Travel GamesTravel Games Remember being stuck in the back seat of the car while on a long trip as a child? Remember just how boring it could be? Staring out the window at the passing trees was not all that entertaining. What would liven up that situation? Travel games! Turn travel time into fun time with games and activities for the whole family. While it might be comforting to know the kids are not fighting in the back seat for any driver, it should be far more comforting to know that the kids are using their brains. Travel games
While there are basic travel games we will all probably remember like auto bingo, there are lots of other exciting games which can engage both parents and children alike. What about trivia travel games? A meeting of the minds in the Buick is a challenge for teenagers and parents alike. Maybe the kids like to play chess or checkers. Get a magnetic version and they will be working on strategies in the back seat! Mad Libs is a great way to pass the time as you pick words and a hilarious story comes together for hours of giggling. Maybe the kids like more individualized travel games. There are always the invisible ink games that have always provided fun. Kids can challenge themselves with a no mess pen and learn about all manner of topics. There are also lots of exciting electronic travel games adults or children can play alone or against human opponents. Do not think for a moment that travel games are for children alone! There are games for adult as well. Whether you are looking at crossword puzzles from the New York Times or advanced trivia, there is something for everyone. Exercise your brain as you travel! Suddenly long flights or bus travel will become a lot more pleasurable. Layovers will seem shorter and you will be keeping yourself mentally fit at the same time. With more families doing more travel by car as a means of saving money on vacations, there are going to be more and more bored kids out there. Become the exception and turn time into the car into an engaging experience. There are travel games for kids, teens and adults. Travel games are a great way for everyone to spend their time while traveling and interacting together.
New York Times QuizMaster Price: $29.95 38.51 CAD 23.74 EUR 21.27 GBP
Play in the triva big leagues! Test yourself – or compete with friends – with the challenging questions from The New York Times "Noodle Nudger", the online challenge written by renowned quiz master, Ray Hamel. An inductee into the Trivia Bowl Hall of Fame, Hamel has been creating the best in trivia for over 20 years, producing more than 40,000 head-scratching questions.
LCD Pool List Price: $24.95 Price: $21.95 You save $3.00 (12%) off the usual list price 28.22 CAD 17.40 EUR 15.59 GBP
Play 8-Ball or Straight Pool Here’s a game you can bank on! Play either 8-ball or Billiards. And just as on a full-size table, you control the power to the cue, the angle of your shots, and even the "English"—the spin put on the ball. Easy to learn and lots of fun for one to two players. Play 8-Ball or Billiards Play Against a Human Partner or the Computer Control Power, Angle & Spin
LCD Horseracing List Price: $29.95 Price: $28.00 You save $1.95 (7%) off the usual list price 36.00 CAD 22.20 EUR 19.88 GBP
All the Excitement of the Racetrack! Hear the hoofbeats and the bugles anywhere you take the LCD Horseracing! Choose between two exhilarating games. Climb into the saddle as the jockey and feel the track vibrate beneath your mount’s hooves as you maneuver your way past the other horses! Or pick the winners with a big bankroll! Three levels of difficulty, exciting fence-jumping, sound effects, vibrations and clear, colorful display make LCD Horseracing your best bet for fun! 2 Games Mode Options: Horse-Racing & Horse-Betting 5 Running Lanes & 5 Different Horses To Select 5 Betting Bankrolls To Select ($500, $1000, $1500, $2000 & $3000) Colorful Screen Display
The New York Times Crossword Puzzle List Price: $69.95 Price: $49.95 You save $20.00 (29%) off the usual list price 64.22 CAD 39.60 EUR 35.47 GBP Take along 1,000 crossword puzzles conveniently—in cars, on planes, trains, anywhere! No pencils to find. Just use the stylus that slips back into the unit. The best crossword puzzles are published by The New York Times—and these are some of its best! Hint key solves letter, word, or whole puzzles with a tap of the stylus! Battery-saving automatic power-off. 1,000 favorite puzzles from The New York Times Advanced touch-screen technology with stylus attached Three levels of play from beginner to advanced Auto Memory Save lets you finish puzzles at another time Includes puzzles edited by Will Shortz Model #455 Retail Price $69.95 Batt. Req. 3 X "AAA"
Quick Strike Soccer Single Player Price: $14.95 19.22 CAD 11.85 EUR 10.62 GBP Play the most popular sport in the world on this hot sensation. Fly across the field outrunning defenders as you go for the point. Evade, rush and maneuver as you set...GOAL!!!!
