts with one participant holding their phone facing outward so that other participants can view the phone screen. A clue appears on the screen. The person holding the phone facing outward has to guess the correct answer based on hints given by others. Each player gets only one minute to guess all the clues or finish as many cards as possible. There is an accelerometer that controls the game. At the end of each round, the scores are tallied up, and the one with the highest score wins the game. It is possible to record a video of the game so that everyone can have a look at the same later and have some fun. 

Since it is a trivia party game, it is fun and exceedingly entertaining. A brilliant way to break the ice! It can also be played as an energizer at the beginning of a meeting. 

The game can be downloaded from this link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wb.headsup&hl=en_IN&gl=US  

Hope you enjoyed the list and have some fun bonding sessions with your remote teams. 

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