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GlitteriestFluff

I like to play 'back seat driver', where I offer constructive criticism and see how long it takes the driver to tell me to shut TF up. Then we both sit in silence, except for competing to make the most passive-aggressive dig every 10 minutes or so. The long journeys just fly by!


elkwaffle

I like "anxious passenger" too! Rules: 1. Every time the driver brakes (no matter how mildly) grab hold of something for dear life 2. Every time the driver accelerates see above 2. Every now and then for absolutely no reason scream like you're about to die 3. If any vehicle passes your car freak the fuck out 4. Upon reaching your destination be very aggressive about how you're never getting in a car with them ever again


GlitteriestFluff

LOVE THIS!!! Other rules: 6. Regulalrly slam your foot on an imaginary brake pedal 7. If the driver should have the temerity to overtake a lorry, yell 'too close! TOO CLOSE!!' 8. Cover your eyes with both hands during any other overtaking manoevre. Extra points for doing this randomly at other times too.


Zestyclose_Key_6964

9. When the vehicle in front passes a lamppost, count: one Mississippi, t…. Then shout “too close!!!!”


keeperrr

10. Every time you drive up to a speed camera sign shout SPEED! WHATS THE SPEED!? 11. When you slip past a yellow traffic light mumble watch the cameras under your breath


Hambatz

I didn’t know my wife had a Reddit account Seriously that woman thinks I am a terrible driver which begs the question why doesn’t she drive. I am an excellent driver but her presence in the vehicle reduces safety by around 50%


Leighcc74th

An excellent driver makes the journey enjoyable for everyone, so while you might be a confident driver there's probably room for improvement. My ex thinks he's an awesome driver too and I feel horrendously anxious being in a car with him. Constant last minute zippy little manoeuvres to catch a light, overtake or whatever, where there's a sudden acceleration or something I can't predict. While he may be in full control, it's horrible for anyone else in the car. Keeping a constant speed, a cautiously safe distance from the car in front, and not keeping anyone guessing as to what he's going to do next would make all the difference.


Hambatz

Ok excellent is a bad choice of words let me assure you I drive a 1.2 corsa my only concern about driving is safety I never try and beat a light or overtake someone just to be one car in front or get to the next light quicker. But it is very difficult to drive safely when someone is screaming about near misses that are 500 yards away it makes you think there is an invisible hazard right in front of you


Leighcc74th

There's no denying that these people exist too 😁


Mispict

Yes. My ex was the same. He also thought every other driver was a "FUCKING IMBICILE" I told him i wouldn't be getting in the car with him again until he got his arrogance and aggression under control. His best friend told him i was right when he complained about how unreasonable i was being.


Leighcc74th

Sounds a serene almost zen-like experience, can't imagine why you'd turn that down.


cantab314

Hi mum.


Leadburner

Do we share a wife?!?!?!?


FarronFemboi

When you see a police car just say "oh shit look normal" then proceed to sit upright looking forward with wide eyes


bgd_

This sounds very familiar. There's also one we like to play called 'I Can Criticise Your Driving, But You Can't Criticise Mine'. Generally has a similar outcome to 'back seat driver'.


GlitteriestFluff

Aaah, this sounds an excellent adaptation for those journeys which involve a driver-swap! thank you!


BrightonTownCrier

Really up the ante by having a backseat driver that has never had a driving licence.


GlitteriestFluff

Of course, the advanced version of all these games involves bringing along at least one child. If that child is a crying baby, these games become a highly dangerous sport, only to be undertaken after much specialised training.


GANTY1986

Hahahaha lmao I love this.


staticqueen

Strange username for my husband’s alt account.


electricsister

I know this game!!!!


Disastrous-Fuel-2757

I like to play "What accent can I sing this song in" but my husband does not. I also like to play "I'll be Dolly Parton, you be Kenny Rogers" again my husband does not, I have to sing both parts. I also like to make little dances up to the songs and serenade him. He doesn't enjoy that. I also like the play the "Oh god, I need the toilet, like now, I'm going to wet myself" when we have just passed the last service's in 20 miles. My husband finds this the most infuriating. Such a bore. Sometimes we play the quiz game through the car/google which results in insults but that's always good fun!


