Virtual Bingo
A passive game played throughout a meeting where participants mark off squares based on common virtual meeting occurrences (e.g., 'You're on mute', 'Pet appears on screen'). It keeps participants engaged and adds humor to technical glitches.
To maintain engagement during long presentations or workshops and normalize the 'messiness' of remote work.
Solves: Participants multi-tasking or losing focus during long virtual sessions.
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Step 1: Create bingo cards with common virtual meeting tropes or company-specific inside jokes (10 mins prep).
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Step 2: Distribute cards at the start of the session and explain the rules (2 mins).
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Step 3: Participants mark their cards as events occur throughout the meeting.
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Step 4: The first person to get a line shouts 'Bingo!' and receives a small prize or shout-out.
- Make the squares positive or funny to avoid making people feel bad about technical issues.
- Include squares related to the actual content of the meeting to ensure people are listening.
- Icebreaker Bingo: Squares contain facts about team members (e.g., 'Has a cat', 'Speaks 3 languages').