Car games are games played to pass the time on long car journeys, often started by parents to amuse restless children. Such games include: Tug of war is an easily organized, impromptu game that requires little equipment. ...
These games are good for travel, as they are small enough to easily pack or don't requiring any pieces or equipment, and/or use a small amount or no area while playing. Car cricket, also known as pub cricket, is a car game which is played in the United Kingdom and other countries with many suitably named pubs. ... A car numberplate game is a car game playable in the United Kingdom and other countries with a suitable car registration scheme. ... Find the alphabet is a car game to occupy passengers, typically children, on long journeys. ... FizzBuzz is variously a car game, a drinking game or a computer programming exercise. ... I packed my bag is a car game which might be of some interest to artificial intelligence researchers. ... The I-SPY books were spotters guides written for British children, and particularly successful in the 1950s and 60s. ... Padiddle is a nighttime travel game whose objective is to earn points by spotting vehicles with a burned-out headlight. ... Rock, Paper, Scissors chart Listen to this article ( info) in media player in browser This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2006-07-13, and may not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... A VW Beetle Slugbug (also Punchbug or Punchbuggy) is a car game generally played by young children in which participants hit each other upon sight of a VW Beetle. ... A 1967 Volkswagen Beetle Punch buggy (also called punch bug, slug bug,[1] or punch beetle[2]) is a car game generally played by young children in which participants hit each other upon sight of a Volkswagen Beetle. ... Three for a pig is a car game, an alternative to pub cricket for the open countryside. ...
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Further reading
Jo Pink (2004-09-01). Car Games : 100 Games to Avoid "Are We There Yet?". PRC Publishing. ISBN 1-85648-727-X.
A car numberplate game is a cargame playable in the United Kingdom and other countries with a suitable car registration scheme.
A North American version of the game, commonly referred to as the "license plate game," involves attempting to find a license plate from each U.S. state and/or Canadian province.
Another game common in North America is "license plate poker," in which the contestants attempt to form poker hands from the characters on license plates.