Beat The Box | Team Building & Team Development Activities (2024)

FAQs

How to answer team building questions? ›

In your interview, consider using the STAR interview response technique to answer teamwork questions. STAR stands for situation (context of the story), task (your role in the story), action (how you managed the situation) and result (the outcome you reached).

It all begins with a mysterious video message inviting the group to play a game. The different teams have only a pre-determined amount of time to crack a special code, which stops the countdown. To win the game, the code must be entered in to an electronic combination lock before the timer reaches zero.

Each team is faced with a metal box. Inside is a series of locked cases each containing a mystery to be unraveled. In the room the clock ticks counting down the minutes. Teams set about to solve the problems, crack the combinations and unravel the mysteries to advance from one case to the next.

“In my previous retail position, we were split into teams by department to work Black Friday. Each department would compete to achieve the highest sales. My team and I made an action plan to have each person cover a specific area so that no customer would be an oversight and go without assistance.

In order for the entire group to win the game, they must enter their code into the electronic combination lock before the countdown is over. There are four intriguing cases in each aluminium box which are protected by strong combination locks. These contain codes and mysteries that teams must solve to progress.

How It Works… Each team has a locked cashbox and a cryptic maths puzzle to solve. Once open, they will discover a seemingly random assortment of items and paperwork. Physical challenges, environment interaction and code cracking are crucial in the journey to uncovering the secret to unlocking the box!

The experience

Make a hole in the box or boxes, big enough to fit your child's forearm. Fill each box with different materials and let your child guess what it is each time. Switch up the materials to keep it interesting.

What should I put in my Mystery Box game? ›

If you're making only 1 large box, you could create 4 holes, 1 on each side, so that more than 1 child can reach in at the same time. Collect several objects for placing in the box. Make them things that your students are familiar with – a glove, a shoelace, a crayon, an apple, a rock, etc.

Rules for Mystery Box

Each participant will have a turn at the Mystery Box. Upon their turn, they will either select an item blindly from the box or be given an item. After selecting an item, they are required to say something about the item. This could be a personal story, fact, or feeling it evokes.

Facilitator asks each participant to think of the Cartoon character, Color, Car, and Cuisine that best describes his/her personality. Give participants a few minutes to think about their 4 C's. The facilitator should start with their 4 C's and should talk about why he/she chose the C's he/she did.

2 Truths and a Lie is a classic icebreaker game where people say three statements about themselves, and then other players guess which statements are true and which one is a lie. This or That lets everyone pick between two options, like “pancakes or waffles?” or “pizza or burgers?”

ONE GOOD THING Participants introduce themselves and share one good thing (can be work related or personal). Provides a positive beginning and conversation starters at the beginning of a session.

Through such team leader interview questions, your interviewers try to assess your time management skills and ability to deliver under pressure. So, your response should describe your method of staying organized and breaking down projects into smaller, achievable tasks.

The candidate's ability to work effectively in a team setting and support their teammates. Suggested answer: “During a complex project, I collaborated with team members, sharing ideas and feedback. We divided tasks based on individual strengths, and our coordinated efforts led to a successful project completion.”