Icebreaker
Professionals and social groups
Find Someone Who Bingo
A conversation-driven bingo format ideal for professional and social mixers alike.
Find someone who bingo is designed to spark short, purposeful conversations in any setting where people don't know each other well. Each square poses a trait or experience, prompting players to approach others and ask direct, friendly questions.
How to run this activity
Distribute a card to each participant as they arrive. Explain that they need to find a different person for each square and note their name next to the matching description. Give the group a clear time limit, usually around ten minutes, and circulate to keep energy up. Wrap up by asking a few volunteers to share who they matched and why.
Full prompt list
- Find someone who has changed careers before
- Find someone who works a four-day week
- Find someone who has started their own business
- Find someone who has given a public talk or presentation
- Find someone who mentors another person at work
- Find someone who has learned a new skill this year
- Find someone who commutes over an hour to work
- Find someone who has worked in customer service
- Find someone who has completed further study as an adult
- Find someone who has relocated for a job
- Find someone who freelances alongside their main role
- Find someone who has led a team of five or more
- Find someone who has worked night shifts
- Find someone who volunteers regularly
- Find someone who reads industry news daily
- Find someone who has changed job title in the last year
- Find someone who prefers working from home
- Find someone who has attended this type of event before
- Find someone who has written something published
- Find someone who negotiated their own salary
- Find someone who has interviewed more than ten candidates
- Find someone who set a goal and achieved it this year
- Find someone who has worked across three time zones
- Find someone who taught themselves a professional skill
Customisation ideas
- Write squares around your event's theme, such as industry experience or interests
- Add a scoring twist where harder-to-find traits are worth double points
- Include a square that requires a photo as proof of the match
Frequently asked questions
The card gives structure and a clear goal, which makes approaching strangers feel far less awkward than free-form mingling. People have a built-in reason and opening line for every conversation.
Yes, using breakout rooms or a shared chat works well. Replace physical actions with things players can discover through quick one-to-one video chats or messages.
It works from as few as ten people up to around eighty in an open space. Beyond that, consider splitting into zones so everyone has room to move and talk.