15 Fun Car Games That Will Blow “I Spy” Out Of The Water

Enjoy road games on holidays. Would you try them? A forum query was, "What's a good road game, not 'I Spy'?" Here are popular responses.

SMURFING

"Smurfing: A fun road-trip or party game. One person 'smurfs' by guessing a verb chosen by the other players. The term can be anything, even silly actions like farting or kissing."

WHO AM I

"Play 'Who am I?' by guessing a celebrity or known person through yes/no questions. Or, write a name on a post-it, put it on someone's head, & let them guess likewise."

THE COW GAME

"In The Cow Game, you tally cows you see first. Spotting a barn earns 5 cows. First to see a church doubles their count, and spotting a graveyard first halves others' counts. Most cows wins."

MATH

"I enjoy playing 24, using 4 numbers to create 24 via math operations. It can have variety, like using random numbers or plates, and sometimes, you may not reach the target."

START WITH A

“Start with A. Everyone names as many bands/movies/etc that start with that letter. The person who can’t loses that round. Continue with B and repeat. I’ve lost hours doing this.”

AESOP’S FABLES

"Aesop's Fables is a fun game with 3+ players. 'Aesop' silently picks a letter. Others make sentences, Aesop confirms if the letter is used. All players then guess the letter."

CONTACT

"Play 'Contact'. A leader thinks of a word, others guess it based on given letters and clues e.g., for 'snake' start with 'S'. Learn more here."

RANDOM GAME

"Play a game of randomness, with points for truly random comments. If another player convincingly proves it's not random, you lose your turn. ADHD kids have made the game much tougher."

PUNCH BUGGY

“Punch buggy! See a Volkswagen Beetle call out the color and punch the person sitting next to you in the arm.”

THE LICENSE GAME

“Probably the license plate game. You try and see a license plate from each state or whatever, but it’s a game that takes quite a while.”

CAR CRICKET

"I used to play car cricket as a kid in Australia. A passing car's color equates to runs. e.g., White 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Black 4, Yellow 6. A red car means next player's turn."

PLAY 3DS

“Play 3ds. Super Smash Bros is a fun game.”

THE NAME GAME

"In 'The name game', name a celebrity, e.g., Betty White. The next person names a celeb beginning with last name's initial: E.g, White -> William Shakespeare. Singles don't change letters, alliteration reverses direction. Game can be customized."

STEREOTYPE

"Stereotype. Guess the look of car occupants. Compare your guesses when the car passes. Fun!"

CONVERTIBLE GAME

"In the Convertible Game, convertibles with a present top-down driver score a point. Bald/balding drivers grant 5pts. Bald with a ‘trophy wife' gets 10pts. Double points if it's raining."

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