Board Races
Board Races is a team energizer in which groups compete to be the first to complete a task at a whiteboard or similar surface, such as listing items in a category or solving a puzzle. The competitive element raises energy and rewards quick thinking under pressure. It works well as a warm-up or icebreaker.
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