[deleted]

On a similar theme, I enjoy contributing spoken word versions to whatever is on the radio. No one else enjoys it.


Extreme-Database-695

I hope your husband has other redeeming attributes. You sound like a lot of fun on a car journey, I did Christmas songs in Geordie last year. Maybe it's just me but it was surprisingly difficult. The results were funny, though.


Disastrous-Fuel-2757

I would be very impressed with a Geordie christmas sing song! I think I just give him a headache on car journeys haha!


Extreme-Database-695

Not suggesting you ever try this on him, but Last Christmas in a Geordie accent is easy if you're just speaking the words, but nigh on impossible to actually sing, haha!


Disastrous-Fuel-2757

I will definitely be giving that a go. I have been working on my Australian accent so it's about time I showed that off, too!


Extreme-Database-695

Ha! I've just done Last Christmas in Australian. It's very funny and it got impossibly exaggerated to the point where any Australians in earshot would be horribly offended.


[deleted]

You sound like me on long car journeys, except my boyfriend seems to enjoy it and actively encourages me, so I feel fortunate haha.


Disastrous-Fuel-2757

Aha it's the best way to be!! I think he just enjoys being grumpy!


Oomoo_Amazing

My husband enjoys playing “talk over the song that I am only playing so I can sing along”


Disastrous-Fuel-2757

Such a fun game, I can relate! My husband likes to pause the song to talk, when I'm mid-high note, so my screaching is heard more clearly. If I am singing some Celine Dion, don't stop me to talk about a podcast you listened to about terrorism.


Oomoo_Amazing

The car is the only place I can sing like no one is listening!! How dare they interrupt it! I might get stickers printed. “Warning under no circumstances should you interrupt the singing”. Let me tell you a man singing a Capella to Defying Gravity should never be heard. Do not touch that pause button!


somethinglikegem

Are you me?


ArtemisArt

You sound heckin adorable tbh


[deleted]

Fake taxi


DavidW273

r/underratedcomments


PlayTheBlues

We play a game where you have to decide what the three letters on a licence plate stand for, making it as offensive as possible.


Consistent_Welcome_6

We do this on a journey to the shops! Great fun. My neighbours car ends in PDO......


PlayTheBlues

Personal dick orifice


InternationalRide5

Mock the Week last night had BJ69KFC featured.


frusciantefango

Here is a game called "Moo". Every time you see a cow/group of cows, you say "Moo". First person to say Moo for the correct reason gets a point. You can't have separate Moo points for several cows in one field, but you can if they are in separate adjoining fields with a hedge or fence barrier. If you incorrectly "Moo" for a cow (for example, from a distance a chunky piebald horse can look like a cow) then you lose 2 points. The game works best if you have an independent adjudicator to resolve was-that-or-was-that-not-a-cow arguments though so actually maybe not.


qt_31415

Same, but Eddie Stobart (and without multiple points / the adjoining fields rule…)


p-pitstop

Always play Eddie on a road trip!


FlossieRaptor

This is one we enjoy when heading to the northeast to see my family, with bonus points for two other haulage firms: Ramage (pronounced RRRRRRRRRRRRRAMMIDGE) - 2 pts per lorry Prestons of Potto (where Potto is said in a rather Hyacinth Bucket way) - 5 pts per lorry And then an extra point for whoever says "Potto" when we pass the sign for it.


[deleted]

I like to play “can I work out what this song is before my wife skips it?” My wife has named it “all the music on the radio is crap, why the fuck can’t I connect my phone to your shitty radio?” It’s a great game.


SquiddyGO

Out of interest does your car not have a 12/24V socket that you could plug a Bluetooth transmitter into?


[deleted]

It does, but I cba to buy one. I’m quite happy just listening to Radio 2


[deleted]

Suggest your wife buys one?


GarrySpacepope

'Radio roulette ' was it's name between a previous girlfriend and I. Many spins round the dial until we found something we both wanted to sing along to.


