Common Ground

Small teams race to find five things every single person in the group shares.

Time:

10 min

Group:

6–30 people

Materials:

None

• 5–15 min
• Get to know you
• Low pressure
• No materials
• Works online
• Seated OK
• Small group (2–8)

How to play

1. Split into groups of four or five.
2. Each group has to find five things that are true of everyone in it.
3. Rule out the obvious — no "we all work here", no "we all have hands".
4. Groups share their best find with the room.
5. If you want a winner, the group with the most surprising shared fact takes it.

Variations

• Raise it to ten things and give twice as long — the last few are where the interesting stuff comes out.

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