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 . . .


  1. 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!
  2. 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.
  3. 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?
  4. Tic-Tac-Toe: Draw your own board, or use the enclosed boards to make three in a row!
  5. 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!
  6. 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).
  7. Connect the dots: See enclosed sheet for directions and gameboard.
  8. 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)