Indoor Team Building for Conferences, Hotels, Offices & Resorts
Games that turn your ballroom, conference center, office, campus, or resort into the game environment, with no one leaving the venue.
What this is
Indoor team building is the fastest-growing Social Scavenger format. The reason: you can build an epic team adventure inside the venue you've already booked. Hotel ballroom, conference center, office, corporate campus, or resort, whatever space your group is in becomes the game environment. The format scales from a 45-minute energy break to a half-day multi-station experience. Same flexibility, same energy, no transport, no weather risk, no logistics drift.
About 130 leads each year start the conversation with some version of "we want to stay inside the venue."
How it works
Three things stay consistent across every indoor event, regardless of length or format.
- 1
The venue becomes the game environment. Posters, QR codes, signage, or live stations get placed around your space. Teams move between them as part of the game.
- 2
Teams form at kickoff. Five to ten players per team. Smaller groups (under 50) run with teams of four to six; larger groups (200+) often run with teams of ten ("our table" style). Social Scavenger recommends a size based on your headcount.
- 3
A live leaderboard, instant slideshow, and wrap-up close it out. Real-time scoring throughout, optional surprise reveals, and a celebration of the winners at the end.
What changes between events is the length, customization, and whether you go with the short-and-contained format or the longer multi-station format.
Two ways to run an indoor event
Indoor events split by duration and complexity. Most clients pick the first.
Short and contained (60-120 minutes)
Fits between conference sessions, before dinner, or after a long day. Posters, QR codes, or themed signage anchor the game. Teams play at their own pace, with live judging and a live leaderboard. Light setup (5 to 30 minutes), no live facilitators required unless you add an onsite host. Great for annual conferences, leadership events, sales kickoffs, and pre-dinner activities. A 45-minute compressed version works for very tight schedules.
Longer and more involved (2-3 hours, up to half day)
A bigger production. Multiple live stations spread across the venue, each running a different challenge or activity. Stations can be run by Social Scavenger facilitators or by your own team (many clients prefer this since it gets their leaders or trainers involved on the day). Teams rotate through the stations, complete the activity at each, and accumulate points across the route. Heavier setup, more time commitment, more memorable. Think Amazing Race style. Best for retreats, full-day offsites, employee appreciation days, or events where the activity is the centerpiece, not the break.
Both formats run on the same Social Scavenger app behind the scenes, which collects team photos, videos, and submissions for the live leaderboard and the big video reveal at the end. The difference between the formats is scope, not mechanics.
Where it works
Any indoor space with wall capacity, mounts, or breakout flow can host an indoor game. Common setups:
- One conference room. Posters cluster on walls, teams work the space within a contained area.
- Conference room plus hallways. Posters spread out, creating movement without leaving the venue.
- Multiple breakout rooms. Each room becomes a station, teams rotate through.
- Hotel ballroom, lobby, or pre-function space. The game uses the venue's existing flow.
- Full hotel, conference center, or resort. Property-wide games that take 90 minutes or more, using lobbies, courtyards, restaurants, pools, and grounds alongside indoor spaces.
- Offices. Open-plan layouts, conference rooms, hallways, glass partitions, and common areas all work.
- Corporate campuses. Multiple buildings, courtyards, atriums, and common areas. Social Scavenger has run games at Microsoft Redmond, Google offices, and other major corporate campuses.
- Indoor with outdoor extensions. Posters anchor inside, but video missions and other challenges can flex outside (courtyards, beaches, pools, the street out front, hotel grounds) where it makes sense.
The format scales from 20 people in a single room up to 800+ across a property.
Indoor game titles
Five options span the range from off-the-shelf to fully custom.
Great Scott! The Time-Traveling Team Adventure
Decade-themed poster game. Off-the-shelf, ready to play, works for any group and any indoor space. The most popular Social Scavenger title.
See how Great Scott! works →Who Kidnapped YOUR Boss?
A two-hour mystery where five of your own team members become the suspects. Premier-tier with custom assets and a four-to-six-week lead time.
See how Who Kidnapped YOUR Boss? works →Choose Wisely
A choose-your-own-adventure game where each team's choices unlock unique paths and challenges, so every team has a slightly different experience. No posters or materials needed beyond what's already in the room. Strong on networking and head-to-head challenges. Works in any indoor space, including spaces where you can't hang posters.
Ask about Choose Wisely →Where in the World is the Crystal Snow Globe?
A global travel themed game where teams chase the lost crystal across continents. Currently runs as a QR-code game; the posters can be produced for your event if you want the full poster experience.
Ask about Crystal Snow Globe →Custom Indoor Games
Built around your event theme, company values, industry, or workflow. Custom challenges, posters, and narrative.
See custom game options →Best for these planning situations
Indoor team building is the right fit when:
- The group has been in sessions all day and you need to bring back energy without dragging them through more logistics. → Activity After Sessions
- You want to reduce travel and keep the whole group onsite. → Annual Conference
- Timelines are tight and there's no room for transport delays or weather risk.
