Check-out game

📰 Headline of the Day

“Sensation: Stand-up Lasts Only 9 Minutes!” In Headline of the Day, everyone writes one line about the meeting that just ended: as a tabloid headline, a Netflix title or breaking news. Then the team votes, and the best line lands on the front page of “The Daily Line”. A check-out that ends the meeting with a laugh and a real takeaway.

• 3–20 players
• approx. 3 minutes
• Free, no app

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How Headline of the Day works

1. The stage shows a prompt, e.g. “The headline for today's meeting” or “The title of the Netflix documentary about this project”.
2. Everyone writes one line on their phone (up to 90 characters).
3. Everyone votes for their favourite line – you can't vote for your own.
4. The winning line appears as the front page; every vote earns a point.

Why Headline of the Day works

• Sums up the meeting – often more accurately than any minutes.
• Guaranteed to end with a laugh.
• Short enough for the last three minutes of any meeting.

Great for

• End of a retrospective
• Sprint review
• Workshop wrap-up
• Weekly

Examples

• The headline for today's meeting
• The title of the Netflix documentary about this project
• What tomorrow's team newspaper says
• This meeting as a movie title
• The title of the book about our last week

Tips for hosts

• Take a screenshot of the front page and post it in your team channel – it quickly becomes a ritual.
• Duplicate headlines are merged automatically.

FAQ

How many people do you need?

At least three, so there's something to choose from. Four to fifteen people is ideal.

More check-out games

• 🙌 Kudos Round – A sincere thank-you at the end – and everyone leaves with a smile.
• ☁️ Word Cloud – One word per person – and the meeting has its takeaway.