Discover 2 games for fun and for team building: the Crevice (on trust and practice) and the Blind Polygon (on communication and team work)

1. Summer Team Building 2013

2. Game #1: The Crevice
• Invented by Olivier Soudieux, speaker and adventurer. Check
his website http://www.vialaventure.fr/
• This game is about trust, team work, training to improve, see
how others overcome difficulties to do it as well.
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3. Game #1: The Crevice
• Preparation
– People in pairs
– Inside, use Scotch tape. Outside, I used rope and
tent pegs.
– Create 2 parallel lines on the ground, separated by
about 1,50m / 2 m. The zone between the 2 lines
is the crevice.
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4. Game #1: The Crevice
• First Round
– Each pair needs to move from one side of the crevice to
the other, without falling into the crevice (the grey zone),
while always touching hands (palms in contact, not
crossing fingers).
– If they fail, of course they can try again.
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FINISH

5. Game #1: The Crevice
• Next Rounds
– Now the finish side of the crevice will get wider. So this will force partners to
lean on each other.
– The idea is for each pair to decide how wide they suppose they can reach.
– Each pair can make several attempts. If they succeed, they can try and get
even wider and wider.
– You can have a little competition and challenge the different pairs to have the
widest crevice.
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FINISH

6. Game #1: The Crevice
• Conclusion
– During the game, you can show them the importance of trust (you
have to lean heavily on your partner to get the best results).
– Show them also how training and practice is key to better
performance, and how watching others also allows you to improve.
– The role of a coach is interesting as well.
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7. Game #2: blind polygon
• Preparation:
– Number of participants from 4 to 8
– Blindfold for each participant
– Rope (about 3 to 5 m)
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8. Game #2: blind polygon
• Rules:
– Blind every participants, mix them up
– Define a geometric shape that the participants
need to form with the rope (square, star, 8 figure,
or any other tricky shape)
– When group members feel the task is completed,
they can take off the blindfolds to check the
results.
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9. Game #2: blind polygon
• Conlusion:
– This game is about communication and teamwork
in an environment where participants do not
control and know everything.
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10. References
• In French:
– http://www.vialaventure.fr/
– http://www.agileplayground.org/
– http://javamind-fr.blogspot.fr/2013/03/agilegame-la-crevasse.html
– http://blog.soat.fr/2012/11/3-petits-jeux-et-puis-sen-vont/
– http://cunning-concept.com/jeux-de-communication-pour-le-bureau/
• Google for other ideas of team building or agile games.
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