TV Guide Quiz Master Price: $29.95 38.51 CAD 23.74 EUR 21.27 GBP TEST YOUR TV AND MOVIE IQ! Excalibur Electronics brings you the TV Guide QuizMaster, the best trivia game ever! TV Guide® QuizMaster is the best family trivia game ever! 3,000 fascinating, fun-for-all-ages questions about movies and television. Perfect for travel! TV Guide® is the best known, most trusted brand in entertainment information and guidance. TV Guide® and TV Guide & Design® are registered trademarks of TV Guide Magazine Group, Inc. and used with permission. © 2004 TV Guide Magazine Group, Inc.Requires 2 AA Batteries
KLUTZ KIDS TRAVEL BOOK $19.99
The Klutz Kids Travel Book is a backseat survival kit! This super high quality book comes with a built-in clipboard, 100 page notepad, 47 page activity book, and a conveniently attached zipper pouch full of markers, yarn, dice, string and more! Mazes, Cat's Cradle Loop and instructions, Hidden Pictures, Parcheesi Board, License Plate Bingo and Classic Song Lyrics are just a few of the activities included in this ultimate travel kit. Winner of the Parent's Choice Gold Award.
WORST CASE SCENARIO SURVIVAL CARD GAME TRAVEL EDITION $6.99 The Worst Case Scenario Survival Card Game is a travel edition of the game based on the best selling book series! Players are asked questions with three possible answers. In case you are preparing for a sword fight or walking through bear country, this game will test your knowledge. This set can be used as an expansion pack of cards for the board game or as a stand-alone game. Includes 55 cards with 108 questions.
BACKGAMMON - ATTACHE SET DELUXE $18.99 A nice, smaller sized backgammon set with leatherette casing and stiched in markings. Set measures approxomately 15 1/4" by 10" when open, 10" by 7 1/2" when closed.
BOX OF SILLY WORD GAMES $11.99 This Box of Silly Word Games contains 25 different games in one box! Grab one of the games, gather a couple friends and you're ready for some quick brain teasing fun! Each card contains quick, clear instructions explaining how to play one word game. Great for home, travel, camp, sleep overs and parties!
AUTO BINGO $1.99 Auto Bingo is the classic travel kids game! Start with the square in the center, look for a traffic sign, then close the window. The player who first marks a complete row of 5 windows either across, up and down, or diagonally wins! Each type has four unique patterns. Price is for one board. Please specify which type of Auto Bingo you would like in the comments section: Green and Pink are Standard Auto Bingo Blue is Traffic Safety Bingo Orange is Interstate Highway Bingo
CHESS AND CHECKERS SET - TRAVEL MAGNETIC $7.99 This Chess and Checkers Set allows you to take two of the world's most popular games with you wherever you go! The case is lightweight and durable, and the storage area offers a place to keep the magnetic playing pieces. This handy travel edition will give you years of on-the-go fun!
CHESS SET - TRAVEL FOLIO $9.99 A portable chess set that comes in a zipped leatherette travel case. Wooden board measures 5 3/8" by 5 3/8". Game pieces are cast metal, with the king standing 1" tall in board.
CRIBBAGE SET - TRAVEL $9.99 With Cribbage Set - Travel, you can take all the fun of a classic game with you wherever you go! This hardwood gameboard comes in a leatherette case with metal game pieces and a deck of cards. The travel case measures 6 x 6 inches.
FACT OR CRAP $25.99 Fact or Crap is the trivia game where you hear a statement, (Seaweed extract is used in ice-cream.) and you have to decide if its a Fact, or if it's Crap. (In this case, Fact.) This fast-paced twist on the common trivia game will keep you guests guessing, and give everyone a chance to show thier smarts with questions from all over the trivia spectrum. Contents of Fact or Crap: 250 question cards 64 Rush Hour cards 16 Answer cards 1 timer 185 Fact or Crap tokens 7 Fact or Crap hand signs 1 Instruction Sheet
FARKEL WITH CASE $5.99 This Farkel with Case comes ready for travel! Six dice and game rules are stored in the small plastic case. The case measures 2 7/8" by 2" by 3/4".
