07/28/2026
META’S OLYMPICS FOR THE MIND AND BODY
What happens when coworkers swap their usual roles for chopsticks, oversized dice, wooden puzzles, buckets, blankets, and shared skis?
A team from Meta held a company offsite at AutoVino, called an Olympics for the mind and body. Each event tested their ability to work together, communicate clearly, and coordinate under pressure. For one day, coworkers became competitors, problem-solvers, and teammates.
THE GAMES BEGIN
The competition started in AutoVino’s Grand Showroom, which was surrounded by collector cars and event tables. After the facilitator split the participants into teams, explained the scoring system, and outlined the rotation, one rule set the tone for the entire day: every challenge required full team participation.
The mind round included chopsticks, oversized dice, numbered wooden puzzle pieces, and a colored floor grid. Outside, cups, balls, buckets, a red blanket, and shared wooden skis were prepared for the body round.
FIRST, THE MIND
The initial events rewarded patience, focus, and the skill to clearly express observations.
In the chopstick dice-stacking challenge, each player aimed to build a tall tower using oversized red dice. Their teammates watched closely as the tower grew higher, knowing that a single misplaced die could cause the entire structure to collapse and make their opponent restart.
Then came the geometric wooden puzzle. Teams rotated the numbered pieces, tested different combinations, shared their ideas, and revised the plan out loud. Each failed arrangement offered another clue, and everyone around the table viewed the problem from a slightly different perspective.
The colored floor-grid challenge combined thinking with movement. One participant navigated a grid of colored squares while their teammates observed the sequence and guided the path. In all three events, the challenge remained the same: to turn what one person noticed into actionable steps for the whole team.
THEN, THE BODY
When the competition moved outside, the pace changed dramatically. The teams now faced a ticking clock, other groups competing nearby, and very little time to plan their next move.
In the ball toss and cup catch event, one teammate threw a ball across the table while the other tried to catch it in stacked cups. Each throw required both partners to judge the distance, react quickly, and coordinate their movements.
The partner cup-transfer challenge demanded precise coordination between teammates. Two players used cups to guide a ball toward a bucket, and the angle of each cup was just as crucial as the timing of their handoffs. A single rushed movement could send the ball off course, forcing the team to restart.
Four teammates each held a corner of a large red blanket, with a bucket on top. Together, they adjusted the blanket's tension, height, and angle to guide the bucket toward a target hoop. Every adjustment altered the shared surface, and each correction affected the entire team.
THE FINAL RACE
The giant team skiing race concluded the competition.
Teams gathered on shared wooden skis, lining up side by side. Each step had to be called out, timed, and executed as a coordinated movement. The lead role changed as the teams found their rhythm, lost it, and then worked to regain it.
A single misstep could bring the entire group to a halt.
The race provided an important lesson: a team progresses when all members collaborate.
PIZZA, WINE, AND SHARED STORIES
After the competition, the Meta team gathered at the AutoVino Wine Garden for Neapolitan-style pizza from the 900-degree oak wood-fired oven, along with wines from Woodside Vineyards.
Around the tables, scores were compared, and the day’s best moments were shared. Missed catches, fallen dice towers, puzzle breakthroughs, and team-ski recoveries became the stories everyone wanted to hear again.
The games told those stories, and the Wine Garden gave the team a chance to share them.
ONE TEAM AT THE FINISH
By the end of the day, the group had finished puzzles, moved buckets, raced on shared skis, and shared laughs over their results. AutoVino gave them a space to step outside their usual roles and see each other as teammates.
After the scoring ended, they left with a table full of stories and a day the team could cherish together.
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