Virtual Icebreaker Bingo
Human bingo for a video call. The squares are things people can show or answer on camera, such as “has a plant in view” or “is drinking tea right now”. Share the link, and each person plays on their own screen.
How to play Virtual Icebreaker Bingo
- Paste this page’s link into the meeting chat. Everyone opens it and gets their own shuffled card.
- Take turns asking questions out loud, or let people answer squares in the chat (“who has a pet nearby?”).
- Tap a square and type the name of the colleague who matches. Each person can fill only one square on your card (allow twice in a small meeting).
- The first person to fill a line says “Bingo!” on the call and reads out the names in their line.
Controls
- Tap or click a square to write a name in it
- Tap a filled square to change or clear the name
Tips
- In a big meeting, split into small rooms of 4 to 6 people for five minutes, then come back together.
- Keep cameras optional: every square can also be answered out loud.
- The Work & Meetings set works on calls too.
Virtual bingo squares
Squares from the Virtual Meeting set.
- Find someone who has a plant in view
- Find someone who is drinking tea right now
- Find someone who has a pet nearby
- Find someone who has a window behind them
- Find someone who has a bookshelf in view
- Find someone who has something blue in view
- Find someone who is wearing headphones
- Find someone who has a virtual background on
- Find someone who has art on the wall behind
- Find someone who has a lamp turned on
- Find someone who can see daylight outside
- Find someone who is joining from a kitchen
- Find someone who has a snack within reach
- Find someone who is drinking coffee right now
- Find someone who has a water bottle nearby
- Find someone who has a clock in view
- Find someone who has an instrument nearby
- Find someone who can show a favorite book
- Find someone who has a candle in view
- Find someone who is sitting on a couch
- Find someone who is standing up right now
- Find someone who has sticky notes in view
- Find someone who has a whiteboard nearby
- Find someone who is in a different time zone
FAQ
How do you play icebreaker bingo on a video call?
Everyone opens the page in their own browser, so each gets a different card. People ask questions out loud or in the chat and type a colleague’s name into each square they match.
Do people need an account or an app?
No. The page works in any browser on a phone or computer and saves the card on that device.
Can I make my own icebreaker bingo card?
Yes. Choose Your own squares (or press Edit squares), type one square per line and print. If you write fewer than 24 squares, the rest are filled from a ready-made set.