Find Someone Who is a classic mingle icebreaker where a prompt sheet gives everyone a reason to approach new people, ask quick questions, and discover shared interests.
Find Someone Who is a classic movement-based icebreaker. Each participant receives a sheet of prompts and walks around looking for people who match each line.
The game is simple: find someone who has a dog, likes spicy food, has lived in another city, can recommend a good show, or has a strange hobby. Once you find the right person, write down their name and ask a quick follow-up.
The task gives people a reason to start talking, which makes it much easier than open networking or a formal round of self-introductions.
10-40 people is ideal. Smaller groups finish quickly; larger groups can still play if you set a clear time limit and use enough prompts.
For 50+ people, split the room into smaller zones or teams so the activity stays lively instead of chaotic.
5-8 minutes for a tiny warm-up, 10-15 minutes for a standard version, and 15-20 minutes for a larger event.
Prepare a prompt sheet, project the list on a screen, or turn the prompts into a bingo-style card.
Each participant should write down the name of the person who matches each prompt.
Use prompts about first-week experiences, departments, tools, work styles, and friendly personal facts.
Turn the prompt sheet into a bingo grid so people can aim for a row or full card.
Set a 5-minute timer and see who can find the most unique people. This works best when the room already has some energy.
Instead of finding people who match fixed prompts, ask participants to find three people who share a hobby, two people who like the same food, or one person with a similar routine.
After finding a match, participants must ask for a tiny story: “Why do you like gardening?” or “What is your dog’s name?”
Put people in small teams and let each team complete one shared sheet. This works well for quieter groups or people who do not know each other yet.
Design prompts around a training topic, class subject, conference theme, company event, or community meetup.
The goal is not just names on paper. Ask for one follow-up so real conversation happens.
Stay away from salary, relationship status, politics, religion, health, and family details.
Limit repeat names so people actually meet different participants.
If prompts are too hard, people stop moving. Mix easy and distinctive prompts.
Let people move at a comfortable pace, start with nearby partners, pair up if needed, and skip public sharing if that helps them participate.
Show the difference between a checkbox question and a real mini-conversation.
Give a halfway reminder and invite people to talk to someone they have not met yet.
Tell the group that meeting several people matters more than filling every line.
Pineapple pizza, early birds vs. night owls, coffee vs. tea, or similar safe preferences can create quick laughter.
Ask two or three people what they learned. This gives the activity a satisfying ending.
The best prompts are easy enough that someone in the room probably matches them, but specific enough to invite a follow-up.
Instead of “has a pet,” try “has a pet with a funny name.” Instead of “likes travel,” try “has gotten lost while traveling.”
For training, include learning or facilitation prompts. For onboarding, include company tools, first-week moments, or friendly work habits.
After mingling, ask two or three debrief questions so the room does not simply scatter after the timer ends.
This game works especially well for new hires, students, training participants, community members, volunteer teams, project groups, first-time teams, and meeting participants who need to warm up quickly.
It is less useful for very formal high-pressure meetings, rooms with fewer than five people, spaces where people cannot move, or sessions with almost no time for interaction.
Many people dislike open-ended introductions. A prompt like “find someone who has a dog” gives them an easy first line.
When someone discovers “you like gardening too” or “you also have a strong pineapple pizza opinion,” the distance between strangers drops fast.
Participants are not forcing small talk. They are completing a shared task, which makes the interaction feel more natural for quieter people too.
People remember “the person with three dogs” or “the person who hates pineapple pizza” more easily than a name, title, and department.
Break the first layer of unfamiliarity quickly.
Help people discover shared interests and small points of connection.
Get the room moving instead of sitting silently.
Help participants remember each other through small personal details.
Make later group discussion feel less cold.
Two Truths and a Lie: Low-Pressure Group Vote is a team-friendly version of the classic format that keeps the guessing but shifts the pressure from one person to the whole group.
Speed Networking is a fast rotation icebreaker where people meet one partner at a time, share a short introduction, then switch before the conversation gets awkward.
Line Up Game is a low-pressure movement icebreaker where participants communicate, compare information, and arrange themselves in order by a safe prompt.
Scenario
Onboarding, New Teams, Training Openers, Classroom, Community Events, Event Social Mixers, Camps / Volunteers
Audience
Adults, Teens, Strangers, Introverts
Place
Indoor
Style
Low Pressure
Time
5-20 Mins
Group Size
10 - 50 People
Prep
Prompt sheet or bingo card, Pens, Optional timer
Did You Know?
The real trick is not filling the whole sheet; it is turning each prompt into an easy opening line and one natural follow-up question.