52 Best Trade Show Booth Games To Stand Out In 2024
Trade shows are serious business. Ninety-two percent of attendees say the primary reason for attending trade shows is to check out the featured products.
However, there’s plenty of room for fun and games. Games are one of the best ways to ensure your booth stands out from the competition, resulting in additional foot traffic, brand awareness, and leads.
“81% of trade show attendees have the authority to make company purchasing decisions.” — Center for Exhibition Industry Research
While many companies give away branded totes, t-shirts, and keychains at their booths, gamification is what draws crowds and gets them to hang around for longer. Every extra second attendee linger is more time to deliver your message and capture their contact information. It’s even proven that interactive trade show games help visitors retain information about your brand and service.
At the end of the day, people always remember how they felt even more than they’ll remember what was said or done. Gamifying your trade show exhibit will give visitors a feeling they can’t forget. Stand out in attendees’ memory by bringing the fun!
Half the time, a business decision is made or broken on a hunch or a feeling. Blending in with other booths won’t do. Trade show games are the ultimate way to influence your soon-to-be clients’ dopamine-driven first impression of you. Very few people can see a booth full of visitors grinning like crazy over a game and not be drawn over to join in!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. Best High-End Trade Show Booth Games
1.Tablet Jeopardy Wall (EXCLUSIVE)
2. Are You Smarter Than An AI Robot? (EXCLUSIVE)
3. Social Media Vending Machine (EXCLUSIVE)
4. Giant Holographic Slot Machine
5. Trade Show Golf Simulator (EXCLUSIVE)
6. Mini-Drone Racing Tournament (EXCLUSIVE)
7. Batak Pro Challenge (EXCLUSIVE)
9. Walk The Plank VR Simulator
10. Virtual Reality Racing Simulator
11. Virtual Reality Flight Simulator
12. Virtual Reality Home Run Derby Competition
13. Virtual Reality Pictionary
14. Virtual Reality Soccer Simulator
16. Mini-American Ninja Warrior Obstacle Course
18. Plinko
19. Money Booth
20. Pro vs. Joe Basketball Challenge
23. 24/7 Challenge
25. Crystal Ball Challenge - Can you predict the future?
26. Pro vs. Joe - Punching Prowess Challenge
28. Escape Room
29. Pro vs. Joe Golf Driving Range Challenge
30. Augmented Reality Climbing Wall
31. Custom Branded VR Experience
B. Best Budget-Friendly Trade Show Booth Games
32. The Prize Wheel
33. Corn Hole
34. Skee Ball
35. Gaming Consoles
36. Putt Putt Mat
37. Mini Basket Basketball Arcade
38. Buzz Wire
41. Trivia Games
42. Matching Contest
43. General Drawing
44. Counting Game
46. Twitter Trivia
47. Tetris & Puzzles
48. Airzooka Bowling
49. Roaming Games
50. Claw Machine Rental – great for promotion giveaways!
51. Photo Contest
52. Memory Match
53. Jumbo Games
So let’s dive right into the 52 best trade show game ideas to stand out in 2023!
Best High-End Trade Show Booth Games
Generating great leads and making a strong first impression is priceless, so spare no expense when it comes to trade show booth games. The return on your investment will come in the form of increased foot traffic and new leads. These high-end trade show booth games are designed to captivate trade show attendees and leave them awestruck.
1. Tablet Jeopardy Wall
With our Tablet Jeopardy Wall, you can host a fun & educational competition at your next trade show. As the client, you can customize the questions / answers based on your industry, service offering, or even the event itself. We’ll even spice it up by adding timers, buzzers, and a scoring system. Don’t worry, the wall itself comes in two sizes to fit with any trade show floor plan. The board itself is brandable allowing it to fit seamlessly into your beautifully designed trade show booth. Want to take the fun to 11? Consider adding in a digital leaderboard to capture leads and showcase the top scores.
Why it stands out: The Tablet Jeopardy Wall is one of the best trade show booth games to attract people to your booth. This high tech rental features up to 36 iPads, buzzers, on-site event manager, delivery & setup.
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2. Are You Smarter Than A Robot?
In this new competition, test the attendees at your next trade show against our AI-powered bot! The fastest correct answer wins. As the client, you get to brand the AI bot, name your AI bot, select your AI bot’s voice, and train it up on questions designed to entertain and educate your target market. This is sure to help you stand out from the competition, boost foot traffic to your booth, and increase leads!
