Corporate scavenger hunt · a big-screen game
Hire a Corporate Scavenger Hunt.
A live list goes up on the big screen, a business card, someone wearing odd socks, a selfie with a stranger from another table, and up to ten teams race a countdown to bank the points. Within a minute the whole room is on its feet.
Nothing warms up a cold room faster. Energy, not knowledge, so the shy table and the loud table finish level.
How a round plays
How a round of Scavenger Hunt works.
It is the fastest icebreaker I know for a conference or away day: nobody is watching, everybody is talking to someone they have never met.
The list goes up
A list of items and challenges appears on the board, each worth points, easy finds low, cheeky ones high.
1Teams scatter
Up to ten teams race to find, snap or do as many as they can, across the room or the venue.
2
Points bank live
Each find is verified and ticked off on the big screen, with the team’s name stamped on it.
3
In among the tables, every round Beat the clock
A countdown runs on the board. When it hits zero, the top team on the scoreboard takes it.
4Running the room from the floor
On the big screen
The real screens, not a mock-up.
Every screen on this page is my own software running live, captured at the size a projector throws. It is one of nine big-screen games in the same app, run from a phone in my hand at the microphone, with the sound, the strikes and the scores built in.
Three ways to play
Three ways to play Scavenger Hunt.
Every game I run can be played three ways, and I pick the way that suits the room, the timings and the layout on the night: as a show at the front, table against table, or with every single guest playing on their own phone. Mix them across an evening and nobody spends the night watching.
As a show
The list on the big screen, the room on its feet
The list goes up, the countdown starts, and up to ten teams scatter across the room to find, snap or do everything on it. Finds are verified at the front and ticked off on the big screen with the team’s name on them. Within a minute nobody is sitting down.
Best for: conference icebreakers and away daysAt the tables
Every table is a team
The natural version. Each table is a team, the list is written around the venue and the people, and the cheeky items are the ones that send a table to negotiate with another table. Points bank live on the scoreboard.
Best for: dinners and Christmas partiesOn the app
Finds submitted from phones
On phones each team submits its finds as photos from the table through the Play Along join code, and the room votes on the best photo for a bonus. It keeps the whole room in it while the runners are running.
Best for: large conferences and whole-company daysBuilt for the room
Same game. Two very different rooms.
I customise every game for the audience in front of me: the questions, the answers, and the way I present them. The same format is a completely different show for a room of graduates in their twenties and a room of chief executives, and it should be. I write for the people who will actually be there, then I speak into the listening on the night: I read what the room is giving back and change gear to match it.
Loud, fast, slightly competitive
- Items I would list
- A selfie with someone from another team, the oldest object in the room, a business card from the most senior person you can find.
- How I host it
- A short clock and a lot of commentary. I call out the finds as they land and name the team that is winning every thirty seconds.
- What lands
- A hundred people talking to strangers within a minute of sitting down.
Dignified for about forty seconds
- Items I would list
- Someone who joined the company the same year as you, a photo of your table with the chief executive in it, a receipt older than the newest recruit.
- How I host it
- Slightly longer clock, higher points for the awkward finds, and I make the verification at the front a moment. Senior people compete harder than anyone.
- What lands
- The room mixing across seniority without anyone being told to network.
1Written for your people
Send me the year’s stories, the in-jokes, the departments and the industry. The rounds are built from them, so the answers land in a way no off-the-shelf pack ever can.
2Speaking into the listening
The words on the screen are half of it. How I present them is the rest, and I pitch the pace, the teasing and the tone to the room that has turned up, not the one on the brief.
3If a different crowd turns up
Eight hundred events across festivals, awards, conferences and dinners means I have hosted every kind of room. If the mood is not what anyone expected, I change the style on the spot, and often the questions too.
In the running order
Where Scavenger Hunt fits in the night.
Where it sits in the night
First. It is the fastest icebreaker I know and it sets the energy for everything after it.
How long
Ten to fifteen minutes with the clock on screen. Long enough to mix the room, short enough to keep the energy high.
Pairs well with
Straight into Category Clues while the new teams are still buzzing, then Common Ground to get the phones out.
“Nothing warms up a cold room faster. It is energy, not knowledge, so the shy table and the loud table finish level.”
All fourteen games
Fourteen games. One host. One screen.
Five rounds the whole room plays on their phones, and nine big-screen games with teams at the board. All of it is my own software, run from one screen, so I can switch format the moment the room needs a lift. Tap any game to see exactly how it plays.
Common Ground
Vote with the room, score for matching it
How it plays →On your phone
Who’s Bluffing?
Three stories, one true, the room decides
How it plays →On your phone
The Final Few
A knockout quiz down to the last few standing
How it plays →On your phone
Side Bets
Play money on what happens next on stage
How it plays →On your phone
The Cut
Everyone answers, the lowest scores are cut
How it plays →Big screen
Family Fortunes
Two teams, one survey board, three strikes
How it plays →Big screen
Quiz Show
Categories, buzzers and picture rounds
How it plays →Big screen
Play Your Cards Right
Higher or lower on a row of giant cards
How it plays →Big screen
What the Blank
Fill the gap, match the room’s funniest answers
How it plays →Big screen
Guess the Phrase
A hidden phrase, one letter at a time
How it plays →Big screen
Category Clues
Describe it without saying it, against the clock
How it plays →Big screenThis pageScavenger Hunt
The whole room up, hunting and mixing
You are hereBig screen
The Generation Game
The conveyor belt of prizes to remember
How it plays →Big screen
Bongo Bingo
Rave bingo with dance breaks and forfeits
How it plays →Every one of these can be played as a show, at the tables or on the app, and every one is written around your company before the night. Not sure which mix suits your event? Tell me the room and I will suggest a running order.
What’s included
Everything that comes with Scavenger Hunt.
- A list written around your venue and people
- Up to ten teams, all on the scoreboard
- A live countdown on the big screen
- Finds verified and ticked off as they land
- Works in one room or across a venue
- Hosted live, energy managed
It is pure interaction rather than knowledge, so it is ideal at the start of an evening or as the icebreaker at a conference, and it scales to a big crowd without anyone standing around watching. Follow it with Category Clues and the new-found teams get to keep working together.
What clients say
Kevin recently hosted a company corporate event and proved to be the consummate professional throughout the evening. He has the unique ability to read a room and keep everyone happy.
Kevin hosted our staff conference event this year which was fantastic. He brought an energy and enthusiasm with him and played a really important part in getting people engaged in the day.
Thank you Kevin for hosting our Christmas party in December 2025. The team had an amazing time. We really liked the intertwining of awards and the game. Everyone had a brilliant time and Kevin was fantastic.
Good to know
Scavenger Hunt hire FAQs.
How many teams can take part?
Up to ten teams at once, each tracked on the big-screen scoreboard.
Can the list be tailored to our event?
Yes, I build the list around your venue, your company and the mix of people in the room.
Does it need a big space?
It works in a single room or across a venue, the items are chosen to suit the space you have.
How long does it run?
Usually ten to fifteen minutes, long enough to get everyone involved, short enough to keep the energy high.
Can it be played at the tables or on phones rather than as a show?
Yes. Every game I run can be played three ways: as a show with teams at the front, table against table, or with every guest on their own phone through Play Along. I pick the mix that suits your room and the running order, and I often use all three in one night.
What does it cost?
Fees are quoted individually for the date, the venue and the length of the show. Send the numbers and the running order and I will send a quote.
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Enquiries
Want Scavenger Hunt at your event?
Tell me the venue and the group size and I will build the scavenger hunt around it. Hosted right across the UK.
