👥
Team Building
Human Knot
Team collaboration to untangle the human knot
👥
8-20
People
⏱️
10-20
Minutes
📊
Medium
Difficulty
📦
Open space
Materials
📝About This Game
Participants stand in a circle and randomly grab hands with others, forming a complex human knot. The team must untangle the knot through communication and collaboration without letting go of hands. This classic game tests teamwork and communication skills.
🎯Game Objectives
- ✓Enhance team collaboration
- ✓Improve communication skills
- ✓Break physical contact awkwardness
📦Materials Needed
- •Open space
🎮How to Play
- 1
Have all participants stand in a tight circle
- 2
Each person extends their right hand and grabs another person's hand (not adjacent)
- 3
Then extend left hand and grab a different person's hand
- 4
Now you have formed a complex human knot
- 5
Team must untangle the knot through ducking, stepping over, and turning without letting go
- 6
Final goal is to form one or more circles
💡Pro Tips
- ★Remind participants to be safe and gentle with movements
- ★Encourage team members to communicate actively and suggest solutions
- ★If the knot is too complex, allow one release and re-grip opportunity
🔄Game Variations
- ▸Increased difficulty: Require complete silence throughout
- ▸Competition version: Multiple groups compete to see who untangles fastest
#teamwork
#communication
#icebreaker
#outdoor