Why it stands out: AI is red hot! This AI-powered competition allows you to ride the trend in a fun and educational way. Consider adding a leaderboard to get the competitive juices flowing and bring attendees back again and again to see where they stand.
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3. Social Media Vending Machine
Experience the future of brand engagement with our revolutionary Social Media Vending Machine. This dynamic platform takes social media engagement to a whole new level, offering users the thrill of winning prizes for simple likes or tweets. With its adaptability and sleek design, it is set to transform any event into a fun-filled brand awareness campaign. Amplify your social media marketing and create memorable experiences, one tweet or like at a time.
Why it stands out: The Social Media Vending Machine is the ultimate tool for standing out at any event, ensuring your brand becomes the talk of the town. Its interactive nature not only drives social media engagement, but also fosters product recognition and personal connection with potential customers. The added flexibility of being able to customize your vending machine to match your brand or product guarantees a seamless integration with your marketing efforts. More than just a vending machine, it's an unforgettable encounter with your brand that every guest would want to experience.
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4. Giant Holographic Slot Machine
Take your booth visitors to Vegas with this larger than life trade show game. The Giant Holographic Slot Machine brings the wow factor you’re looking for by mixing modern and classic gaming elements. Surprise winners with a special offer or some free swag for extra motivation.
Why it stands out: Holographic effects demonstrate that your company is tech-oriented, while the element of chance is a classic way to excite players.
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5. Trade Show Golf Simulator
The Golf Simulator is a cutting-edge, interactive entertainment system that reimagines the golfing experience, right at your event. It uses real golf equipment, a high-tech projection screen, and protective netting to provide a realistic golf experience, translating real-life swings into the game. This engaging, safe, and competitive setup offers guests the thrill of improving their golf skills, making your event unforgettable.
Why it stands out: Introducing the Golf Simulator at your trade show booth will distinguish your brand by offering an innovative and interactive experience that captivates attendees. Its unique blend of technology and sport will generate buzz, driving foot traffic to your booth and fostering engagement, making your brand the talk of the event.
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6. Mini-Drone Racing Tournament
The Mini-Drone Racing Tournament is a serious attention-grabber. Anyone can try their hand at drone racing through this slick obstacle course in your trade show booth tent. The winner, of course, is determined by who gets their drone through the obstacle course the fastest.
Why it stands out: Speed is the name of the game! This high-tech game adds a futuristic twist to the trade show floor!
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7. Batak Pro Challenge
Get visitors’ heart rates up by testing their hand-eye coordination. Participants tap 12 LED targets at random as they light up over a short timeframe. Afterward, their score will be calculated based on how quickly they tapped each target.
Why it stands out: Customizing the board with your branding keeps your company top of mind. Meanwhile, friendly competition will keep your booth brimming with potential leads determined to secure the high score.
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8. Beat Saber Competition In Virtual Reality
Can your booth guests keep the beat? Find out by bringing virtual reality lightsabers to the big event. Imagine the spectacle of attendees’ arms flailing around on the tradeshow floor to create music on queue from their motions. Meanwhile, industry experts help coordinate the entire process with headsets, controllers, and sensors.
Participants can compete to keep the music alive longest and secure the high score, proving the Force is strong within them. The friendly competition encourages people to visit your booth multiple times.
Why it stands out: Beat Saber Competition uses blue and red cubes to let the duelists know which way to strike. If they can strike on the mark for long enough, the song will finish and the crowds will surge. However, if they miss, they’ll be struck down in Star Wars fashion. Feel the power of the Dark Side!
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9. Walk The Plank VR Simulator
They say snakes, spiders, and heights are the three most common fears people have. So what better way to engage trade show attendees than encouraging them to face their fears? This heights simulator takes them on a virtual ride to the peak of an 80-story building.
Why it stands out: Everyone loves a challenge. There’s just something about a 360-degree skyline view, followed by walking the plank and — for the especially brave ones — falling to the street below that makes for an unforgettable trade show memory. Additionally, an expert event manager will be there to help set up this immersive VR experience!
10. Virtual Reality Racing Simulator
The Racing Game is the adrenaline-pumping, heart-thumping VR racing simulator to draw eager attendees to your trade show booth! By sitting in a legitimate race car seat with a steering wheel, pedals, and the works, they’ll be able to speed along virtually any racetrack on the planet.
Why it stands out: If you post a leaderboard, not only will attendees have a blast, but they’ll be incentivized to compete and keep coming back around to your booth. This friendly competition is a certain way to increase foot traffic and boost lead generation.