- Reception, dinner, or food is happening onsite immediately afterward and the activity has to flow into it. → Activity Before Dinner
- Annual conferences where the activity has to bring back energy after a long session day. → Annual Conference
- Leadership conferences where the format needs to feel polished and respect a senior audience. → Leadership Conference
- Annual retreats with extended programs at a resort or conference center. → Annual Retreat
- Sales kickoffs that need an energy hit and friendly competition. → Sales Kickoff
- Team offsites where the venue is part of the experience. → Team Offsite
- Executive events for small senior groups in a private setting. → Executive Team Building
- 60 to 90 minute slots between conference sessions. → 60-90 Minute Activities
- Large groups (100 to 800+) where logistics need to scale cleanly. → Team Building for 200 People
Logistics
- Typical length
- 60 to 120 minutes for Classic and Premier games. 2 to 3 hours for multi-station events. 45-minute compressed version available.
- Group size
- 20 to 800+ people, with team sizes of 5 to 10.
- Start location
- Any indoor space with wall capacity, mounts, or breakout flow.
- End location
- Same space, with leaderboard reveal and slideshow.
- Setup time
- 5 to 30 minutes for short formats; 30 to 60+ minutes for multi-station events.
- Facilitation
- Every game starts with a hosted briefing video. Premier and above include a virtual game day team. Onsite hosts available at higher tiers for an additional fee. Multi-station events have facilitators at each station, either from the Social Scavenger team or from your own staff or leaders if you prefer.
- Customization
- Branded posters, custom challenges, themed content, custom AI intro video, custom highlight reel.
- Tech needed
- One smartphone per team. The Social Scavenger app handles scoring and collects team photos and videos for the live leaderboard and the wrap-up reveal. WiFi optional; mobile data works fine.
Pricing
Pricing flexes with group size, format, customization, and live-facilitation needs. Social Scavenger has run events ranging from $1,000 to $120,000+. For most events, per-person tier pricing makes sense:
Classic
$30 per person
$600 minimum
Includes the app, posters or QR codes, scoring, leaderboards, real-time judging, AI twists, and instant slideshow.
Premier
$50 per person
$1,000 minimum
Everything in Classic, plus surprise reveals, curated souvenir highlight reel, and the optional onsite host.
Gold
$75 per person
$3,750 minimum
Everything in Premier, plus Gold Star challenges, custom videos, and an expanded finale.
Amazing Race (multi-station)
$150 per person
$20,000 minimum
Full multi-station production with facilitators at each station, custom theming, and an expanded experience across the venue.
Groups of 200+ people: flat-rate pricing options are available. The per-person math stops scaling proportionally, so larger groups don't get crushed by tier pricing alone. Worth a quick conversation to scope the right structure for your headcount.
- Poster print and shipping: typically around $200, varies by quantity and location.
- Custom Who Kidnapped YOUR Boss?: $1,000 setup fee on top of Premier covers custom suspect posters and the AI intro option.
The fastest path to a real number is sharing your event details. Most events fall comfortably inside the price range; if you have a fixed budget, share it and Social Scavenger will work to fit it.
Trusted by teams at
Companies that have run indoor team events with Social Scavenger include Microsoft, Google, Netflix, Blackstone, RBC, KPMG, and Shopify.
"Our company was moving locations and changing office buildings. There was much trepidation about moving. So, we decided to engage Social Scavenger to produce a Scavenger Hunt for our office to explore and learn about the new location. It was a great way for us to get people excited about the area in a fun and interactive way. Thanks to Social Scavenger we were able to help really get people excited about our move."
"We used Social Scavenger for an event to introduce key players of two merging companies. We mixed members of both companies into teams for the games. It was a great success. The game was the highlight of the event and because the groups were able to bond, they also became excited about the merger."
Frequently asked questions
Can we do this entirely without leaving the venue?
Can the game use the whole hotel, conference center, or resort, or just one room?
What if our ballroom is the only space we have?
Can the game work in our office or on our corporate campus?
What's the difference between poster games, Choose Wisely, and a multi-station event?
Can outdoor extensions like a courtyard, beach, or hotel grounds work alongside the indoor game?
What's the longest indoor format you offer?
How does this work at a resort versus a typical hotel?
Keep planning
Onsite Poster Games
Interactive posters and QR codes that activate any space inside your venue.
Custom Conference Games
Bespoke games built around your theme, workflow, or values.
Annual Conference
Activities that fit between sessions, dinners, and a packed agenda.
Annual Retreat
Multi-day retreats with formats that match the agenda.
Ready to plan a custom conference experience?
Tell us your city, venue, group size, and date. We'll recommend the right format, whether that's a city hunt, onsite poster game, indoor experience, or custom build.