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CrowdParty offers unique and exciting games to play remotely with games such as Trivia Night, Friendly Fire, Would You Rather, Polls, and many more to come! Easy enough to pick up and play whenever and wherever! Make virtual get-togethers even more exciting! With no downloads required, you can play CrowdParty over Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, or even in the comfort of your living room!

• Free by default
• Passes are available for even more fun!
• We're giving 3 months free to orgs
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Use CrowdParty to spice up any virtual event like meetings, town halls, stand ups, team lunches, Happy Hours, and more!

CrowdParty aims to bring back the fun to WFH!

Bored helps remote teams have fun together and socialize through games. There are 3 games right now (and a lot more coming soon): - Spot the Faker: A game of accusations and deception - Trick or Trivia: A game of trivia, but with a twist - Give me a Break: 2-minute breaks you can take by yourself You know what the research says: happy teams are more productive

• Free for now
• Pricing plan will come soon but it will be very affordable
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For quick breaks during work, or a larger Friday fun session

It is meant for remote teams to socialize and build team camaraderie

Covalent is a platform designed to connect you with your peers and teammates to enhance your team’s productivity and virtual workplace environment Covalent’s simple, intuitive UI and integrated video feed provide for memorable and personal connections

• Free

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Covalent helps new, remote teams build better bonds

It's hard to build effective bonds in quarantine; Covalent hopes to help!

Doozy give you access to your own virtual private space – 100% dedicated to team building and culture. What we do: - Ready to go team building activities - A social dashboard for all company events - Quiz, icebreakers, games, premium experiences, clubs and your own events of course "Culture eats strategy for breakfast", get your own working. Now.

• Free up to 25 teammates
• Premium coming soon
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To connect virtual teams, daily!

We are actively supporting a better Future Of Work through making remote work a sustainable way of working.

Roll20 is described as a ' Powerful toolset to expand pen-and-paper tabletop games and play online with friends' It's free-to-use, browser-based, and features a full suite of tools to build characters quickly, roll dice, and run any campaign

• Free Service

It's a great website, and it can be used for happy hours, meeting virtually, and socializing. It is used by remote teams, VCs, meetup hosts, conference organizers, schools, families, and friends

Roll20 provides a rich toolset including a character builder, map tools, dynamic lighting, video and voice chat, and a powerful dice roller for remote teams to make their remote work more fun

Your favorite RPG game systems are playable with Fantasy Grounds. While you can play ANY game on Fantasy Grounds, these systems allow you to buy preloaded content that is ready to play. Less prep time for the GM means more playtime for the players and a more enjoyable online experience overall.

• Available as a lifetime purchase, or as a monthly subscription.
• FGU Standard at $3.99 Monthly OR one time pricing of One-Time Pricing $39
• FGU Ultimate at $9.99 for first 3 months, then $9.99 Monthly OR One-Time Pricing of $149
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If you are a hardcore gamer, use Fantasy Grounds to make your game easier to prep, more immersive for your players, and faster to run.

Remote workers who love RPGs can enhance their gaming experience using Fantasy Grounds.

Delve deep into cavernous expanses, seek out ever-greater foes to test your mettle in combat, or construct your own city - In the World of Terraria, the choice is yours! Blending elements of classic action games with the freedom of sandbox-style creativity, Terraria is a unique gaming experience where both the journey and the destination are as unique as the players themselves!

• Pricing varies based on the device you're using.
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Use Terraria to unleash the inner gamer in you and fight for survival, fortune, and glory.

Remote workers and gamers can have a fun adventure using Terraria.

Starbound takes place in a two-dimensional, procedurally generated universe that the player can explore to obtain new weapons, armor, and items and to visit towns and villages inhabited by various intelligent lifeforms Starbound begins with the player inside a spacecraft after the destruction of Earth, home of an intergalactic peacekeeping organization known as the Terrene Protectorate

• Prices start at US $14.99
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It's a great game, and it can be used for happy hours, meeting virtually, and socializing

It is used by remote teams, VCs, meetup hosts, conference organizers, schools, families, and friends

It can keep remote workers enchanted during their break hours, whether they are playing solo or on a server with friends

Spark friendly competition with your team and boost morale, from Slack! Great for before a meeting, a Thursday social, or just taking a break. Up to 12 people

• 3 free games

Doodle caters to small and large teams looking to have fun, build relationships, and spark some friendly competition

Doodle makes it easy to have fun with your team, no matter where you're working

Icebreakers by CareerLark helps you get to know your coworkers. Your new teammates answer a few short and fun questions about themselves. The answers are published in a public channel of your choice, where you get to welcome them in style.

• 30-day free trial of the paid plan, no credit card required
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Icebreakers is great for remote and distributed teams that use Slack.

As a remote/distributed team in US, Europe, and Asia, we made Icebreakers because we saw that while we worked closely together professionally, it was tough to build more of that personal connection given the time zone differences and digital nature of our interactions. Icebreakers solves for this by randomly picking people from your selected channel, pinging them with fun and informative questions, then posting their answers.

GeoGuessr is a geographic game where you have to pick a broad country etc. where you wish to play. The platform then takes you to a location in that area, and shows you the street view maps. You now have to spot various clues and look around the locality to determine where you are at.

• You can play once per day using the free account. Get the Pro plan starting from $2.99/mo for individual or $39.99/mo for a team of 15. Pricing decreases with annual packs and larger teams.
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Get on a video call with your team or friends and have a fun time playing GeoGuessr. It's an educational game so you can have just as much fun solo.

Bond with your remote team and have a fun time playing GeoGuessr.

Weekly virtual team-building activities to help your team cultivate long-term friendships at work, no matter where they are! We've removed all the admin, creative tax, and other fuss which comes with organizing this kind of thing for your team each week

• Free 4x week trial 🎁

We save CEOs and remote team leaders a lot of time by automating team-building activities each week. HomeWerk provides consistently positive experiences to help colleagues socialise and make friends with each other.

Our platform helps colleagues to feel closer whilst working remotely