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11. Virtual Reality Flight Simulator
The Flight Simulator is so convincing that participants will find themselves singing the Space Jam masterpiece “I Believe I Can Fly.” This virtual reality flying experience lets them pilot their private plane and know what it’s really like to be captaining the ship sky high.
Why it stands out: The VR Flight Simulator is a show-stopping audience favorite. With a headset, controllers, sensors, and an event manager there to guide the experience, your brand will be the talk of the trade show.
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12. Virtual Reality Home Run Derby Competition
If you’re looking for a trade show game to knock it out of the park, Baseball Homerun Derby let’s attendees swing for the fences! After picking a bat and getting into their best stance, they’re all ready to smash VR motion-tracked home runs.
Why it stands out: Everyone can relate to the feeling of hanging out at the baseball stadium. Now the baseball stadium can be brought to the trade show floor. Baseball Home Run Derby encourages participation, and the non-participants will still come just to witness this heavy-hitting spectacle.
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13. Virtual Reality Pictionary
Give trade show attendees a chance to flex their creativity and artistic skills with VR Pictionary. Showing off their imaginations is too tantalizing to pass up, and it will get people talking to one another.
Why it stands out: An expert event manager helps set teams and get the Pictionary game going! The best part is that when it comes to business, sometimes the most enjoyable thing to do is talk about anything other than business. Pictionary is about as unserious and relaxing as it gets, which makes it perfect for the trade show environment.
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14. Virtual Reality Soccer Simulator
The Soccer Simulator is the perfect virtual reality simulation to get all the attendees relaxing and kicking it together! Whoever is willing to can step right up and play goalkeeper to prevent shots from going in the net. They can also go on the offensive and try to score.
Why it stands out: The Soccer Simulator uses real foot trackers to measure the power of the kicks and allow players to change up the speed and placement of their shot. The best part is that participants don’t have to be professional soccer players to ball like one in this VR trade show game.
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15. Host an AR Scavenger Hunt
This augmented reality scavenger hunt is a slick way to give the audience something interactive to do. Attendees have to hunt for hidden clues and objects in order to complete the search.
Why it stands out: Feel free to incorporate virtual notes to couple with product demos, which are designed to get users more engaged with your brand.
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16. Mini-American Ninja Warrior Obstacle Course
The Mini-American Ninja Warrior Obstacle Course is the perfect way to let the gym sharks show off their skills at the trade show!
Why it stands out: Boasting a similar set up to the television show, the Ninja Warrior Obstacle Course draws an audience by making an uber cool spectacle out of participants. A true case of more begets more!
17. Host a Live Game Show
Designed to draw a massive crowd, hosting a life game show in your trade show booth will generate serious buzz around your brand. Schedule a few different shows throughout the event, publicize the schedule, and be ready for the action!
Why it stands out: You can bring out a warm-up entertainer, let contestants compete for prizes on stage, and give audience members a shot at answering trivia questions for rewards. To make sure it goes smoothly, write out a script like a legitimate television game show! Generally, it’s also smart to keep the trivia questions focused on your industry, pop culture, or a new brand campaign.
18. Plinko
Plinko is an attention-grabbing trade show booth game in the vein of The Price is Right! Each participant drops a chip into the board for a shot at winning prizes. VIP attendees can even be given special branded multiplier chips for an opportunity to win even bigger prizes.
Why it stands out: Plinko has a bit of a casino feel to it, which gets the audiences’ excitement levels up. At a trade show, the brands that are associated with positive feelings are the ones that come out as the real winners.
19. Money Booth
Money! Money! Money! Who doesn’t like money? Have participants step inside the money booth to catch as many bills as they can while wind blows the money around the booth.
Why it stands out: The Money Booth will have people literally jumping for joy — and money. You can include real dollars or a fake currency which can be redeemed for brand-related discounts or prizes Would probably recommend the latter, but either way, this interactive trade show booth game is a blast!
20. Pro vs. Joe - Basketball Challenge
Pro vs. Joe Basketball Challenge is perfect for seeing where you stack up next to the professionals. While it’s fun beating a trade show pro or a salesperson, it’s even more exciting beating a pro basketball player at their own game!
Why it stands out: Yes, that’s right! Anyone with the nerve to step up and compete gets to play against a former NBA player to try to score against them. Additionally, participants can get autographs, pictures, and shooting tips from the pros!
21. The Office Trivia Game
The biggest smash hit comedy show in recent history is clearly The Office. Besides the quirky and innovative humor, there’s just something about the white-collar workplace hijinx that adds a layer of familiarity for working professionals.
