Chopstick challenge

Move 30 dry beans from one bowl to another using chopsticks in 60 seconds.

6.9 trust impact 4–30 Medium energy 10 min

A clean, table-based challenge that scales beautifully. Each player has chopsticks and two bowls — one full of beans, one empty. Sixty seconds to move as many as possible.

How to run it

  1. 1

    Set up a table per player with chopsticks, a bowl of 30 beans, and an empty bowl.

  2. 2

    On 'go', players have 60 seconds to move beans one at a time.

  3. 3

    Dropped beans don't count.

  4. 4

    Whoever moves the most wins. Tie-breaker: a 30-second sudden death round.

Where this fits

Pair this with the right venue setting and a matching retreat format. If you want a fully facilitated version, our team can run it for you.