Festive Explorer
Festive Explorer is a holiday scavenger hunt experience that turns your chosen city or neighborhood into a festive team building adventure.
- In-Person
- 120 mins
- 8–750 people
Booked by 86+ teams
on average
$28per participant
DIY & Self-Managed Team Building Activities For Work
Limited budget? Running your own activity could be the ideal solution! Our self-managed team building activities are a more affordable alternative to hosted events.
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The Ultimate
A fast-paced GPS scavenger hunt packed with trivia, creative challenges, and competitive team tasks.
- In-Person
- 90–120 mins
- 8–750 people
Booked by 894+ teams
on average
$28per participant
Escape: Arctic Survival
Work together to survive the frozen wilderness in this immersive challenge focused on teamwork and strategy.
- In-PersonVirtualHybrid
- 60–90 mins
- 5–750 people
Booked by 1784+ teams
on average
$23per participant
Escape: Art Heist
Crack codes, solve puzzles, and escape before time runs out in this thrilling team heist experience.
- VirtualHybrid
- 60–90 mins
- 5–300 people
Booked by 1905+ teams
on average
$23per participant
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Spy School in the Field
Become undercover agents as your team cracks codes, completes missions, and competes in outdoor spy challenges.
- In-Person
- 120 mins
- 8–750 people
Booked by 361+ teams
on average
$28per participant
Urban Explorer
Turn any US city into an interactive playground with GPS challenges, hidden landmarks and head-to-head team competition.
- In-Person
- 90–120 mins
- 8–750 people
Booked by 1184+ teams
on average
$28per participant
Bar Explorer
Combine bar crawl fun with GPS team challenges, trivia, and friendly competition across local venues.
- In-Person
- 120 mins
- 8–750 people
on average
$28per participant
Murder on the Train
Board a 1920s train for a glamorous virtual murder mystery packed with clues, secrets and suspense. Hosted for US teams in any time zone.
- In-PersonVirtualHybrid
- 90 mins
- 5–750 people
Booked by 729+ teams
on average
$23per participant
Around the World
Travel across continents through interactive challenges, trivia, and creative team tasks inspired by global cultures.
- In-PersonVirtualHybrid
- 60–90 mins
- 8–750 people
Booked by 598+ teams
on average
$23per participant
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Best Self-Managed Team Building Activities
Save money and plan your self-hosted activity with our range of DIY team building activities. With games lasting between 60 - 120 minutes, you can easily combine them into conferences, meetings, and team away days. Not sure which theme to choose? Browse our range of self-managed escape rooms, murder mysteries, outdoor GPS scavenger hunts, and more.
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Why Play a Self-Managed Team Building Activity?
Thanks to their flexibility and low cost, self-managed team building activities are becoming increasingly popular. During 2022, our customers ran over 770 self-managed events for their teams! One of the many advantages of self-managed team activities is that they can fit around your schedule. Need to start your activity earlier? Run into some delays? No problem - your activity is valid for the entire day of your booking! Get all the engagement and fun of our most popular team activities but without the added cost of a Remote Host. Take on one of our virtual murder mysteries or a GPS scavenger hunt and make it personal with self-hosting!
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Can we run a self-managed team building event in person?
Yes, our self-managed activities are incredibly flexible and ideal for in-person events. Options include Around the World, Murder on the Train and Spy School: In the Field.
How long do your self-managed team building activities last?
Our self-managed activities are designed to last between 60 and 120 minutes, depending on the type of game you choose. You can find game durations in the “How can this event be delivered?” section on our individual game pages.
What are the best self-managed team building activities for small groups?
If you’re organising a self-managed team building activity for a small group, we highly recommend games that encourage lots of communication and engagement. Fun self-hosted ideas for small groups, both virtual and in person, include Manor House Murder, Pub Explorer and Escape: Arctic Survival.
How are your self-managed team activities delivered?
No matter which event delivery type you choose, we’ll provide you with step-by-step instructions ahead of the day.
In person: In-person team building activities are designed to physically bring everyone together to complete a series of challenges or tasks. Quick team building activities played in person are designed for indoor spaces, such as your office, conference room or a space of your choice.
Virtual: Virtual team building activities use many of the same elements as in-person activities, but they’re designed to be played remotely. Teams are divided into groups and complete a series of tasks or challenges that encourage engagement and fun, and they can play from anywhere.
Hybrid: Hybrid team building activities offer a blended option that suits both in-person and remote teams, using gameplay that can be adapted for participants both in and out of the office.
Is a self-hosted team building activity right for me?
This can depend on the kind of team activity you’re looking for and the outcomes you’d like to achieve. A self-managed team building activity could be right for you if:
- You’re on a budget or booking a last-minute team event.
- You want a virtual or in-person game that’s easy to set up.
- You’re looking for a flexible activity with no time restrictions.
- You would rather run or personalise your activity in-house.
What is a self-managed team building activity?
Self-managed team building activities are low-cost team events that participants can run themselves. They do not include a professional event host, so a team member, usually one nominated person in the group, will organise and guide the activity. They can be played online or in person. Self-managed team building activities are also known as DIY team building activities or self-hosted team events.