Why it stands out: Imagine Kevin Malone from The Office as the host. Participants get to hang out with Kevin, get autographs, and take pictures. In the end, he will crown the new trivia champion!
22. Dance Off Extravaganza
Dance Off Extravaganza is similar to the classic arcade game Dance Dance Revolution. As a DJ plays music, participants from the crowd take their turns dancing, and the audience scores their moves!
Why it stands out: People love unveiling their hidden talents. There’s sure to be a few great dancers at the trade show or, at least, enough fun-loving people ready to get after it and bust a move! The highest scores win merch and other cool gear!
23. 24/7 Challenge
The 24/7 Challenge is an endurance test designed to see if participants can hold onto X (a special, brand-related item) for 247 seconds. If they can, they win a prize. Seems simple enough? Yet very few can do it without pressing the “Award-Winning 24/7 Support” button, which make the item easier to lift.
Why it stands out: Pride will keep people coming back to test themselves, much like the Sword in The Stone. We all have an inherent belief that we will be the one to pull the blade out. Now let’s see who the real king of this competition is!
24. Crush The Competition
Crush The Competition is the strength challenge every trade show needs! Hosted by a former world’s strongest man, each test gets progressively harder in difficulty. With this trade show game, you’ll be well-equipped to crush your competition.
Why it stands out: Not only is the World’s Strongest Man there to host the competition, he also takes pictures with participants, signs autographs, and shows off his immense power with mind-blowing demonstrations!
25. Crystal Ball Challenge
We’re all hardwired for prediction and speculation. The question is, who will come out on top in the Crystal Ball Challenge? Collect your booth visitors’ speculations about an upcoming event. Later, reward those whose predictions were accurate with prizes.
Ideally, you can figure out a prediction challenge whose results can be verified in-person on the trade show floor with a quick Google Search. However, let’s say, for example, that you based your challenge around March Madness and the Final Four. In this case, you could gather predictions at the event and reach out afterward.
Why it stands out: This challenge sparks discussions and encourages people to think critically, making their visit to your booth more mindful and engaging.
26. Pro vs. Joe - Punching Prowess Challenge
Perhaps the most popular of all the Pro vs Joe challenges, the Punching Prowess Challenge lets trade show superstars compete in punching power.
Why it stands out: The winner gets to punch against a former professional boxer, while each participant receives punching tips, autographs, and selfies. Competition themes include the chance to “Punch Above Your Weight Class” and “Knockout The Competition.”
27. Giant Human Claw Machine
Classic arcade claw machines are addictive, but this takes it to the next level. Picture it: attendees stepping up to be strapped into a giant crane and dipped into a pool of must-have prizes.
Why it stands out: This thing is huge. The giant human claw machine will be seen (and heard) from across the trade room floor. Other visitors won’t be able to resist wandering over to check out the action.
28. Escape Room
The Escape Room is a scenario-based experience that encourages participants to collaborate on a mutual goal. It’s a memorable and exciting way to break the ice.
Why it stands out: This fun trade show game will have attendees searching for clues, which could be industry or brand-related if you want.
29. Pro vs. Joe Golf - Driving Range Challenge
Have you ever wondered if you could be a pro golfer? Pro vs Joe Golf Driving Range Challenge pits the average Joes against former golf pros. This golf simulator uses a leaderboard to track the competition.
Why it stands out: Golf pros offer tips, autographs, and selfies as players choose from a variety of themes, including: “Outdrive The Competition”, “Sink A Hole In One”, and “Specialization Matters”.
30. Augmented Reality Climbing Wall
This stand-out trade show game idea is player’s choice. The “climbing wall” features multiple augmented-reality powered two-player challenges to choose from.
Why it stands out: Each round of climbing can be recorded to play back in your booth, attracting curious visitors to give the game a try. Getting physical helps break the monotony of the event and keeps your booth from becoming too stuffy.
31. Custom Branded VR Experience
Custom Branded VR Experience is a way of creating a custom VR activity themed entirely around your brand. This immersive experience activates and engages potential leads like nothing else can or will.
Why it stands out: Trade Show Labs has a team of experts ready to help you master your trade show game plan. Their Custom Branded VR Experience is a must-have inclusion in your playbook!
EXAMPLE: Michelin's VR Pit Crew Experience
Nothing is quite as adrenaline-packed as a race car experience — but what about the high-intensity experience and pressure the crew faces? Those critical milliseconds can be the difference between their driver winning or losing the race. In the VR Pit Crew Experience, the audience and step up and join the pit crew. This VR simulation will get them the chance to change all four tires like a pit champ!
