Rube Goldberg – creative teamwork with a domino effect

About the activity

Rube Goldberg is play, collaboration and excitement all rolled into one.

One push sends the ball rolling, knocking over your creation like dominoes, triggering a seesaw effect – and suddenly the energy rolls on to the next team.

This is Rube Goldberg: play, collaboration and excitement all in one.

You start by earning money through small tasks. The money is used to buy materials, and already here you notice how strategy and collaboration become important.

Which materials do you choose, and how do you make the idea work? The better the plan, the greater the chance that your machine will work perfectly with the other teams.

When the construction phase begins, your imagination sets the direction. Each team builds its part of the machine, and all parts must be connected to form one long chain reaction. Your task is to transfer the energy – accurately, safely and with a little ingenuity.

Along the way, you test, adjust and help each other. Everything must be ready when the machine is to run the entire way.

If you succeed, you will feel the rush in your stomach as the ball rolls from the first team and continues through the entire course.