Diwali game for work: Light up your Diwali celebration with a game.
Diwali brings teams together over sweets, lights and new clothes. Crowdboard adds a game everyone can play: a game-show board on the office TV, two teams buzzing in from their phones, and questions about the festival that your colleagues answer first.
When: October or November.
Free for up to 6 phones. No card needed.
Why it works
Everyone can join in
Survey questions ask what most people said, so colleagues who grew up with Diwali and colleagues celebrating it for the first time play on the same footing.
About your team
The answers come from your own colleagues, so every round is about how your team celebrates.
Office and home together
Share the board in Teams, Zoom or Meet, and colleagues in other offices or at home buzz in from their own phones, which show the board as well.
Nothing to set up
It runs in a web browser on the host’s laptop, the TV and every phone. Players scan the code on the screen, type a name and pick a team.
Questions to ask before the day
Put these in a survey. There are no answers here on purpose: your team’s own answers make the board.
- Name a sweet people share at Diwali
- Name something people light at Diwali
- Name something people do to get their home ready for Diwali
- Name a colour you see everywhere at Diwali
- Name a gift people give at Diwali
- Name a snack people make for Diwali
- Name something people wear for Diwali
- Name something that makes a Diwali party at work special
They’re filled in for you to change before you share the link.
How to run it
- 1
A week or two before: ask
Make a survey from the questions below, change any you like, and share the link in your team chat. Colleagues answer on their phones in a minute, with no account and no name.
- 2
The day before: make the game
Turn the survey into a game in a few clicks: the answers people gave most become the board. Add a ready-made round or two from the question bank if you like.
- 3
On the day: play
Put the board on the office TV or share your screen, and let phones join from the code. Two teams guess what the team said, and buzz in from their own phones.
Questions hosts ask
Is it right for an office where not everyone celebrates Diwali?
Yes. The questions ask what people do and share at Diwali, so they’re a friendly way to learn about the festival, and nobody needs to know the answers to guess well.
Can we play at the Diwali lunch?
Yes. One round takes a few minutes. In a big room, one phone per table works well: the table agrees on an answer and buzzes in.
How many people can play?
Any number of people can watch and shout answers. Up to 6 phones can buzz in on Free, 20 on Pro and 40 on Team.
Make the game part of your Diwali.
Start a free game now, or see it all on one screen first.