Why it stands out: Anything that gets the heart pumping releases dopamine and endorphins. Attendees will be positively hooked and enthralled by your trade show booth!
EXAMPLE: Self Checkout Challenge
The Self Checkout works by having each participant scan as many items as they can. The more items they’re able to scan in an allotted period of time, the more points they’ll receive.
Why it stands out: To see a return for your brand, it would be smart to tie the rewards into your company. For instance, you could offer a free consultation or discounts to the winner.
Best Budget-Friendly Trade Show Booth Games
Are you on a tight budget? This batch of entries on our list will help you stand out without spending a boat load of money. Every expert-approved, affordable trade show game included here will generate buzz, excitement, and most importantly — white-hot leads!
32. The Prize Wheel
This 24-inch wheel is sure to attract potential customers looking to try their luck. The Prize Wheel is a casino-style trade show booth game that will instantly break the ice!
Why it stands out: Attendees will flock to this fun trade show game to try to win big. You could offer the winners discounts or prizes like the latest gadget from your brand to help generate leads.
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33. Corn Hole
Bring the tailgating fun to the trade show! This bean bag tossing competition can be found in every parking lot of every college football game for good reason.
Why it stands out: Nothing spices things up quite like friendly competition. These 3-foot by 2-foot cornhole boards are sturdy yet compact with scratch-resistant surfaces. Simply extend the wooden legs and let the games begin!
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34. Skee Ball
If you’ve been to an arcade, then you know how addictive Skee Ball can be. Well, you’ll soon have expo attendees hooked with the tabletop version.
Why it stands out: The Skee Ball Table Top Game lets participants take three rolls down the alley to score points. Of course, the bigger the prizes, the more leads you’ll likely generate.
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35. Gaming Consoles
If you’re looking for fun trade show games, look no further than Nintendo Wii’s sports series. Even the attendees whose bosses basically forced them to come are sure to have a surge of enthusiasm once they start playing tennis or whatever sport they want on the Wii.
Why it stands out: Whether you decide to roll into the event with a Wii or another gaming console, there’s a good chance that it will have the kind of mass appeal needed to attract a crowd.
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36. Putt-Putt Mat
Who doesn’t love a game of putt-putt? The great thing is that the Perfect Practice Putting Mat doesn’t require a lot of skill so that anyone can feel like a pro. They simply have to step up and take a swing.
Why it stands out: You might find yourself with a line full of eager participants in front of your exhibit with this interactive booth game. The Perfect Practice Putting Mat is made with a velvety material and train track alignment to ensure smooth putting. Plus, the auto-return feature delivers the ball back each time.
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37. Mini Basketball Arcade
The Mini Basketball Arcade is the shootout game for anyone who wants to prove they are a big baller, shot-caller. The electronic scoreboard and timer, along with a buzzer and stadium audio add the in-game pressure, but hey, pressure makes diamonds!
Why it stands out: The competitors can choose from 8 thrilling shootout games to change things up and the mini basketball setup is sturdy yet foldable for convenient travel.
38. Buzz Wire
The Buzz Wire is the exhibition game where attendees get three lives to move the wand from one side to the other without touching the wire. As soon as they begin, the heartbeat timer sounds off, counting down the 60 seconds the participant has to make it across.
Why it stands out: With a buzzer signaling both winning time and elimination, the Buzz Wire is guaranteed to turn heads!
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39. Roll Doubles, Get A Prize
Roll Doubles, Get A Prize is a simple, easy-breezy conversation starter!
Why it stands out: This dice activity is one of best trade show game ideas because it’s quick, convenient, and allows you to snag contact information. Offer prizes like AirPods, key finders, Fire Sticks, and other gadgets to up the ante.
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40. Scratch-Off Cards
Scratch-Off Cards is one of the best super-simple vendor booth games. Contestants will be in a great mood from this game of chance, which will help them think of your brand positively.
Why it stands out: Based on the concept of the lottery raffle, Scratch-Off Cards are worth the cost of the cards because the attendees leave with a buzz from playing the odds!
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41. Trivia Games
Trivia Games are a surefire way to attract attendees looking to show off their knowledge! After all, who doesn’t want to appear to be the industry wunderkind?
Why it stands out: By giving others a moment of glory, your company will get theirs in return. Participants are going to have an incredible first impression of your brand after having a ball-playing trivia, which will, in turn, have them raving!
