Employee Appreciation Day game: Say thank you with a game the whole team plays.
Employee Appreciation Day falls on the first Friday in March, and any day is a good day to thank a team. Crowdboard gives it a game everyone plays: a game-show board on the office TV, two teams buzzing in from their phones, and questions about what makes your team feel appreciated.
When: The first Friday in March.
Free for up to 6 phones. No card needed.
Why it works
Learn what people value
The survey asks how people like to be thanked and what makes a good week. The answers make the board, and they’re worth keeping after the game.
A break everyone enjoys
A full game takes about 20 minutes, so it fits into a lunch or the end of the day.
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 way to say thank you at work
- Name a perk people love
- Name a treat that makes a team feel appreciated
- Name something a good manager does every week
- Name a small thing that makes a workday better
- Name something people like to be recognised for
- Name a reward people would choose for a job well done
- Name something that makes people proud of their team
They’re filled in for you to change before you share the link.
How to run it
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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.
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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.
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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
Should managers play too?
Yes. Mix managers into both teams. Survey answers ask what most people said, so nobody has an advantage, and it shows the thanks goes both ways.
Can we add prizes?
A small prize for the Lightning Round at the end makes it count: two players, five quick questions and a ticking clock.
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.
Thank your team with a game.
Start a free game now, or see it all on one screen first.