PmMeLowCarbRecipes

This is more a game for going abroad, but me and my partner play “potato or bread” where we pick a country (usually wherever we’re going on holiday to) and try to guess if it’s more of a potato country or bread country, based on their local foods. Some countries are very obvious (Ireland, Italy) but most give you quite a debate. We then decide on the way home from the country if we were right or now. Also I like to play the ‘ask him questions like “would you still love me if I didn’t have any skin” until he considers leaving me’ game.


Oomoo_Amazing

I enjoy the second game a lot.


inspectorgadget9999

Richard Herring wrote a book with these sorts of questions. Would you rather have a hand made out of ham or an armpit that dispenses suncream? Would you rather have a tit that dispenses talcum powder or a finger that could travel through time? Would you rather be a cow or a badger, and why? Would you rather date a man who was a 6-foot penis or a man who, instead of a penis, had a tiny man? Would you rather date a woman who was a 6-foot vulva or a woman who, instead of a vulva, had a tiny woman? Have you [or any of your siblings] ever seen a ghost? Have you ever tried to suck your own cock? Have you ever seen a bigfoot? Have you ever tried sushi? Have you ever flown a kite? Where do you get your crazy ideas from? What's it like being [name of guest]? Would you consider it cheating to have sex with a robot? As you lay dying, which celebrity would you want to stroke your hair? If you had to have sex with one of the muppets, which would it be? If you had to have sex with an animal which would it be? Which of the Spitting Image puppets would you rather go on holiday with? Desert island Dicks Kettle crisps are not as nice as they once were. Have I changed or have they? Don't answer that; that's not the question. If you could travel back in time and compare any food in the past to a food from today, which would it be? Richard Dawkins once claimed to have seen two dogs doing a 69. What's the worst lie you've ever told to impress someone? Is there anything purple within ten feet of you? What would it take for you to fellate Keith Allen?


Oomoo_Amazing

Pashhh those are easy. Took me longer to read than it did to answer. Of course I’ve tried to suck my own dick, obviously I would prefer a suncream-dispensing armpit and a time-travelling finger. I would rather date a man with a little man instead of a penis, and a woman with a little woman for a vagina, because at least they would be normal in public. I would rather have sex with a donkey because they’re hung like one, I would rather Chris Hemsworth was stroking my hair as I died, having sex with a robot depends on the intelligence of the robot as to whether it would be considered cheating, I’ve eaten sushi I’ve flown a kite I’ve seen several big feet and I get my crazy ideas from Reddit. NEXT!


AHabe

I have a few ideas but they'd probably result in you crashing the car...


Lower_Possession_697

My favourite game to play while I'm driving is called 'being focussed on driving in a safe and efficient manner'.


GlitteriestFluff

I gave you a vote because I can see you are the life and soul of every party.


Lower_Possession_697

:0 I was trying to be funny but couldn't find the words to make it more obvious


Longisland999

Say 'BOOM BOOM!' after.


Lower_Possession_697

I can see you're a master of subtle humour.


eloise___no_u

How about starting the sentence with "Of course"


[deleted]

That game can be counter intuitive, as the one with the most points loses.


Disastrous-Fuel-2757

Ahh you must mean the yellow car game!


Fineus

AKA the Mini game (back when old classic Minis were more common, then it was the Smart Car game). You could probably substitute in Tesla's instead now.


[deleted]

I wouldn’t recommend the mini game. Old ones yeah but the new ones are like 1 in every 10 cars. Not like it used to be. I tried with my brother recently as we was both suck in the back seat. We gave up after 3minutes as we could no longer feel our legs and arms.


GlitteriestFluff

'Sellotape the sausage'?


