Car Games
The Game: 21 Questions
The Rules:
• Someone thinks of something
• Then the car begins by asking questions
• You can’t repeat a question that has been asked
• Whoever guesses it right gets to start the next round
The Game: Fact or Fiction: Where pop culture & news collide
The Rules:
• You are trying to fool your opponent
• You start by asking, “Did you hear that _______ happened?”
• Your opponent can either say, “That didn’t happen,” or, “Tell me more.”
• If they correctly guess that it didn’t happen, the opponent gets two points
• If they incorrectly guess that it didn’t happen, you steal one point and gain two additional
• If you are asked, “Tell me more,” points double at the end of the statement
The Game: Lyrical Connections
The Rules:
• One person starts singing a song
• Using a lyric from the song, the next person has to connect it with another song
• It continues on until somebody messes up the lyrics or is stumped
The Game: Fortunately . . . / Unfortunately . . .
The Rules:
• One person starts by saying “Fortunately” and mentioning something fortunate
• The next person has to follow by saying something unfortunate about the previous situation
• Move clockwise around the car switching between fortunate and unfortunate situations
• If somebody stumbles, they get a strike. Three strikes, and you’re out
• Last person standing wins
Example:
• “Fortunately, this will be my first time seeing the Grand Canyon.”
• “Unfortunately, it was invaded by Martians just last week.”
• “Fortunately, I just finished my course in extraterrestrial communications.”
• Etc.
The Game: The Snack Game
The Rules:
• At each gas station you stop at, you have to find a local snack
• You can only get one food item per gas station
• The food item has to be created within the region the stop is located
• Whoever has the most snacks by your destination wins
• Duplicate cities don’t count
The Game: Counting With a Twist
The Rules:
• Somebody random begins with the number one
• Another person follows at random with the next number
• If two people say the same number at the same time, you start over
• If there is more than a five-second pause, you start over
• Goal: to get to the number 20
The Game: Name that Tune
The Rules:
• Tune into a local radio station
• Try to identify the artist and title of the song: 1 point for the artist, 1 point for the title
• Set a time limit, and the person with the most points at the end of the time wins
Game: Word Association
The Rules:
• The name of the game is associations
• One person begins with a word
• The following person has to think of a word that is associated
• The game continues until somebody messes up or says something far-out
Examples:
• Taco Salad
• Caesar
• Rome
• Empire
Etc.
(Ideas excerpted from buzzfeed.com’s “Fuel the Journey”)
And from Last Year . . .
- Backseat Bingo: Use the enclosed copies and cross off items that you see as you drive. See who can get 4 in a row first!
- I-Spy: Say, “I spy with my little eye something (give a clue).” For example: “I spy with my little eye something blue,” or “I spy with my little eye something round.” Family members take turns guessing until someone guesses correctly.
- License Plate Game: As you see license plates from different states, cross them off on the enclosed list. How many states (or provinces) can you find?
- Tic-Tac-Toe: Draw your own board, or use the enclosed boards to make three in a row!
- 20 Questions: One player thinks of a person, place or thing and everyone else takes turns guessing (yes/no questions only). See if you can guess correctly in under 20 questions!
- Hangman: Think of a word or phrase and create one blank per letter in the word/phrase. Players guess letters, Wheel-of-Fortune style, to figure out the mystery word/phrase. If they guess a letter that isn’t part of the word/phrase, draw a body part of the hangman. Try to guess the word/phrase before the entire “hangman” is drawn. (“Nonviolent” option: Instead of creating a hangman, create a stop sign - start by drawing one of the 8 sides, and keep going until the octagon, along with the words S-T-O-P are drawn).
- Connect the dots: See enclosed sheet for directions and gameboard.
- Alphabet Game: Say, “I’m going on a picnic and I’m bringing (insert something beginning with the letter A). The next player adds on by repeating the phrase and adding something that begins with “B.” (Example: Player 1: “I’m going on a picnic, and I’m bringing apples.” Player 2: “I’m going on a picnic, and I’m bringing apples and bananas…” And so on.)
(Ideas excerpted and adapted from Minitime.com)