# Goldberg Machine: team building scenario in Prague

A chain reaction team building game: every team builds one part of a giant Rube Goldberg machine. At the finale, one push sets it all off, and it only runs if every team did its job.

A ready-made scenario by Amber Events, an event agency in Prague.

- Format: Team building
- Guests: 10-70
- Duration: 3-4 hours
- Where: Your office or a venue in Prague
- Best for: Teams that need to work across departments

## The story

A marble rolls down a ramp, knocks over a line of dominoes, tips a cup, pulls a string, rings a bell. Your team builds all of it.

The group splits into crews of five to eight. Each crew gets a stretch of the table and a box of everyday objects, and designs its own part of the machine. The catch: every part has to pick up the motion from the crew before it and pass it cleanly to the next one. So the crews have to agree on the handoffs, test them together and fix what breaks.

While the crews build, our coordinator watches how each group works together and shares that feedback with everyone afterward. Each crew also gets a few minutes on their own to talk through how their part went before the final run.

The finale is one continuous run in front of everyone. We film it, and the slow-motion replay is usually the most-watched video in the company chat that week.

## How it plays out

1. Mission briefing: The host explains the goal, the rules and the finale. Crews get their building kits and their spot in the chain.
2. Design and build: Each crew designs and builds its segment, then agrees the handoff with its neighbours.
3. Test runs: Crews connect their parts and run the chain in sections. Things fail, crews fix them, the machine gets better.
4. The big run: Everyone gathers, one person starts the chain and the whole machine runs from the first marble to the final bell.
5. Replay and awards: Slow-motion replay, awards for the most creative segment and the save of the day, and a short debrief.

## What it builds

- Collaboration between teams, not just inside them
- Clear handoffs and communication
- Creative problem solving under a deadline
- A shared win the whole company sees

## Included

- Host and facilitators
- Building kits and materials
- Setup and cleanup
- Video of the final run
- Awards
- Catering on request

Page: https://amberevents.cz/scenarios/goldberg-machine/
Plan this scenario: https://amberevents.cz/#contact