Icebreaker Bingo for Work
A work-safe icebreaker bingo for new teams, onboarding days, offsites, conferences and networking events. The squares stick to hobbies, travel, skills and work habits, so nobody is asked anything personal.
How to play Icebreaker Bingo for Work
- Pick a set of squares in the toolbar: Everyone, Work & Meetings, Classroom, Kids, Church & Youth Group or Virtual Meeting, or write your own squares.
- Press Print cards to print a different card for every player (one card per page), or have everyone open this page on their own phone.
- Players mingle and ask each other questions. When someone matches a square (“Find someone who… has been on a boat”), write that person’s name in it.
- Each person can sign only one square on your card, so you have to talk to lots of people. For a group of fewer than about 10, allow each name twice.
- The first player to fill a full line across, down or corner to corner shouts “Bingo!” and introduces the people 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
- At a conference, put a card on every seat and give people 10 minutes before the first session.
- For a mixed team, set the rule that names on a line must come from at least two different departments.
- For a remote team, use the Virtual Meeting set and let people ask in small rooms or the chat.
Bingo icebreaker questions for work
Squares from the Work & Meetings set.
- Find someone who has worked from a coffee shop
- Find someone who bikes or walks to work
- Find someone who takes a bus or train to work
- Find someone who has a plant on their desk
- Find someone who works with two monitors
- Find someone who has tried a standing desk
- Find someone who keeps snacks at their desk
- Find someone who prefers a call over email
- Find someone who has an empty inbox right now
- Find someone who writes to-do lists on paper
- Find someone who is a morning person
- Find someone who speaks more than one language
- Find someone who has worked in another country
- Find someone who has given a talk to a big room
- Find someone who has been to a conference
- Find someone who started a new job this year
- Find someone who has worked a night shift
- Find someone who has mentored someone
- Find someone who has learned a skill online
- Find someone who listens to music while working
- Find someone who works best in total silence
- Find someone who has a favorite work mug
- Find someone who brings lunch from home
- Find someone who has a funny commute story
FAQ
Is human bingo appropriate at work?
Yes, as long as the squares are work-safe. These avoid age, family, health, money, politics and religion and stick to things people are happy to share with colleagues.
How do you play human bingo?
Everyone gets a bingo card of “find someone who…” squares. Players walk around, ask each other questions and write a matching person’s name in each square, using each person only once. The first to complete a line wins, then introduces the people they found.
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.
Can I print icebreaker bingo cards as a PDF?
Yes. Press Print cards, choose how many cards, then pick Save as PDF as the printer. Each card is shuffled, so no two players have the same layout.
How long does icebreaker bingo take?
Plan 10 to 15 minutes for a 5×5 card in a room of 20 to 40 people. Use a 4×4 card or stop at the first bingo for a quicker round.