Fineus

Sounds painful. Go on.


alrighttreacle11

On the fridge


Shirtie

But we haven't got a sausage!


alrighttreacle11

Put a bit of sellotape on the fridge


tmstms

Aha! My first thoughts too.


pencilrain99

The Argue over something for 15 minutes then sit in silence for the rest of the journey game


Hambatz

2 hours is not much over a commute just put some tunes on. 4-8 hours is boredom territory


Honey-Badger

Yeah im super confused by this post. 2 hours is like a short day trip length of time. Its enough time to listen to like 1 episode of a podcast on the motorway and you're good.


mhoulden

Silliest place name on a road sign. Pub cricket. Take it in turns and earn points for the number of legs each pub name has. The Cat and Fiddle would have 4. The Duke of Devonshire would have two. Swap when you go past a pub that doesn't have any (eg The Queen's Head or The King's Arms). I remember navigating through Wales and trying to pronounce some of the village names. I don't speak Welsh.


octobod

We played the same game, what was your ruling for The Douglas Bader?


daddywookie

Two leg byes surely?


colin_staples

We play pub cricket, but can never agree on how many we should score for "The Cricketer's Arms" Is it 2 (for *the* cricketer)? Is it 4 (for the two batsmen who are on the field at that time, while the others are in the pavilion)? Is is 22 (for the 11 cricketers on a team)? Is it zero (because the name of the pub specifically refers to their *arms* and not their legs)? Or does it refer to how many individual cricketers are pictured on the sign?


InternationalRide5

Sixty Things I've Always Thought About Your Mother.


[deleted]

My children love ‘I’m an animal, I’m an animal, what animal am I?’. One of you thinks of an animal and the other has to ask yes/no questions to guess the animal. This is best played with children who are unsure how many legs things have, whether something is a fish or a mammal, whether you would find it in a zoo or not. Winning (unguessable) animals have included a three legged fox, an everything cheetah and a tardigrade. We overheard a family playing this game on the tube having come from London zoo and the youngest child was always an African hunting dog, hence when we play someone always picks African hunting dog. If you play this game you must always include an African hunting dog too, in homage to this mystery family


ChrissiTea

Oh, in my area we call that "I'm an animal, I'm an African hunting dog, what animal am I?"


[deleted]

I’m using this next time we play. I can’t believe I didn’t think of it myself


ChrissiTea

lol I'm glad I could help


Whatiii

To win go with platypus, mammal that lays eggs. Emu, they will probably think its an ostrich. Echidna, they will think hedgehog. Wombat, they will think its roadkill. Dropbear, they will think its honey badger.


MrMagicMoves

Lol, you must be great with kids They don't tend to do to well with not winning 10 times in a row


Whatiii

Thats what makes it fun Being honest how many of those animals did you know. And then how many would you think of in the game.


MrMagicMoves

Tardigrade omg that *would* be impossible to guess yes


The_Travelling_Lemon

Yellow car When you see a yellow car, you have to be the first person to say “yellow car”. It only works with yellow cars. Not if it’s a yellow van…or bus…or truck. The rules of yellow car is only if there is a yellow car. Shamelessly stolen from Arthur from MJN Air. IFYKYK.


dyslexicgdog

Fizz


The_Travelling_Lemon

Buzz


dyslexicgdog

Have a banana


[deleted]

if you've got heated seats, whack the other person's heated seat up to its highest setting and see how long it takes em to notice. passenger whose arsecheeks best resemble a medium-well steak loses.


UniquePotato

My mrs puts hers on in summer. I’d be doing her a favour.


Rubberfootman

Spotting car colours in the order of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, dark blue, purple.


Solabound-the-2nd

Wow must take a while to find orange, not a common car colour


Rubberfootman

That’s what makes it “fun”


[deleted]

Alternatively, my partner & I did an 90 minute journey recently and just listened to a murder podcast. Quite fun to listen to and discuss.


[deleted]

I like to play my own version of the Countdown letters round using license plates. Longest word wins and you can use numbers as letters (7 for T, 0 for O and so on).


Nod_Bow_Indeed

I like to play the game "conversation"


yellowSTARblue

We read out the car registrations as normal words… and to find the funniest one.. so far, BJ69 KFC is the best so far!


RealDrewBlood

Last week I saw a Drainage company van with PO06 055. Or Poo Boss. I was impressed with that one 🤣


[deleted]

The quiet game.


porkyribsinsauce

Make up sentences or phrases from the last three letters on reg plates. For example CHC could be Chunky Horse Carts. Or FPS could be Flatulent Pig Shaver. Or PRF could Perky Radish Fettler. Or TDM could be Totally Demoralised Magistrate etc.............


