How many squares should a bingo card have?

Sixteen to twenty-five for a group of twenty or more. Smaller groups need smaller cards, since each person can usually sign only one square.

How do I stop people filling cards from one conversation?

Limit each person to signing one square per card. Without that rule, two people complete each other's cards and no mixing happens.

What squares should I avoid?

Anything assuming disposable income, international travel, or a particular family setup, which quietly excludes people rather than including them.

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Team Building

Team Bingo 🎯

Get to know your team! Find people who match the descriptions on your bingo card.

Setup

Add Prompt

Bingo Board

Add prompts and generate a board to start!

How to Play

• Add custom prompts or load default ones
• Generate a random 5x5 bingo board
• Mingle and find people who match each description
• Click cells to mark them when you find a match
• Get 5 in a row (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) to win!
• Perfect for team building events and icebreakers

Fill a bingo card by finding teammates who match each square. It gets people talking to colleagues they would not normally approach, which is the actual objective.

The mechanism is simple: you cannot complete the card without speaking to a range of people, so mixing happens without anyone being told to mix.

How to run it

Give everyone a card with squares describing experiences or traits.
People circulate, finding someone who matches each square.
Each person can usually sign only one square per card.
Play until someone completes a line or the card.

Designing good cards

Limit each person to signing one square, or people will fill their card from one conversation.
Mix common and rare squares, so the card is completable but not trivial.
Avoid squares that assume money, travel, or a particular family situation.
Make squares conversation-starters rather than yes-or-no facts, so the interaction lasts more than a moment.
Size the card to the group. A twenty-five square card needs a lot of people to complete.

Frequently asked questions

How many squares should a bingo card have?: Sixteen to twenty-five for a group of twenty or more. Smaller groups need smaller cards, since each person can usually sign only one square.
How do I stop people filling cards from one conversation?: Limit each person to signing one square per card. Without that rule, two people complete each other's cards and no mixing happens.
What squares should I avoid?: Anything assuming disposable income, international travel, or a particular family setup, which quietly excludes people rather than including them.