Classic Road Trip Games for Your Next Vacation Classic Road Trip Games for Your Next Vacation

When the scenery outside feels less than inspiring, this game gets your creativity flowing. Every person takes a turn adding a single sentence to the story. The game keeps going until the story reaches a natural conclusion. You’ll be surprised how many miles you can cover while coming up with wacky stories!

This game is ideal when you’re stuck in traffic or passing lots of billboards. Everyone scans objects outside the car for letters of the alphabet, and you have to find them in order. Play as a team and try to beat the clock, or score points individually and try to find more letters than the other passengers. If you’ve played through the alphabet forward a few times, try going from Z to A.

You need at least three people to play this game. It sounds simple, but it can be surprisingly tricky. The game starts when one person says “one.” Another player must then say “two” and so on—but if two players say the same number at the same time, you have to start again at one. Can you make it all the way to 20 (or higher)?

Once you’ve mastered the alphabet game, take your ABCs to the next level. The players choose a category, such as animals, instruments, or foods. On your turn, you have 30 seconds to name an item from the category. For example, if the first player said “apples,” you might say “bananas” or “bread” or “bagels.” If you can’t think of something to fit your assigned letter, you’re out and the next player has to try. Last player standing wins!