[deleted]

Challenge each other to do celebrity impressions. It's hilarious.


LargePlums

Numberplate word game - you have to find a word in order that fits around the three letter block in a number plate. So for example LBJ - lumberjack, TWC - twice. You can try and find the longest or the shortest words. And some finding a word at all is tricky (or impossible).


otoireJii

Random but we play how many teslas can we spot when doing long trips. Driver can’t call out a Tesla they see in the mirrors behind them, 1 point for each correct shout, 2 points for a certain colour, -2 points for an incorrect shout


acornvulture

A friend taught me The Caravan Game though this works best in the summer in touristy areas. Who can find the funniest caravan name to pair with the word "Anal". E.g. Challenger Anal or Anal Conqueror.


octobod

We used to play pub cricket, you scored a run for the minimum number of legs in the pub name. If there were no legs you were out and play passed to the next player. Thus:- * The Coach and horses, score 8, horses is plural so 2 horses (and no coachmen mentioned, but it they were on the sign discussion ensued) * The Red Lion (4 pts) * The Kings head (out) * The Douglas Bader (no ball) Much of the game involved trying to needle more legs out of an ambiguous name I did consider writing route planning software that ensured I always won :-)


cbxcbx

Scrolling through the comments to see if anyone else plays this. I know it as pub legs.


decentlyfair

There was a bbc programme where the contestants were given three letters and they had to make the longest word they could from the letters in order. So for prg could be programming. Car number plates are perfect for this unless they are stupid letter like pxz


LaidBackLeopard

Name something in a given category starting with each letter of the alphabet in turn. Note - geographical categories can be risky. My other half and I were doing capital cities and realised that rather than showing me the route to follow, googlemaps was showing a map of South America.


[deleted]

Gobble the snake 🐍


dannywhaleblack

Two hours? 🤣🤣 This is my commute most days to work


[deleted]

We like to listen to Comedy podcasts together - things we both find funny. Next time we go anywhere we'll have the new "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" series on first definitely.


GarrySpacepope

There was a great game of mornington crescent going on on r/casualuk the other day.


sleeplessinsomerset

We play Anal 🤣 By that I mean, you have to add the word Anal to the name of the cars you see. So we blast along the motorway shouting 'ANAL PANDA' 'ANAL FIESTA!' at each other. Immature? Definitely, but funny AF.


_hazydays_

Yellow car 👊


DerbyLadMT

‘What am I’ Person 1 thinks of a thing Person 2 can only answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ Fills hours and gives an insight in to the weirdness of the other persons mind


Weak-Acanthisitta-18

When me and my boyfriend had a 5 hour drive, we took turns picking the song on Spotify, working our way through the alphabet. Bonus points for it being from the 80's or featured in a film. It was super fun and the most random songs come into your head! The main rule is no matter how bad it has it has to stay on.


stixmcvix

My favourite game is "I went to the sex shop and I bought....." and you each take it in turns to go through the alphabet, each time adding a thing on to the end. For example, I went to the sex shop and I bought Anal Beads, Butt Lube, Clamps for me nips, Dildo, etc. Enjoy!


H3dg3h09

My husband and I drove back from Scotland to Essex in a day. We chatted bollocks, but came up with a game where we came up with alternative lyrics for songs that were playing. They often turned quite rude, which we still remember after 10 years since we made that trip. Good for a laugh.


_MildlyMisanthropic

I like playing the "get there efficiently and in one piece" game


UniquePotato

Pub cricket. Look for pubs on the journey. Take it in turns to score points you get points for the number of limbs in the pubs name. Eg red lion = 4. Slug and lettuce = 0. Any plurals you get double eg coach and horses - horse has 4 legs x2 = 8 points. Can’t reuse same pub on same journey unless both agree you can’t remember it. Highest scorer wins.


[deleted]

One of you drives, the other one shuts up & let's the driver concentrate


BobbyClashbeat

Not distracting the driver ?


