Best Competitive Games for Corporate Events

Looking for the best competitive games for corporate events?

Competitive arcade games can turn a company event into a tournament where employees challenge colleagues, compete department against department, chase high scores and battle for the title of company champion.

Boutique Party Hire provides competitive arcade and interactive game hire for:

Corporate Events

Team Building

Company Parties

Office Parties

Staff Events

Company Away Days

Employee Engagement Events

Conferences

Exhibitions

Corporate Christmas Parties

Sales Kick-Offs

Corporate Hospitality

From racing and reaction games to basketball, boxing and classic arcade challenges, we can create anything from a single competition to a complete corporate arcade tournament.

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What Are the Best Competitive Games for Corporate Events?

The strongest corporate competition games usually provide:

A Clear Winner

A Measurable Score

Head-to-Head Gameplay

Quick Competitive Rounds

Leaderboard Opportunities

Team Competition

This makes arcade games particularly easy to incorporate into corporate tournaments.

Guests immediately understand the objective:

BEAT YOUR COLLEAGUES

Here are some of our top options.

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1. Mario Kart Corporate Racing Competition

Mario Kart DX Twin Arcade Hire provides direct head-to-head racing.

Two colleagues race simultaneously.

Create competitions such as:

SALES VS MARKETING

EMPLOYEE VS MANAGER

OFFICE VS OFFICE

TEAM VS TEAM

DEPARTMENT VS DEPARTMENT

BEAT THE BOSS

For larger events, run qualifying rounds before progressing to semi-finals and a grand final.

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2. Batak Reaction Competition

Test reaction speed with Batak Lite Game Hire.

Employees attempt to hit illuminated targets and achieve the highest score.

Record each result on a leaderboard.

Batak works particularly well because employees can compare their performance instantly.

Create:

FASTEST REACTIONS IN THE COMPANY

and see who reaches number one.

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3. Basketball Arcade Competition

Basketball Arcade Game Hire provides a simple score-based challenge.

Employees compete to score as many baskets as possible.

Run:

Individual Competitions

Department Competitions

Team Competitions

Manager Challenges

Highest Score Competitions

For team events, combine the scores of several employees to determine the winning department.

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4. Catch It Reaction Competition

Add another speed challenge with Catch It Reaction Ring Game Hire.

Each department can nominate a player.

Record their result and award points based on finishing position.

Combine Catch It with Batak to create a complete:

CORPORATE REACTION CHAMPIONSHIP

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5. Overtake Racing Competition

Overtake DX Twin Arcade Hire provides another direct racing challenge.

Create a:

FASTEST DRIVER IN THE COMPANY

competition.

Run qualifying sessions throughout the event before putting the fastest drivers into a final.

This can work particularly well for automotive, engineering, logistics and technology companies.

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6. Moto GP Racing Competition

Bring motorcycle racing into the tournament with Moto GP Twin Arcade Hire.

For larger events, combine:

Mario Kart

Overtake

Moto GP

Different employees can represent their teams on each racing game.

Award points after each race to determine the strongest overall racing team.

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7. Air Hockey Tournament

Commercial Air Hockey Table Hire is perfect for knockout competition.

Create a tournament bracket.

ROUND ONE

16 players.

QUARTER FINALS

8 players.

SEMI FINALS

4 players.

GRAND FINAL

2 players.

Then crown your:

CORPORATE AIR HOCKEY CHAMPION

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8. Boxing Machine Competition

Find the hardest hitter at the event with Boxing Machine Hire.

The score makes competition straightforward.

Create:

WHO HITS HARDEST?

BEAT THE BOSS

MANAGEMENT VS EMPLOYEES

DEPARTMENT POWER CHALLENGE

HIGHEST SCORE WINS

Keep the leading score visible throughout the event.

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9. Street Fighter Tournament

Classic arcade games can provide serious competition too.

Street Fighter Retro Arcade Machine Hire can be used for a complete knockout tournament.

Employees compete head-to-head until only two players remain.

Hold the grand final in front of colleagues and crown the:

COMPANY STREET FIGHTER CHAMPION

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10. World’s Largest PAC-MAN Challenge

Create a retro high-score competition with World’s Largest PAC-MAN Hire.

Each employee receives the same number of attempts.

Record their highest result.

PAC-MAN introduces a different type of competition alongside racing, reaction and sports games.

