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One of my favorite travel games is chess. Okay, it's just one ofmy favorite games, and I have three-ounce set with a clothboard, so I can take it anywhere. The last time I used it was inthe town center of a small pueblo in the Andes Mountains. Thegames below are primarily car travel games, but can be adaptedto other forms of travel too. Have fun!
Educational Travel Games
Some games get you thinking, learning something, or at leastshowing off what you know. Here's one for the family. Have thedriver, or another designated host, asks questions like "Whattemperature does water boil at?" or "What's the Capital ofColumbia?" or "With sales tax of 7.6%, what's the total cost ofa $23 sweater?" For the kids to love this one, you may have topay twenty-five cents for each right answer.
Another car travel game starts with someone looking out thewindow and randomly selecting an object. Players then try toimagine a creative way to make money with it. Old barns becomeplaces to advertise, cows are rented out for kids parties, andan house that is being moved becomes a traveling discotheque.
"Red Car" Travel Games
Guess how many red cars will pass in the next ten miles or tenminutes. It can also be blue cars, trucks, or whatever everyoneagrees to. It's considered bad form for the driver to slow down,letting more cars pass, so his guess will be the closest.
One classic travel game involves the alphabet. Try to spotsomething starting with an "a", and be the first to call it out("apple tree!"). Since the Qs and Xes are difficult, they can beskipped. The player with the most "firsts," is the winner.
Using the radio, you can have a game in which everyone tries tobe the first to call out the name of the artist when a songstarts. Then change the station, so you don't have to waitthrough a whole song to continue the contest. In one car radiogame, each player chooses a word. The player whose word isspoken (or sung) first on the radio is the winner.
Here is one you can play anywhere. Someone starts a story with asentence or two, then each person in turn adds a line to thestory. It can get personal, but this usually creates a storythat has everyone laughing.
Try one of these on your next trip, especially if you have a carfull of kids. They are easy, and unlike my chess game, you don'tneed anything but a few people to play these travel games.
About the author:
Steve Gillman hit the road at sixteen, and traveled the U.S. andMexico alone at 17. Now 40, he travels with his wife Ana, whomhe met in Ecuador. For travel stories, tips and a free e-book,visit: http://www.EverythingAboutTravel.com
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