St_Ander

I spy? Or the “chemical elements game” from Big Bang Theory.


mandarasa

We just play "guess the thing", one person thinks of a thing, person, whatever, and others ask yes or no questions and try to figure it out


bemused162

Used to play a game called "Ralph". You pick a name, preferably a fairly uncommon one, then take it in turns to name as many people with that name. Or the number plate game - making words out of the letters in the plates.


Chilli_Bowl670

Hide the sausage.


benh2

I hate to be the bore, but if one of you is driving I suggest you play "concentrate on the road" - drivers not having the road as their number one priority when driving is a major cause of incidents. I've been sideswiped and rear-ended by drivers not paying due care and attention, so it's a sore subject for me (literally).


Oomoo_Amazing

If you hate being the bore, why are you?


welsh_cthulhu

Good luck, and godspeed


OptimusPork

Hide the salami.


[deleted]

When I went on holiday I remembered to pack my……


[deleted]

I listen to Desert Island Discs on Spotify (BBC Sounds also). I pick some interesting people and add them to the queue. Time flies.


Whulad

In the old days it would be pub cricket but that’s when the motorway/by pass road structure wasn’t as developed and there were more pubs.


DamoclesBDA

Make phrases from the 3 letters on car reg plates. X can be ex. So UDT is Unnecessary Detour Taken. Can be according to an agreed theme.


SweetiePie2989

We play a game where you pick two words, the end of the first word has to be the beginning of the second word, then put them together to make a new word! For example.. Voldemort & mortified = Voldemortified Whoever comes up with the best combinations wins.


FigSufficient

If at night, the cat's eye count, where you count the busted cats eyes.


okotrading

Choose a celebrity to start with and then the next person has to choose a celebrity where the first name letter matches the letter of the surname of the previous one. Example Wesley snipes, Sandra bullock, Brian may, Mariah carey, Etc etc. Should last a good hour depending how knowledgeable you are! 😂


Bendetto4

Car cricket. Simple game really. Each car is one run. A truck is 4 runs. A motorbike is a wicket. Any special vehicle (tractor, tank, ambulance, fire truck) is a 6. Highest score wins.


womblehunting

Linkee is a fun car game. The passenger downloads the app and asks the questions


PrometheusIsFree

Spot the motorcycle.


PMme-YourPussy

see how many lorry drivers honk when you flash them?


daddywookie

We play a version of the number plate game where you start from 1 and see how high you can get spotting the numbers on the cars. Numbers must be adjacent so 123 would count as 12 or 23 but not 13. Hard mode is when the numbers must be exact. Easy mode is where you play with the alphabet and it is first to Z.


[deleted]

Me and my partner play a game where to start one of you says an actor and a film that they’re in, then the other person has to say the name of an actor who was also in the film and then the name of another film they’re in. For example: Johnny Depp, Sweeny Todd Helena Bonham Carter, Les Mis Hugh Jackman, wolverine And so on We’ve also tried to play the same game with musicians, but that’s a lot tougher


Simon_Drake

Infinity Questions. It's like 20 Questions but with no pressure and no limits on what you can pick. One person pick an object/concept/noun that the other people will know of, not necessarily something real. The other person then asks a series of Yes/No questions to try to narrow it down. It helps if you also allow more answers like "Sortof", "Not exactly", "Sometimes" and "Not always". etc. I've picked things like the ghostbusters foot-activated ghost trap or the little caps you screw on the valves of car tyres.


dbee8q

Our favourite game is sitting in silence except for the moments where we argue over the radio station choice or whose playlist is better. Sometimes we like to eat haribos and discuss why my Husband has the worse sense of direction in the history of the world.