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11. World’s Largest Space Invaders Challenge

Add another retro challenge with World’s Largest Space Invaders Hire.

Create:

RETRO ARCADE CHAMPIONSHIP

using Space Invaders, PAC-MAN and Street Fighter.

Employees can compete across several classic arcade formats.

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12. Pool Tournament

For a more social competition, consider Commercial Pool Table Hire.

Pool can be organised as:

Singles

Doubles

Department vs Department

Knockout Competition

Office vs Office

It’s also suitable for casual play between structured tournament rounds.

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Create a Corporate Arcade Tournament

Why choose one competitive game?

Combine several.

For example:

ROUND 1 — RACING

Mario Kart.

ROUND 2 — REACTION

Batak.

ROUND 3 — BASKETBALL

Highest score.

ROUND 4 — POWER

Boxing.

ROUND 5 — AIR HOCKEY

Head-to-head.

ROUND 6 — RETRO

PAC-MAN.

ROUND 7 — STREET FIGHTER

Head-to-head.

Award points after every round.

At the end of the event, calculate the totals and crown your:

CORPORATE ARCADE CHAMPIONS

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Department vs Department Corporate Games

One of the easiest ways to structure the event is around company departments.

For example:

Sales

Marketing

Finance

Operations

HR

IT

Management

Each department nominates different employees for different challenges.

This gives more people an opportunity to participate.

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Team vs Team Corporate Games

If departments vary significantly in size, create mixed teams instead.

For example:

TEAM 1

Sales + Finance + Operations.

TEAM 2

Marketing + HR + IT.

Or randomly allocate employees to teams.

Mixed teams can encourage employees who don’t normally work together to interact during the event.

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Management vs Employees Competition

Want something guaranteed to create rivalry?

Create:

MANAGEMENT VS EMPLOYEES

Managers and employees compete across:

Mario Kart

Basketball

Reaction Games

Air Hockey

Boxing

Retro Games

Award points after every challenge.

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Beat the Boss Games

Alternatively, let the boss set the target.

Create:

CAN YOU BEAT THE BOSS?

Have a director or manager record scores on:

Batak

Basketball

Boxing

Racing

Employees then attempt to beat them.

This works well as a side competition during a larger company party.

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Office vs Office Corporate Competition

Companies with multiple locations can create an inter-office championship.

For example:

LONDON VS MANCHESTER VS BIRMINGHAM

Each office nominates employees for different games.

This works particularly well at:

Annual Conferences

National Sales Meetings

Company Away Days

Christmas Parties

Employee Events

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Competitive Games for Team Building

Arcade games are naturally suited to team-building because the results are measurable.

Teams can accumulate points across different skills.

One employee might be the best racer.

Another might have the fastest reactions.

Someone else might dominate basketball.

Another employee could win Street Fighter.

This allows different people to contribute towards the team’s overall performance.

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Competitive Games for Office Parties

Office parties can include both casual gaming and structured competition.

Keep machines available throughout the event while running selected tournaments at specific times.

For example:

6PM

Mario Kart qualifying.

7PM

Basketball challenge.

8PM

Air hockey semi-finals.

9PM

Street Fighter final.

10PM

Overall winner announced.

This gives the party several moments of organised entertainment.

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Competitive Games for Corporate Christmas Parties

Christmas parties are ideal for a company arcade championship.

Combine:

Racing

Reaction

Basketball

Boxing

Air Hockey

Retro Games

You can also add Alpine Racer Ski Arcade Hire for a seasonal challenge.

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Competitive Games for Company Away Days

A company away day can dedicate an entire session to arcade competition.

For example:

MORNING

Meetings and presentations.

LUNCH

Networking.

AFTERNOON

Corporate Arcade Olympics.

EVENING

Food, drinks and casual gaming.

The competitive arcade session can provide a clear change from formal company activity.

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Competitive Games for Sales Kick-Offs

Sales teams tend to understand competition.

Turn regional or departmental sales teams into arcade teams.

Create:

Racing Challenge

Reaction Challenge

Basketball Challenge

Boxing Challenge

Air Hockey Challenge

Keep an overall points table throughout the event.

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Competitive Games for Conferences

Arcade competitions can run alongside a conference programme.

Guests could participate during:

Registration

Coffee Breaks

Lunch

Networking

Evening Entertainment

Maintain one leaderboard throughout the day.

