Distributed in the UK by Hachette Boardgames, Gigamic are a prolific publisher. They've come up with some great games over the past few years. Their series of abstract strategy games, including Quoridor, Quarto and Quixo, have proven popular, and among their many thematic games Akropolis was lauded as one of the biggest hits of 2022. Task Team tho' is not one of their best.
Task Team is a quintessential party game designed by Olivier Finet for three teams of up to six players. It's a series of head-to-head challenges, mostly involving dice, spinning tops, tiddliwink counters or tape measures - all supplied in the box, along with the sand timer used for some of the tasks. With 150 task cards in the box, there's a wide selection of activities, including several dexterity activities. Many are silly but if you're taking Task Team to play at an office party, you can be reassured that none are NSFW (Not Safe For Work): a relief for your HR Department and a big plus in comparison with a great many other party games, including several we've featured in the past on Board's Eye View where we've had to recommend filleting the card decks to avoid causing offence. Most of the tasks are equally playable at a children's party, tho' the cards include some general knowledge, maths and trivia-based tasks that may flummox younger children. Note also that tho' the Team Task box is otherwise quite comprehensive there are some general knowledge - particularly geography-based questions - that demand internet access so you can check players' answers.
Our gripe with Task Team is that it's so light some may conclude that it's barely a game at all. None of the tasks are very original, so the only USP is that this game gathers them together in a box along with almost all the accessories you might need to play. There's nothing wrong with that, except that you could put together a not dissimilar and equally entertaining bunch of challenges with very little effort. With that caveat, Task Team could be worth considering as an intuitively easy-to-play game to at least have on standby for parties.