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City Battle in Marche-en-Famenne: creative city game for team building full of humor, competition, and variety
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11 April 2026

For their annual team weekend, a medium-sized IT company from Limburg chose City Battle in Marche-en-Famenne, a city game that has teams moving through the city in a playful and competitive way via on-site assignments and challenges.


With 17 participants, they played a session of approximately 2.5 to 3 hours. The concept is fully scalable and suitable for groups of up to 100+ participants, making it suitable for both small teams and large corporate events.


City Battle fits perfectly within the SpongyFun approach: accessible and clearly structured, but with just that quirky edge that creates unexpected moments and plenty of humor along the way.


-- Accessible team building with impact --


City Battle is an accessible city game in which cooperation, communication, and light competition take center stage. The activity is designed so that everyone can participate, regardless of physical condition or experience.


In this case, different approaches emerged: some teams went all out for the win, while others focused more on experience and collaboration. This mix creates a relaxed yet challenging dynamic within the group.


As is often the case with City Battle: winning is fun, but the experience and interaction make the difference.


-- City Battle: variety and freedom in missions --


What makes City Battle so strong as teambuilding and a group activity is the wide variety of tasks and the freedom teams are given.


Teams receive the same set of assignments but cannot complete everything. There are simply too many challenges, meaning each team chooses for themselves which assignments to take on and which route to follow through the city. There is no fixed course, which leads to spontaneous choices and unexpected twists.


The assignments are very diverse: photo and video challenges, cryptic puzzles, city scavenger hunts, interactive tasks with other teams, and lighthearted tasks such as word searches. Additionally, teams can earn bonuses, spot flamingos, and thwart opponents while trying to stay out of the mayor's clutches.


This variation ensures that every team member can take on a role and that everyone remains involved throughout the entire activity.


-- InstaBomma: playful evidence with strong visual value --


A unique element within City Battle is the InstaBomma. Each team is assigned an InstaBomma: a playful character who must appear in every photo or video as proof that assignments were effectively carried out.


During this case, that was implemented in a striking and creative way. One team took the concept completely literally: the InstaBomma was played by a man who dressed up as a grandma, with a kitchen towel as a rain hood and feminine sunglasses as an accessory. In every photo, he deliberately adopted 'bomma poses,' which provided a constant source of humor and strong visuals throughout the game.


The result was not only a hilarious dynamic within the team, but also extra creativity and commitment in carrying out the assignments.


-- Social media as an extra experience --


During the team weekend, a mini-campaign also ran on social media under the name 'Dagje SpongyFun'. The entire journey was shared in stories: from preparation and departure to updates during the game and the concluding BBQ with the group.


A notable moment was a subtle teaser post featuring a close-up photo of a flamingo without context. Within City Battle, searching for flamingos is one of the objectives. The team recognized this immediately and was therefore able to start this challenge sooner, resulting in extra game interaction.


-- Strong group dynamics and experience --


The winning team consisted of four participants, two of whom clearly set the competitive pace. The other team members followed the flow of the game.


At one point, a video was forwarded showing participants performing tasks while running, with the caption: “They’ve started walking here too now!”. This demonstrates how City Battle draws teams into the game in a natural way, without requiring high intensity.


-- Successful team weekend --


For the group, City Battle was one of the highlights of their team weekend. The combination of competition, humor, teamwork, and unexpected moments made for an experience that lingered for a long time.


A city game with character, strong group dynamics, and just that touch of 'Fun with a quirk' that makes the experience unique.

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