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Random Team Generator

Paste a list of names and split them into a chosen number of teams or teams of a chosen size.

Start Game
Players
2–200
Time
1–3 min
Host effort
low
Ages
All ages

How you can play it

  • Shared screen — runs on site
  • Online (own phones)
  • In person

Objective

Create random teams whose sizes differ by at most one person.

Equipment

  • None

Host preparation

  1. Collect everyone's names.

Rules

  1. Enter names.
  2. Choose number of teams or team size.
  3. Generate. Move people between teams if needed.
  4. Regenerating asks for confirmation first.

Example round

13 people into 3 teams gives teams of 5, 4 and 4.

Scoring & winning

None.

Winner: —

Ties: —

Variations

  • Name teams after festive themes.
  • Pair people for a buddy activity with team size 2.

Accessibility

  • Teams can be copied as plain text to share in chat or read aloud.

Safety notes

  • Teams are random, not skill-balanced. Adjust manually if needed.