Corporate Team Building Event
Involves:
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collaboration
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competition
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task delegation
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negotiation
Initiates:
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discussion
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lateral thinking
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camaraderie
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inter-team alliances
Requires:
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strategic planning
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brainstorming
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logic
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tenacity
Generates:
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laughter
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good will
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rational thought
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banter
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
Building corporate team spirit while having fun
“No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game,
you’ll always lose out to a team.”
Reid Hoffman, American internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author; co-founder and executive chairman of LinkedIn
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The event will be conducted on Zoom
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Company’s staff members will be assigned in advance to different independent teams, each in its own Zoom breakout room; 3-5 persons per team
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Each team will access a question sheet via Dropbox comprising 25 clues at the pre-arranged starting time of the event.
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Clues involve riddles, puzzles and general knowledge questions.
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Clues are cryptic, obscure, hidden, entertaining and loads of fun
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Google is required to provide useful info for solving many of the clues
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Contestants need to formulate the secret code by performing simple alpha-numeric tasks using the answers to the 25 clues. Tasks are listed on the question sheet
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Finally, contestants need to use Google to interpret what the code represents.
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There are 3 options for the level of difficulty: "Friendly", "Ugly" and "Wicked" corresponding to "Simple", "Moderate" and "Difficult" respectively.
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Team strategy is advised. Inter-team alliances for exchanging info during the challenge (via a communication medium of their own choice) should be established prior to the event
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If a team gets stuck on any clue, they can contact the Code Master for help, but a penalty of +5 minutes will be added to their finishing time
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Teams will submit their final answer to the Code Master in secret. They will not be aware of the progress of other competitors
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The team which cracks the code in the shortest time wins the event
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Winners and runners up (and their final completion times) will be announced in an open zoom session at the end of the pre-arranged allotted time (usually 120 minutes)
Are you game? Yes?
Test your code-breaking skills right now:
Crack the Code: Try-Out Example
(simplified – only 4 clues)
[Level of Difficulty: “Friendly”]
1. What is the atomic number of the birthplace of this famous comic-book character?
2. What number is associated with the letters “TUV”? If you’re smart you should phone a friend.
3. What are the 2 numbers which describe the eyesight of people who can see the answer to this clue perfectly?
4. What is the birth name (first and surname) of the Queen who has a strong link with Barcelona and who was more popularly known by a surname which is synonymous with a planet?
Fill in the numbers and letters in the blocks by completing the tasks which are given below.
A: 4th letter which alphabetically follows the 2nd letter of the name of the comic book character in Q1 (lower case).
B: Subtract the 1st digit of the answer to Q3 from the sum of the digits in the answer to Q1
C: 3rd letter of the surname in the answer to Q4 (upper case)
D: Letter which alphabetically precedes the 6th letter of the 1st name in the answer to Q4 (upper case)
E: Consonant which appears 3 times in the full answer to Q4 (lower case)
F: The nth letter of the alphabet where n is the answer to Q2 (lower case).
G: Add the two numbers in the answer to Q3 and then divide by the answer to Q2
H: 5th letter of the name of the planet mentioned in Q4 (upper case)
I: The two numbers in the answer to Q3 both have the same 1st letter. What is it? (Upper case)
J: Same answer as E.
K: The letter which appears twice in the popular first name of the Queen mentioned in Q4 is the nth letter of the alphabet. What is n?
Did you crack the code?
What does it stand for?
Ask Google and submit your answer.
Corporate Team-Building Package
The Code Master will manage and host all aspects of the event. This includes hosting, distribution of clues to participants via Dropbox, team liaison and instruction, Zoom meeting rooms, inter-team negotiation, team assistance during event, collation and announcement of results.
US$995 R14500
5% of collected fees will be donated to the following charitable organization at the end of each month
