This BattleBots-style team-building activity has everything it takes to bring people together: strategy, competition, thrills, and a little purposeful destruction thrown in. Which team will be the last one standing?? Let’s find out!
All the excitement associated with a traditional demolition derby but on a smaller scale! Think crushed cardboard and busted balloons instead of mangled metal and burnt rubber.
Here’s how our version of a BattleBots team-building activity works: First, your group breaks up into small teams, all of whom will conceptualize and build small vehicles of destruction loaded up with sharp, pointy things and a balloon. (The more pointy pieces the better!)
Once the destruction machines are designed and built it’s time to compete. Each team will navigate a time trial course packed with balloons and pitstops. Outperform the competition and you’ll have an advantage heading in the Melee Round. Teams battle until only one balloon is left.
Alas, while we have no Giant Nut award, one team will walk away with Badass Bragging Rights; all other teams will walk away energized, and with a little extra spring in their step.
Participants get:
Plotting total destruction requires imagination, teamwork, and solid planning! Luckily, these skills are also useful at work. Flexing these muscles in a setting outside the office—and applying them to a new type of task—shines a light on a team’s capabilities and strengths, and even sometimes nudges people out of their comfort zones to the point where they discover new strengths. (Coming up with an awesome battle chant must be useful in some capacity…?)
Competition also plays an important role in team-building: It gives people a good reason to engage with one another, even if they don’t interact on a daily basis. Plus… it’s just more FUN!
Is it dangerous?Yes, if you’re a balloon. Or if you break the rules and stand in the middle of the Melee round… but that would be a terrible idea.
No. But being an engineer will not be held against you.
We always tailor events to match your company vision. You can opt for custom challenges that blend with your theme or goal. It would be easy to give teams a design theme that they must aim for.
Group Size: 10–500
Activity Level: Low
Suggested Time Frame: 2–3 hours
Venue(s): Boardrooms, ballrooms, back rooms, side rooms, front rooms, lawns, courtyards, your brother’s kitchen, the International Space Station, and any participating Denny’s
Locations: Anywhere in the U.S.
Investment: Starts at $4,500 for up to 25 people and goes up from there
Fun means different things to different people—an event that’s fun for one team might not be fun for another. Our experience (20+ years and counting!) has taught us how to identify each group’s unique personality and tailor our interactions to appeal to their hearts and minds. No matter what activity we’re doing together, you can count on us to keep it light, fun, and easy for everyone to buy in.
Our specialty is turning event managers into rockstars! It’s not magic—it’s just us working hard behind the scenes to make absolutely certain you hit your team-building objectives, come in under budget, and put a smile on the faces of everyone involved. All that takes the work of a lot of people. We staff your event with the best, including an experienced team behind the scenes that are laser-focused on your event’s success, and a dedicated event manager to guide you from start to finish.
Work with us, and we promise you can expect an amazing experience that meets all your company’s needs.
Firefly has had the pleasure of working with some real heavy-hitters in the corporate world, such as Amazon, Disney, and Red Bull. But we love working with small and indie businesses just as much—especially when they send us love notes!
Some of our favorites include:
“FireFly did an event for my company in Houston. It was seamless and the group had a ton of fun. We chose the Wreck ’Em Rally event and people really got into it. Thank you FireFly!”
“…we were thoroughly impressed with the Firefly team. They were very professional and able to accommodate all our requests. Dorota was so much fun and knew exactly how to interact with our crowd, while the rest of the team helped make sure the game logistics ran smoothly and everyone was enjoying themselves. Our staff had an amazing time, and we loved every moment of it.”
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