# Company advent calendar – 24 doors, one minute a day, one shared snowman > An online advent game for the whole company from 1 to 24 December, on phones, desktops or the break-room kiosk. One short game a day for every colleague, a shared snowman challenge for the teams, and individual and team prizes in December. It works in the office, on shifts and on the production line. It runs on the CHEQ employee platform (Talk-A-Bot Zrt., Budapest). Source: https://advent.cheqbot.com/en · Get a quote: https://advent.cheqbot.com/en#ajanlat ## At a glance - **1–3 minutes** a day, in a single break - **3 variants** to suit your team mix - **1,000+ people** in one shared challenge ## Video (36 s) https://advent.cheqbot.com/advent/media/adventi-kalendarium-36mp.mp4 1. 1,000 colleagues. 24 days. One shared snowman. 2. Every morning, a door opens. 3. One minute of play a day, in the break. 4. Points, streaks, ranks. 5. The teams build the snowman together. Every answer is a snowball for the shared effort. 6. Prizes for persistence and teamwork. 7. Wherever your people are: on phones, desktops and kiosks. 8. Advent Calendar. A company advent game, 1–24 December. Get a quote! ## A day in Advent 1. HR picks the variant, the colours and the challenge mode. 2. A notification arrives in the morning: today's door is open. 3. One minute of play in the break. Taking part always earns points; a good score earns a bonus. 4. Every answer is a snowball for the shared effort. The snowman is built from all the teams' work together. 5. 24 December: the snowman is finished, and the individual and team prizes are handed out. ## Wherever your people are Anyone without a company device plays on their own phone via a QR code, or on the shared kiosk in the break room. - **Phone (colleagues):** daily streaks, ranks from Snowflake to Santa's Right-Hand Elf, stickers and a hidden picture that emerges day by day. - **Desktop (HR):** HR sees in one place how many people are playing, where each team stands, and who might need a reminder to catch up. - **Kiosk and TV (break room):** on the break-room screen everyone can see the teams' snowmen. ## Three variants - **Festive Mix** – for mixed teams: half games, half community days (quiz, vote, photo, wish wall); creative weekend tasks with the family; submitted photos and songs become a shared wall and a company playlist. - **Arcade** – a mini-game almost every day (puzzles, skill, luck), with just one light community day and a stronger leaderboard experience. - **Shop Floor League** – for manufacturing, logistics and technical teams: skill and logic games with daily and per-shift leaderboards, and quizzes on sport, tech and cars. You can choose the colour scheme and the game mix too. ## Snowman challenge 12 parts, a new one every two days. Each part is unlocked by a puzzle about your company (a company crossword, the company in numbers, zoomed-in photos), and it takes enough snowballs that most of the team has to pitch in. Two modes: a contest between teams by shift or by department, or a single shared snowman for the whole company. Every try is a snowball, a correct answer is two; the top hat goes on above the participation threshold you set – we recommend 85–90%. ## Prizes | Tier | Condition | Suggestion | | --- | --- | --- | | Bronze | 8 completed days | A digital badge and a small treat (a mince pie, hot chocolate, coffee) | | Silver | 16 completed days | A company gift or a canteen lunch voucher | | Gold | All 24 days | A gift card or a festive hamper, an extra half day off, double draw tickets | | Grand prize draw | One ticket for every 50 points | An experience voucher, a spa weekend or a day of paid leave | Team rewards: a team breakfast or pizza day for every team that finishes; a challenge trophy in contest mode; a shared celebration in whole-company mode. Your company chooses and hands out the prizes; it's worth checking the tax treatment of the rewards with payroll in advance. ## Rollout: four steps to 1 December 1. **Kick-off** – variant, colour scheme, challenge mode and prize budget. 2. **Customisation** – 12 company facts for the puzzle, team assignments and the participation threshold. 3. **Rollout** – a link, a QR code for the noticeboard and a kiosk for the break room. 4. **1–24 December** – a door opens every day, and you hand out the prizes before the holidays. ## After Advent The calendar runs on the CHEQ employee platform. If Advent works for you, you can carry on in the same app, with no new rollout: surveys and pulse checks, attendance and rosters, an HR chatbot, and internal communication even for those without a company email. More: https://cheqbot.com/en ## Frequently asked questions ### What is a company advent calendar? An online advent game for the workplace: from 1 to 24 December a door opens every morning, with a 1–3 minute game behind it (memory, quiz, odd one out, skill game). Colleagues collect points, teams build a snowman together, and in December there are individual and team prizes. It can be played on phones, desktops and the break-room kiosk. ### How much work time does it take each day? 1–3 minutes a day – it fits easily into a break. Taking part always earns points, and a missed day can be caught up later for half points, so no one drops out because of a day off or a shift swap. ### Do employees need a company email address or a company device? No. Anyone without a company device plays on their own phone via a link or QR code, and in the break room a shared kiosk or TV shows the team standings. It works in the office, on shifts and on the production line. ### What size of company is it for? Any headcount, even across multiple sites. The snowman challenge goal is set as a percentage (we recommend 85–90% participation), so it works just as well for a small team as for a company of 1,000+. ### Which variant should we choose? There are three variants: Festive Mix, with community days, for mixed teams; Arcade, with a mini-game almost every day; and Shop Floor League, with short, competitive games tailored to manufacturing, logistics and technical teams. The colour scheme and the game mix can be customised too. ### Who provides the prizes? Your company chooses and hands out the prizes. Our suggestion: a guaranteed small treat for 8, 16 and 24 completed days, a grand prize draw with one ticket for every 50 points, and a team reward for a finished snowman. It's worth checking the tax treatment of the rewards with payroll in advance. ### What does HR see in the calendar? HR sees in one place how many people play each day, where each team stands in the snowman challenge, and who might need a reminder to catch up. ### How does it get started, and when should we ask for a quote? In four steps: a kick-off (variant, colour scheme, prize budget), customisation (12 company facts for the puzzle, team assignments), rollout (link, QR code, kiosk), and then it starts on 1 December. The sooner you ask for a quote, the more time there is to gather your company content. ### What happens after Advent? The calendar runs on the CHEQ employee platform. If it works for you, you can carry on in the same app with surveys, attendance and rosters, an HR chatbot and internal communication, with no new rollout. ### How much does it cost? The price depends on your headcount, the variant and how much customisation you need. Fill in the quote request and we'll get back to you within one business day with a quote tailored to your company. ## Get a quote https://advent.cheqbot.com/en#ajanlat – with your company name, name, work email, phone number, headcount and the variant you're interested in. We'll get back to you within one business day.