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Count Off Backwards

Count Off Backwards
Needs a room

Count round the circle. Every third number is your own name instead.

Counting round the circle, but every third number is replaced by your own name, and then every fifth becomes a clap on top of that. Two rules at once is where any room falls apart, and it takes about ninety seconds to get there.

FocusMental AgilityLaughterIcebreaker
Use this when

A room needs concentration and a bit of name-learning at the same time, in a circle.

Props: None

Run this when…

If none of these is your room, pick another.
  1. A group who need focusing after a break

  2. Reinforcing names after an introductions round

  3. Any circle-shaped session with five minutes

The run-sheet

What you get once it’s yours. Open any of them to see how.

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At a glance
8–30people
4–8minutes
Energymedium
Where
Needs a room
Props
None
Big screen
Required
Teams
Individual only
What it builds
speed