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Six teams for events with lots of people

Six teams suits a pub quiz with six tables, a field day with a few dozen children, or a company event where everyone needs a group. The page opens on Make 6 teams: paste the attendee list, press the button, and the names are dealt into six teams that differ by one person at most. Thirty-six guests make six teams of six.

Quiz night with six tables

Random tables mix people who would otherwise sit with their usual crowd. Print the teams or read them out at the door, and put a numbered card on each table. Six teams also keeps the answer sheets manageable for one quizmaster. If guests arrive late, add their names and use the team with the fewest people.

Two formats for a six-team tournament

• Everyone plays everyone. The schedule below has 15 games over five rounds, three at a time. That needs three courts or a long afternoon.
• Two pools of three. Teams 1 to 3 form one pool and Teams 4 to 6 the other. Each pool plays three games, then the pool winners meet in a final: seven games, much quicker.

Field days and camps

Six teams of four or five children rotate well between six activities. Give each team an adult leader and a color. When the day ends, the copied list tells you exactly who was in which team for the points tally.

Large classes

With 24 to 30 students, six teams gives groups of four or five, a good size for projects where everyone has a role. Teachers who think in group sizes rather than group counts can use groups of 4 or groups of 5 instead.

Fewer people? Try 5 teams. Running a knockout? 8 teams fits a bracket exactly.