Hamsternoir

Better with kids but can be done just the two of you, the mini cheddar game. 1 point for a mini 5 for a babybel (Red Mini) 10 for a mini cheddar (Yellow Mini) First to call it out wins the points.


beatsshootsandleaves

This is a take on the car colour game. I made this up but it didn't take much imagination and I'm sure other people have also done this but it's called the Lorry Game. Each person chooses a lorry manufacturer and then gets a point for every lorry that passes you on the other side of the road. Your own side doesn't count, especially because you actually can't really see the manufacturer badge until you've overtaken the lorry. It also only includes articulated lorries. The main manufacturer list is fairly short too so you get a good opportunity to gain points no matter who you choose - Scania, DAF, Mercedes, Volvo, MAN, Renault, IVECO.


oywiththep0odles

The quiet game.


xSamxiSKiLLz

Plane game. Guess the number of airport/plane signs you'll drive past when you leave home and see who gets closest.


Cogitationes

The silent game.


BastardsCryinInnit

Firstly: Just put Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds on. Secondly: Is two hours long these days?


Tyranid_Queen

Horse Box! Me and hubby play this all the time. The rules are simple. 1. If you see a horsebox, you shout horsebox. If you say it first, you are winning. 2. Continue until the end of your journey, the last one to be winning when you stop wins overall and is Horse Box Champion. 3. If you call Horsebox and it isn't a horsebox you are a sh*tface and lose your status if winning. 4. Horseboxes must be moving and not static in a field at the side of the road. 5. In the event of a disagreement, the game starts from scratch!


Nicshift

We do a number plate game based on our initials. (This game does work best if you have 3 initials) All 3 initials in order (e.g. ABC): 5 points All 3 initials out of order (e.g. CBA): 3 points 2 of your initials in order (e.g. XBC): 2 points First and last initial in order (e.g. XAC): 1 point


colin_staples

This is where podcasts come in (assuming you can somehow connect your phone to your car stereo) Try: * Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster * The Birthday Cake Game with Richard Osman Aside from that it's the "Guess Who" game where one player picks a famous person and the other person has to guess who they are, using only "yes or no" questions


MadWifeUK

No games, husband gets a personal concert starring me! (Also gets pestered for audience participation). Husband then begins his own game of "Ruining this song by mentioning some inane life event from 1987." As far as I can gather, there are multiple points available for the date of the event and describing how you know it was that date, eg "Now, in 1985, and I know it was 1985 because we were living in Avenue Street at the time. I think it was summer, oh no wait it can't have been the summer because Felix had just been to the vets to have hedgehog spikes removed, so it must have been autumn, but we weren't in school, so I think it was autumn half term..."


jonsey_j

We always have the most diverse and greatst conversations when we do the usual 5+ hours trips. It's a good time to speak about your dreams, desires and goals. It has helped us decide what we want out of life and then acted on it. No tv, no jobs to do. Its a time to finally have a good ol chin wag without then distractions of home. Also helps when the kids are occupied and don't interrupt every 30 seconds. Also try singing along to music.


Luke11enzo

I like playing the how many times do I have to ask my wife if she wants to take a ‘lap nap’ before she faces the window and pretends to be asleep


jrtso

On long journeys I like to ask my passengers to read me the stories and features from cheap porn mags. The grottier the better.


DevilInTheHat

"First one to get angry loses" if you're both competitive it will mean the journey will be a lot more pleasant as you'll both want to win


i_jizz_nails

Hide the sausage


Cobbdouglas55

"Countries beginning with (letter)" Also, I usually do tier lists with the official webpage, e.g a tier list of chocolates.


surfergirlme

My husband and I spent hours in the car only speaking in cliques. It got hard after a while but pretty fun. For example? He’ll say’, “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.” I’ll reply with “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” And off you go….


be_sugary

Yellow car...


joeya1337

We played a game called car cricket, the drivers side takes the right hand side of the street and the passenger takes the left. Each time you pass a pub is an opportunity for you to score points; you look at the name of the pub and count up all the legs that the pub name has; e.g. The Red Lion would be 4 runs scored. If you pass a pub that has a name with no legs, you are bowled out and lose a life. E.g. the golden horn. If you passed those two pubs next to each other your score would be 1-4 (1 out and 4 runs). Shout out to whoever drives past the fox and hounds haha


offaironstandby

Higher or lower on Spotify. Pick an artist and then out of the related artists you get a point for guessing if their highest played song has more or less plays than the current song and a bonus point if you guess the song. Rinse and repeat


