About

At Wise Guys Events, our specialty is "intelligent fun." We love making the world a more playful place, and we do this by bringing new games that make in-person events more awesome. You may have seen our work on Survivor—we're challenge consultants!—or any of the hundreds of events we've done for corporate events and college campuses, plus public games festivals like Come Out & Play in New York and Los Angeles, where we've won awards for our original games. You'll get a jolly jumbo jumble of mental, physical, and creative challenges with a generous dose of signature Wise Guys humor. We produce programs that are so engaging, people don't even realize that playing our fun team-building games is actually accomplishing something—seriously!

POPULAR PROGRAMS

PENTATHLON
​1 hour (3 teams of 5-8 players)

Do you have what it takes to come out on top in this mental, physical, and strategic competition? Three teams of 6ish players square off in a challenge course featuring mind-bending puzzles, active face-offs (not-really-athletic and with inclusivity for all body types), and creative games unlike anything you've seen before!

Wise Guys Events creates challenges for Survivor, so we know game design. But you won't eat anything gross, and nobody's torch gets snuffed. Only one team can earn the trophy; will you be on it? On the winning team, that is, not the trophy. That seems unlikely, but anything's possible I guess!
Big Games on Campus
1-8+ hours (huge campuswide teams!)

Need a program for several hundred people, or more? We have Orientation Olympics, customizable Amazing Race games, and Snapshot Safari (our photo scavenger hunt) to thrill the crowds - no event too big!

We’ve run events for USC, UCLA Law, UC Berkeley, Wayne State University, FIDM, OTIS, UOP, Cal Poly Pomona, and many more. Join our honor roll and bring intelligent, fun games to the next orientation event, welcome week, or other campus-wide event!
PLAY THIS TALK — INTERACTIVE KEYNOTE
30 or 60-minute versions available

You can learn a lot from playing games—and at this keynote, you'll do both! From running corporate events for clients like Google, Disney, and Nike, to designing challenges for Survivor, I've learned a lot. But I'm not simply going to tell you what I've learned: this keynote is a game, played by, and for, and with—and at times against—the audience. And it's different every time!

Topics included:
  • Games and strategy
  • Competition and intolerance
  • Memory and neuroscience
  • Gender and sexism
  • Creativity and design
  • Pedagogy and inclusivity
  • And more!

About Myles Nye, Head Honcho of Wise Guys Events

Born in the SF Bay Area, Myles co-founded the business in 2009 and has conducted goo-gobs of games for gazillions of clients. In addition to being an original Wise Guy, Myles is most famous for designing immunity and reward challenges on hit CBS reality show Survivor and, as the inventor of "The Game Within the Game," he is the only credited game designer in the show's history. Myles lives in Berkeley, CA, where his hobbies include yoga, Dungeons & Dragons, and improv comedy.
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GAME EXAMPLES

Orientation Olympics
​Want a way for students to discover your campus, its features and landmarks, that also makes indelible memories through creative challenges, brain teasers, and head-to-head challenges that leverage the spirit of friendly competition and school spirit, all wrapped up into one? The Orientation Olympics is for you - and it's for everyone! Team-based play, 75 minutes, highly interactive, with an awards ceremony at the end to give the winners ultimate bragging rights
Snapshot Safari
Our creative photo scavenger hunt with a twist! It's a great way for students to form bonds and also to learn your campus, as they race to different landmarks completing photo challenges such as "picture of 2 dance moves from 2 different eras" or "form your shoes into the shape of an emoji". This is a top-selling program year after year: see why, and get yourself in the picture!
Amazing Race
For a reality-TV level thrill with zero gross eating, this jumbo sized challenge will be one they'll remember long after they've crossed the finish line! Teams race on foot from checkpoint to checkpoint, solving puzzles, completing challenges, and squaring off against other teams to see who has the fastest feet and the quickest wits. Our must deluxe and exciting offering!

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Myles and his team are geniuses! They have been consulting on Survivor and creating challenges for us for years. I have been to several Wise Guys Events, and am always infinitely impressed with the level of creativity and professionalism they exude!

John Kirhoffer
Executive Producer
Survivor

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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