Christmas Office Party Games: 12 Ideas for Work Parties

A good office Christmas party game gets people laughing without making anyone feel put on the spot. The best ones are easy to explain, work for teams of any size, and need almost no setup. Here are 12 ideas that fit a lunch break, an afternoon party or a video call, plus a simple plan to run the whole thing in about 30 minutes.

What makes a game work at the office

Keep it inclusive. Pick games where people can join in as a team rather than alone, so quieter coworkers can share the spotlight. Avoid topics that depend on age, family situation or religion, and keep prizes small and fun.

Time matters too. Most office parties have a window of 30 to 60 minutes, so choose two or three short games instead of one long one.

12 Christmas games for work parties

Christmas Family Feud style survey game: the host asks a question such as "Name something people forget to buy before Christmas", teams guess the most popular answers and earn points for each one on the board. It suits any group size and needs no skill.
Christmas trivia: mix easy and hard questions about movies, songs and traditions, and let teams of three or four answer together.
Secret Santa: set a spending limit, draw names a week early, and reveal gifts at the party.
White elephant gift swap: players take turns choosing a wrapped gift or stealing one that someone else has already opened.
Christmas bingo: hand out cards with holiday items and let people mark squares as the host calls them out.
Guess the Christmas song: play two seconds of a song and let teams name it, or have people hum a tune.
Office awards: give light-hearted titles such as best holiday sweater or most festive desk, voted by the team.
Emoji pictionary: show Christmas movie titles written as emoji and let teams race to decode them.
Two truths and a Christmas story: each person shares three holiday stories and the team guesses which one is made up.
Holiday scavenger hunt: send teams around the office to find items from a list, or ask remote teams to find items at home.
Minute to win it challenges: wrap a gift with oven mitts on, or stack candy canes in sixty seconds.
Christmas word scramble: print holiday words with the letters mixed up and let teams solve as many as they can.

How to run a Feud style game in 30 minutes

Split the group into two or more teams and give each team a name. The host reads a survey question, one player from each team gives an answer, and the higher ranked answer wins control of the round. The team in control keeps guessing, and three wrong answers is three strikes. After three strikes the other team gets one chance to steal the points.

Play six to ten rounds and add up the scores. If you do not want to prepare questions yourself, our Office Christmas Party Feud and Grown-Up Christmas Night Feud have 50 ready-made rounds with answers and points already filled in, plus a Host Guide with the answer key.

Tips for remote and hybrid teams

Share your screen on Zoom, Teams or Meet and let each team answer out loud. Use breakout rooms for team discussions, and ask one person in each team to be the speaker. A game that plays in a web browser means nobody needs special software.

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Our Christmas Feud games have 50 rounds each with answers and points ready, a Host Guide with the answer key and a printable score sheet. No sign-up needed.

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Frequently asked questions

How long should an office Christmas game last?

Aim for 15 to 20 minutes per game, and plan two or three games for a one hour party.

What is a good Christmas game for a large office?

Survey style team games and bingo work well for large groups because everyone can take part at the same time.

Can we play Christmas Family Feud on a video call?

Yes. Share your screen, put people in teams, and let each team answer out loud while the host reveals answers.