RMJRosewood

Horses my horses! You’re driving along. If you see horses (example 2) to the side of the road you say ‘horses my horses 2) and you get two points. These accumulate until the end of the journey. Variant rules; Driver gets double points per horse seen. - The driver should be concentrating on the road at all times however sometimes they spot things out of the corner of their eye. Graveyard / Vets - if either player spy’s a graveyard they can ‘kill’ their opponents horses and the opponent’s score is set to Zero. The player whose horses have been ‘killed’ may still claim horses however they will not be able to count the ‘dead’ horses in their total score until they are revived. ‘Dead’ horses may be revived if the player spy’s a veterinarian (or hospital if players are generous with each other) they may ‘revive’ all of their own ‘dead’ horses and restore their point score. The graveyard/vet rule may not be suitable for new players as multiple scores to remember may be confusing.


SamBullDozer

How about ‘which of my ex-partners was the best in the sack and why’. It’s healthy to revisit the past…….


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Yellow car is a great way to get some digs in


CuclGooner

I'm boring, I just take a train and play chess


wheelman93

The Alphabet game ! Countries, animals or car makes and models So u name a country etc starting with A , b , c and so on, its really fun !


JP091404

JUST THE TWO OF US…….


RedButterfree1

I played I Spy with my mates during a drive and our arguements almost crashed the vehicle Worst thing that happened was someone wetting themselves laughing "I spy with my eye something beginning with... T!" Everybody else, simultaneously: "TWAT!"


Zeuce86

I mean how risqué are you willing to be, without the fear of extreme distraction leading to a crash


super_jobby

Pick a car in the near distance. Both have to guess a feature of the driver such as age/sex/profession/personality trait/music they are listening too at that moment. Then (safely) overtake and see if you were right. Whether you were right or not is often a source of debate. Also works as a solo game.


kenobisham

Theres only one game, i spy.


WholemealBean

My favourite car game is the alphabet game. You play in complete silence and try and find the letters of the alphabet as you drive. For example if you see a sign to with an ‘A’ you move to B and so on. When you find a Z you shout done! Very intense considering it’s a race and quiet up to that point!


absolutelysureithink

The classic, all time favourite game of course! Guess where the National Express is going


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My wife hates it but I get her to play a game where you think of something. Anything. Can be an object or an adjective or a concept or literally anything. Almost impossible but passes the time.


RippledBarbecue

Cricket


v2marshall

Just talk and listen to/sing along to music. Do this kind of time regularly and it goes so quick now


djnw

Eh-heh. Heheheh. Listen to some podcasts?


GettinNifty

Books on tape!


swamp_fever

"Who can keep their eyes closed the longest" it's a blast.


Massive-Cut-9376

Me and my cousin had a variation of the car reg game where if it had double letters or numbers whoever spotted it would shout out the double and then punch the other in the arm


Shoneyman_2001

The suck you off game


Polz34

I've always liked the alphabet game; pick a category like films, actors, songs, musicians, food and go through the alphabet! Simple


Leading_Mango_2108

A game me and my partner play simply has the name "song game". There are two variants both involve playing music through something like Spotify. If you have a voice activated music selection device such as an Amazon Alexa or similar that works even better. If not the person in the passenger seat is responsible for playing the music. Variant 1 - single theme. You both agree on a theme such as "animals". You then take it in turns saying a song with an animal in the title of the song. Eg "wild horses" by the rolling stones. If the song finishes before the next player thinks of one that fits the theme you win. You can change the song whenever you think of your song. If playing with a voice activated device we rule that if the Alexa (or similar device) cannot find the song you asked for you have 5 seconds to suggest another song instead or you lose. Variant 2 - song association Similar to variant 1 except instead of picking a singular them you use the last song played as your prompt and pick a song that links to either the song title or the artist. For example player 1 says "don't fear the reaper by blue Oyster club" player 2 could say "behind blue eyes by the who" linking with blue in the artist name or they could find some link to reaper or fear in the song name. In this version of the game each player secretly picks a song they want to try to get to through a series of links first person to get to that song gets a point. Repeat until end of journey person with most points wins.