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10/10 road trip game
1 person (letâs call them the thinker; you need at least 3 ppl total to play) thinks of a word. donât tell anyone! they say the first letter of the word.
the rest of the players (the guessers) start thinking of words that begin with that letter. when someone thinks of one, they give a hint that will hopefully make at least one other guesser think of the same word.
letâs say the first letter is âdâ. Guesser 1 would say something like âIâm thinking of a countryâŚ.â if another guesser can think of a country that starts with âdâ, they say âCONTACT!â and count down 3-2-1. if both guessers say the same word at the same time, the thinker owes them another letter.
the twist is that the thinker can also guess at words, and if they correctly say the word before the guessers can, they donât owe a letter. so the thinker could say âitâs not Denmarkâ before the two guessers say it, and they donât owe a letter.
really fun bc it makes you rely on in-jokes and stuff to try to avoid giving generic clues the thinker can get.
1 person (letâs call them the thinker; you need at least 3 ppl total to play) thinks of a word. donât tell anyone! they say the first letter of the word.
the rest of the players (the guessers) start thinking of words that begin with that letter. when someone thinks of one, they give a hint that will hopefully make at least one other guesser think of the same word.
letâs say the first letter is âdâ. Guesser 1 would say something like âIâm thinking of a countryâŚ.â if another guesser can think of a country that starts with âdâ, they say âCONTACT!â and count down 3-2-1. if both guessers say the same word at the same time, the thinker owes them another letter.
the twist is that the thinker can also guess at words, and if they correctly say the word before the guessers can, they donât owe a letter. so the thinker could say âitâs not Denmarkâ before the two guessers say it, and they donât owe a letter.
really fun bc it makes you rely on in-jokes and stuff to try to avoid giving generic clues the thinker can get.
Oct 24, 2024
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We also play a game where we all try to rapid fire say the same word. So we all stand around in a circle, someone counts down, and then everyone says a word and then you look hard into each othersâ eyes and say things like âI think weâre all on the same pageâ and âweâve got it this timeâ and then keep saying words until you all say the same one word. Sounds incredibly stupid but is amazingly fun. I recommend doing this outdoors with 3+ people. does this make sense??
We also play a game where we all try to rapid fire say the same word. So we all stand around in a circle, someone counts down, and then everyone says a word and then you look hard into each othersâ eyes and say things like âI think weâre all on the same pageâ and âweâve got it this timeâ and then keep saying words until you all say the same one word. Sounds incredibly stupid but is amazingly fun. I recommend doing this outdoors with 3+ people. does this make sense??
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rules are simple:
go through the entire alphabet finding a word that starts with the first letter of each letter in the alphabet. you may not use license plates or car brand/model names. sometimes i rule out bumper stickers but thatâs up to you. examples: Applebees for A then a road sign for a town called Bristol forB and so on and so forth.
if you have others in the car and want to make it competitive call out what letter you found and what word it was from after itâs out of the field of vision. this is harder if youâre driving. First one to get to Z wins! there are Xpress trucks that drive all over the country and save me for X, usually have to find aQuik Trip or a quilt store for Q.
When I was a kid my dad made up the âfailed ideologiesâ game where if we spotted any symbol of a failed ideology, i.e. a confederate flag or a motorcycle helmet modeled after a WWI german soldier helmet he would give us a dollar for pointing it out. this may only work best in the south idk what kind of failed ideologies are in the flat lands.
If you pass by a cracker barrel get one of those road trip bingo games pictured below, i always have one in the passenger seat of my husbands car and use them on our drive to the beach and have gotten them for my nieces and nephews. I have one for highways, one for interstates, and even an OBX specific one.
The final classic game that got me thru road trips as a child when it was too dark to see my gameboy color is looking at other people in cars and making up stories about their lives. whatâs their name? where are they heading to/from? what music are they listening to? where will they stop for dinner? being bored is very good for neural pathways and creativity so try to make the most of it!
if you have others in the car and want to make it competitive call out what letter you found and what word it was from after itâs out of the field of vision. this is harder if youâre driving. First one to get to Z wins! there are Xpress trucks that drive all over the country and save me for X, usually have to find aQuik Trip or a quilt store for Q.
When I was a kid my dad made up the âfailed ideologiesâ game where if we spotted any symbol of a failed ideology, i.e. a confederate flag or a motorcycle helmet modeled after a WWI german soldier helmet he would give us a dollar for pointing it out. this may only work best in the south idk what kind of failed ideologies are in the flat lands.
If you pass by a cracker barrel get one of those road trip bingo games pictured below, i always have one in the passenger seat of my husbands car and use them on our drive to the beach and have gotten them for my nieces and nephews. I have one for highways, one for interstates, and even an OBX specific one.
The final classic game that got me thru road trips as a child when it was too dark to see my gameboy color is looking at other people in cars and making up stories about their lives. whatâs their name? where are they heading to/from? what music are they listening to? where will they stop for dinner? being bored is very good for neural pathways and creativity so try to make the most of it!
Apr 6, 2025
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đIt probably has a better name but this is what everyone I know has called it. Itâs a classic with simple rules that everyone can follow. You put a famous or well known persons name on the head of the person next to you and you go round asking 1 yes or no question at a time until someone guessed their person, then theyve won. You can then continue until everyone has guessed theirs correctly. This is a great one when people are feeling less creative/energised so donât want to do anything like charades. a good end of the night game when wine or time have slowed you all down.
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rediscover your love of reading thru the magic of recognizing titles strangers are holding on the subway. become a subway reader.
donât use sound as an escape from your thoughts/feelings/surroundings. grocery shopping without headphones is actually kind of beautiful!
pick up a new hobby or two or three. one of them should be something youâre not good at, and at least one should be no- or low-cost.
never. stop. learning. the library, the parks and rec department, and nearby museums offer great materials already but also usually have free lectures or courses.
go outside more. like, a lot more.
(took this much less literally, so apologies if itâs not what youâre looking for lol â as a narcoleptic I have no tips on how to Not Sleep since Sleep is basically my job)
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