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\u201cAre we there yet?\u201d – Not yet honey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Ten minutes later* \u201cAre we there yet?\u201d – Nope, not just yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Five seconds later* \u201cAre we there now?\u201d – \u2026No!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know I\u2019m giving you flashbacks right now. Anyone who has endured a car journey, young and old, have asked the same four words at least once \u2013 \u201care we there yet\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We try to fill up our time with electronics, but sometimes mobiles and tablets can run out of charge or we lose interest quickly (especially when we lose signal and mobile data is non-existent *sigh*).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No car can magically fly to its destination (unless you can afford a flying car, then kudos to you \u2013 I\u2019m not jealous, I\u2019m REALLY not\u2026okay just a little) and we definitely haven’t developed the technology to teleport us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no worse feeling than being stuck in a car with bored and restless people, so how do we keep them entertained? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luckily for you, I have a solution!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Car games have been around for many years, and each family probably has their own version of their favourites. That is why I\u2019m going to give you a few ideas to get you started, so every minute that passes by doesn\u2019t feel like an hour and those \u201care we there yet\u201d questions are reduced by the thought of some friendly competitions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Car Games:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Alphabet Game:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is my family\u2019s favourite car game and a solid time killer for any car journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Alphabet Game involves one person picking a category of literally anything (for example, car models or manufacturers, vegetables, fruit, clothing brands \u2013 the list is limitless) and everyone in the car takes it in turns to identify something within the category with the proceeding letter of the alphabet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If one of the players isn’t able to come up with a response, they simply lose a turn and that letter will move onto the next player. However, on the occasion that no one can come up with an example for a certain letter \u2013 simply skip! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then once you reach the last letter (Z), another player can pick a new category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Needing an example? Let me start you off!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The category: Car Manufacturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A<\/strong> \u2013 Abarth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

B<\/strong> \u2013 BMW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

C <\/strong>\u2013 Citroen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wanting to make it harder? Add some pressure with a 10 second time limit to each letter and if the player cannot think of something within that time, they have to miss a go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to make it more fun, whenever a player has to miss a turn, they must do a forfeit (but a safe forfeit, such as a verbal agreement to pursue once the car has stopped).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pub Cricket:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Perfect for those driving through the countryside\u2019s and urban areas, Pub Cricket can really get your eye\u2019s peeling and mentally pub-crawling!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aim of this game is to spot pubs along your journey that contains animals or humans within the names of said pubs, and the number of ‘runs’ is worked out using the value of how many legs that animal\/human has. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It sounds pretty confusing, let me break it down for you – and I recommend taking some paper and pens with you to note down your scores so no one cheats!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have a player who is the \u2018batter\u2019. On this batter\u2019s turn, they will seek out a pub with a name \u2013 such as The Black Swan <\/em>\u2013 and will count up the \u2018runs\u2019 from the pub’s name, i.e the number of legs a swan has = 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current batter can choose to continue counting their runs after the first pub or can allow the next player to become a batter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As long as the pub names include humans and animals with legs, meanwhile, they can continue counting runs – but they run the risk of losing a life if the next pub doesn’t contain any form of legs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the current batter has opted to continue running, when there’s a pub with a name with many legs, i.e similar to the Flying Horseman<\/em>, you can break the horse and man into two: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Horse = 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Man = 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add these together = 6. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then add the previous run from The Black Swan <\/em>run, 2, <\/em>which equals altogether 8. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(A lot of maths, I know \u2013 this is why I said bring paper and pens because mental maths is not for me)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if the current batter opted to continue their turn and the next pub is named The Cross Keys <\/em>or The Mayflower<\/em> \u2013 NO PHYSICAL LEGS! That means no runs, so they lose a life and move on to the next \u2018batter\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winner is announced when you either arrive at your destination and has the most amount of runs or is the last player standing by not losing lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a lot of versions to this game, but we think this is an easier way to play and keeps your mind at bay!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I-Spy:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An absolute classic. One for everyone, no age limit meaning 0-120 years old can play \u2013 I-Spy is THE easiest car game ever to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rules are simple: one player will silently pick an object or person that is in view and announce the first letter of its name. The other players will then take it in turns to guess what the nominated player is currently viewing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winner is the one who guesses correctly! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

BUT, and a big but to remember: The object\/person must<\/strong> be in the view of all the players during the whole time of their turn or this will be cheating! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see you smiling cheaters, I know you\u2019re reading this going \u201chehe, I know how to crack this system and win\u201d \u2013 I\u2019m calling you out now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Would You Rather?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Would You Rather is a great game to get those creative juices flowing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aim of the game is simple \u2013 would you rather choose option one or are you going to choose option two? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Need some examples to start you off?<\/p>\n\n\n\n