This gives attendees something to follow between conference sessions.

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Competitive Games for Exhibitions

Competitive games can also help exhibition stands become more interactive.

Create:

BEAT THE HIGH SCORE

using:

Reaction Games

Basketball

Boxing

Racing

Visitors can compete while the exhibitor maintains a leaderboard.

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Competitive Games for Brand Activations

For brand activations, competition can become part of the campaign.

Create:

Customer vs Brand

Customer vs Influencer

Fastest Reactions

Fastest Driver

Highest Score

Beat Our Team

Suitable machines can potentially be incorporated into a wider branded experience.

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Create a Corporate Leaderboard

A central leaderboard ties everything together.

For example:

Update the table throughout the event.

This means everyone can see exactly which team is leading.

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Award Individual Corporate Champions

Alongside the winning team, create individual awards.

For example:

Fastest Driver

Fastest Reactions

Basketball Champion

Air Hockey Champion

Highest Boxing Score

Retro Arcade Champion

Street Fighter Champion

Overall Arcade Champion

These can add more competition without changing the main team structure.

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Competitive Games for Small Corporate Events

A smaller event can still have a complete tournament.

Consider three games:

RACING

Mario Kart.

REACTION

Batak.

SPORTS

Basketball.

Employees compete across all three.

The highest combined score wins.

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Competitive Games for Large Corporate Events

For hundreds of guests, create several gaming zones.

RACING ZONE

Mario Kart + Overtake + Moto GP.

REACTION ZONE

Batak + Catch It.

SPORTS ZONE

Basketball + Air Hockey.

POWER ZONE

Boxing.

RETRO ZONE

PAC-MAN + Space Invaders + Street Fighter.

SOCIAL ZONE

Pool.

Teams rotate between the different areas.

For larger setups, view our Platinum Arcade Experience Package.

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Competitive Corporate Game Hire London

Boutique Party Hire provides suitable competitive arcade games for corporate events throughout London, including:

Central London

City of London

Canary Wharf

Westminster

Mayfair

Shoreditch

Stratford

and surrounding areas.

Suitable games can potentially be installed inside offices, hotels, conference venues, exhibition spaces and corporate event venues subject to access requirements.

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Competitive Corporate Game Hire UK

Suitable corporate game bookings can also be discussed across the UK, including:

Manchester

Birmingham

Leeds

Liverpool

Bristol

Cardiff

Nottingham

Leicester

Coventry

Sheffield

and other UK locations.

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Best Competitive Games for Corporate Events FAQs

What are the best competitive games for corporate events?

Racing, reaction, basketball, air hockey, boxing and retro arcade games are strong options because they provide measurable or head-to-head competition.

Can we create a corporate arcade tournament?

Yes. Multiple games can be combined into a points-based corporate competition.

Can departments compete against each other?

Yes. Different departments can nominate players for each challenge.

Can we run management vs employees?

Yes. Management and employees can compete across multiple games.

Can we create a Beat the Boss challenge?

Yes. Managers can set scores for employees to attempt to beat.

What games work for team building?

Racing, reaction, basketball, air hockey and other competitive arcade games can work well as different team-building stations.

Can we have an overall leaderboard?

Yes. Scores can be recorded across multiple challenges to create an overall competition.

Are competitive arcade games suitable for large companies?

Yes. Multiple gaming zones can provide greater capacity for larger employee events.

Can we hire the games for one day?

Yes. Suitable equipment can be provided for corporate day hire.

Can we hire several games together?

Yes. Multiple machines can be combined into a larger arcade experience.

Do you cover London?

Yes. Suitable corporate bookings can be discussed throughout London.

Do you provide nationwide hire?

Suitable corporate bookings can be discussed across the UK.

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Hire Competitive Games for Your Corporate Event

Whether you’re organising a team-building day, office party, company away day, conference, Christmas party, exhibition or employee engagement event, competitive arcade games can turn the event into a company-wide challenge.

Popular options include:

Mario Kart DX Twin Arcade Hire

Batak Lite Game Hire

Basketball Arcade Game Hire

Catch It Reaction Ring Game Hire

Overtake DX Twin Arcade Hire

Commercial Air Hockey Table Hire

Boxing Machine Hire

Street Fighter Retro Arcade Machine Hire

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