Spotting games
Everything you need is out the window.
- The Alphabet Game — A to Z on road signs.
- License plate states — call them out as you see them.
- Count the cows — one side of the car versus the other; a cemetery resets your count to zero.
- Padiddle — first person to spot a car with one headlight out.
- Rainbow car hunt — find a car in every color of the rainbow, in order.
Talking games
No props, no scorekeeping, no arguments about the rules.
- Twenty Questions — yes or no answers only.
- Story builder — each person adds one sentence.
- Word chain — each word starts with the last letter of the previous one.
- Two truths and a lie.
- Would you rather.
- The movie game — name an actor from the last movie mentioned.
When you want a scoreboard back
Most of these classics have a version here that keeps score for you, so nobody has to remember who's winning. Same games, less arguing.