Office Icebreaker Printing: Full Page or Two-Up?

Check which office file you opened

Office Icebreaker Games has the same 16 activities in four formats. Its US Letter and A4 full-page files contain 24 portrait pages each; the corresponding two-up files have 13 landscape sheets.

The two-up version includes all 24 source pages plus two Host Notes panels. It does not contain 26 different activities. Read the game menu before selecting page ranges, especially for activities that span more than one source page.

Use the paper size that matches your printer supply. Select the stated orientation and print a sample before creating the group packet.

Compare another bundle's own page arrangement

Icebreaker Games Bundle has 25 activities, with 40-page full-size PDFs and 22-sheet landscape two-up PDFs. Its game-aware layout keeps related multi-page activities together.

The same printing principle applies: the two mini-pages are already present inside each PDF page. Adding another printer-level two-up setting would shrink that prepared arrangement again.

Its page counts differ from the 16-game office bundle. Do not reuse a saved print range from one product for the other, even if the file names look similar.

Test picture detail on a standalone puzzle

Coworker Emoji Game offers a full-page game sheet, key and guide, plus two-per-page alternatives. Its 20 clues use small images and written answer lines.

Inspect the sample at the distance someone will normally hold or place it. A layout that saves space may give less room for handwriting or make an emoji harder to distinguish.

Follow this product's printing notes rather than assuming every PDF has the same orientation or page range as the larger bundles.

Build the packet from roles

1. Identify the selected game and its player pages.
2. Print one sample in the chosen size and layout.
3. Check borders, picture clarity and writing space.
4. Make player copies only after the sample is usable.
5. Print host answers and directions into a separate set.

Cut card pages before the event and keep related pieces together. A readable, correctly assembled packet matters more than printing every included page. The four files give you a choice of format; select the one that works for the people using it.