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42. Matching Contest
A Matching Contest is one of the easiest trade show games to play or to get started. All you need is to offer branded stickers attendees can wear on their clothing. On each sticker, print a symbol, a number, or anything you’d like — so long as you can have two of a kind for each one. Then, get attendees to find their match in order to win a cool prize!
Why it stands out: Matching Contests provide exhibition attendees with an easy tactic for breaking the ice, which will generate loads of goodwill towards your brand as a byproduct.
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43. General Drawing
The name of the game at trade shows is lead generation. Hosting a General Drawing at your booth is a genius tactic for getting passersby to drop their business cards into a bowl for a chance to win a prize. The only thing left is for you to follow up with the participants after the event.
Why it stands out: Because of how easy it is to participate in a General Drawing, you should be able to fill up a bowl with business cards, and you can use it as an opportunity to make a big announcement!
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44. Counting Game
The Counting Game is a creative way to attract a crowd and engage people. All you need is a container which you can fill with a wide range of a single object type such as marbles, M&Ms, or toothpicks. The individual with the closest guess to the number in the container could receive a gift basket of branded swag.
Why it stands out: The Counting Game is a perfect conversation starter and an easy way to get potential clients and customers engaged with your brand. There’s also just something about speculation and guessing that we as humans are hardwired to love!
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45. Social Media Spot Prize
Social Media Spot Prize engages your in-person audience online, boosting brand awareness. It works best on Twitter, because most trade shows have a Twitter feed you could end up featured on.
Why it stands out: Drive up participation in advance of the trade show by announcing that you’ll be using Twitter to give out prizes on the spot. Players should follow your company on Twitter and use the official trade show hashtag to be eligible in the competition. Announce a new winner every couple of hours to stay top-of-mind and top of the feed!
46. Twitter Trivia
Want to give people a chance to show off their pop culture, political, or historical chops? Twitter Trivia is just the answer. This fun social media game is great for trade shows and is absolutely bound to increase foot traffic to your booth.
Why it stands out: Select winners by choosing from the group of people who answered the questions correctly, then direct them to come to the booth and claim their prizes!
47. Tetris & Puzzles
Tetris & Puzzles is a throwback to one of the earliest and most beloved videogames of all time — with a modern, trade show twist.
Why it stands out: If the audience isn’t totally into Tetris, the puzzle combo increases the odds that your booth will have something that’ll engage them.
48. Airzooka Bowling
This foam shooter game brings carnival-style fun to the trade show booth. Combining the best of bowling and arcade games, Airzooka Bowling will make participants feel like kids again!
Why it stands out: For the people that aren’t as keen on trivia and trade show games that force them to think a bit, Airzooka Bowling is ideal. Simply take aim, fire, and watch the cups fall.
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49. Roaming Games
Roaming Games is the best way to actively draw people’s attention to your brand instead of passively waiting for them to come to your booth!
Why it stands out: All you have to do is get a team member to walk around the trade show floor and ask attendees basic trivia questions. Correct answers earn the audience a ticket to claim prizes at your booth!
50. Claw Machine Rental
Claw Machine Rental is a classic arcade game with a notorious reputation for being rigged against the user. However, this trade show booth game is designed to give users greatly improved odds to capture jewelry, gadgets, and swag.
Why it stands out: The team that helps to set up the machine for the event even goes out of their way to ensure that the merchandise can fit correctly and actually be pulled out by the claw.
51. Photo Contest
Hosting a Photo Contest is the perfect trade show booth game for getting everyone’s creative juices flowing! Nowadays, everyone has an iPhone or a smartphone to take beautiful photographs, so put them to the test.
Why it stands out: Participants can duke out their creative wiles, and you can use it as a chance to massively boost exposure by selecting a particular theme to highlight your brand
52. Memory Match
Memory Match is a great expo booth idea. This 16-panel leaderboard memory game is the epitome of brand activation. Your company will be truly unforgettable even in a crowd of competitors clamoring for attention.
Why it stands out: Trade show attendees can view the players’ scores and their times on the leaderboard.
53. Jumbo Games
Jumbo Games will get the party started on the trade show floor! Half the battle nowadays is appearing to be Instagrammable. Jumbo-sized props will lure attendees like moths to light just to snap a picture with them in the background.
Why it stands out: These oversized games are perfect for a trade show photo opportunity; however, be sure to offer a variety of games and prizes so people will want to play more than once.
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Which of these trade show booth games will you incorporate to stand out at your next trade show?
Maximize the return on your trade show investment. It’s impossible to leverage all 52 of these trade show games at once, but using the ones that fit your brand will take your foot traffic to a new level.
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