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Connectiles
Team puzzle game to boost collaboration & creative thinking.
- Engaging
- Highly interactive
- Promotes collaboration
- Inspires critical thinking
- Non-verbal
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Team Puzzle Game
This fun team-building game creates an engaging environment where groups pool their creative thinking skills to solve unique cryptic challenges. Connectiles inspires dynamic collaboration as team members share insights and make clever connections. As a fun team puzzle game, it naturally generates discussion and breakthrough moments while participants work together to uncover cryptic associations.
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Original post April 2018, last updated September 2025.
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Hey Mark,
How did you create the virtual adaptation of this that you used in the webinar this week? Was there a specific program? I have an online training and would love to use these, but struggling to figure out how to adapt to an online environment.
Hey Tara, thanks for attending this week’s Connectiles team puzzle launch. I used a neat app called padlet.com to create that space for people to interact with the virtual puzzle tiles (just remember, they are not able to spin the tiles around, but they can all be moved around the virtual space.) Here’s the link > https://padlet.com/playmeo/connectiles – have a play with it yourself, it may do the trick for your presentation? Let me know how it goes.
heh Mark, can’t wait to try this with some teens later the month; do we get the free templates for the connectives 2 for younger kids with our membership? Tim Jordan
Good question Tim. At this date, only the original Connectiles (1) is offered free to subscribers, so yes, you will need to purchase the Connectiles 2 team puzzle.
Hi there! I’m planning on using this activity with a group of 6-10 adults. Is there a mater list of all the tiles – for example, on the W tile and the N tile, the connection is Ice Cube. I’m stuggling to figure out all of the connections. Thanks so much!
Mel
The solution is supplied under the Resources tab 🙂
I used this for years 8 to 10 yesterday and they all loved it, I loved seeing the students who don’t normally shine, totally nail it.
This a such great news Michelle, thanks for sharing. Keep an eye out for a new Connectiles puzzle that is designed purposefully for 12-18 year olds – expected in March 2024 🙂
My students loved this activity. I went with 25 minutes for my year 9. I had three groups of 6 and it worked great with 2 groups finishing and one group close! Great expectations starter in a digital technology subject.
Fantastic activity. great to start a day where you might want to have a variety of activities set out and people can choose their challenges as they come in to a room for example. This one can be challenging and involving. Allows for direct and indirect interactions between participants who take on the challenge..
Great team building game.
Promotes collaboration and problem solving skills