INVISIBLE INK YES & KNOW 14-114 $2.99 Invisible Ink Yes & Know 14-114 is filled with hours of "by-yourself enjoyment"! Use the invisible ink pen to reveal the hidden answers on dozens of different topics. This book includes popular Invisible Ink games such as Baseball, Hangman, Bingo, and Fleet. Invisible Ink books are great for car trips and other travel situations!
INVISIBLE INK YES & KNOW 7-77 $2.99 Invisible Ink Yes & Know 7-77 is filled with hours of "by-yourself enjoyment"! Use the invisible ink pen to reveal the hidden answers on dozens of different topics. This book includes popular Invisible Ink games such as Baseball, Hangman, Bingo, and Fleet. Invisible Ink books are great for car trips and other travel situations!
INVISIBLE INK YES & KNOW 8-18 $2.99 Invisible Ink Yes & Know 8-18 is filled with hours of "by-yourself enjoyment"! Use the invisible ink pen to reveal the hidden answers on dozens of different topics. This book includes popular Invisible Ink games such as Baseball, Hangman, Bingo, and Fleet. Invisible Ink books are great for car trips and other travel situations
INVISIBLE INK YES & KNOW BIBLE NEW TESTAMENT $2.99 The Invisible Ink Yes and Know Bible New Testament quiz and game book is filled with exciting games and questions! Use the invisible ink pen to reveal the hidden answers to questions inside the book. This book is perfect for everyone who knows or wants to know the bible. Invisible Ink books are great for car trips and other travel situations!
MAGNETIC BACKSEAT TRAVEL KIT $14.99 You'll never have a boring car ride again with the Magnetic Backseat Travel Kit! The tin storage box has a magnetically receptive surface allowing you to play and have fun with magnets anywhere. This collector's tin comes with all the precut magnets and accessories you need to get started right away. With over 20 games and activities, this set will provide hours of fun at home or on the road. Tin measures 8" by 10". Some games that are included: Solitaire games Dry erase activities License plate games Checkers Roadside search games Tangrams
OH HELL - TRAVEL $10.99 Oh Hell - Travel is the game with the skill of hearts, the challenge of bridge, and the fun of poker! This game from the 30's makes a strong comeback - now in travel size! Try to outscore your opponents by placing bids and taking tricks. Bid the number of tricks you think you can win, play your cards right and earn points. Contents of Oh Hell - Travel: 52 playing cards 4 bidding wheels Instructions
PENTE - DELUXE $24.99 Pente - Deluxe features a quality roll-up game board, just like the classic edition of the original game! The concept is simple - win by placing five stones in a row or by capturing five pairs of your opponents stones. This fascinating game grow richer as your skill increases! Four sets of beautifully colored stones allow for two, three, or four player games. Drawstring velour bags house each set of stones, while the travel tube provides convenient storage for all the components when on the go. Contents of Pente - Deluxe: Roll-up gameboard 4 sets of glass Pente stones 4 velour drawstring bags Travel tube Instructions
SETTLERS OF CATAN TRAVEL EDITION $25.00 Settlers has gone portable! Now you can take this award winning game with you wherever you go. Play is very similar to the original Settlers of Catan, but now the hex tiles fit securely into a sturdy plastic board and the roads and settlement pieces are pegs that fit into the board. Contents: 1 inset plastic game board 19 hex region tiles 9 harbor pieces 95 resource cards 25 development cards 4 building cost cards 2 special cards 20 plastic settlements (5 of each color) 16 plastic cities (4 of each color) 60 plastic roads(15 of each color) 1 plastic robber 1 rulebook/almanac2 dice
WORD RALLY $2.50 Word Rally is the fast paced word search game! Shake the cube and try to see how many words you can find in one minute. This game is all contained in one piece which makes it great for travel.
BLOKUS - TRAVEL EDITION $19.99
This travel version of the award-winning game Blokus is the perfect on-the-go strategy game for two! The simple rules take less than a minute to learn, yet the game has the depth to challenge both beginners and experts alike! Each player chooses a color and takes a set of 21 pieces. The basic strategy is to place all your tiles on the game board while trying to block your opponent from placing their tiles. The first player places any piece of their choice at the starting point. Each color plays in turn. Two pieces of the same color must touch at their corners, but they cannot touch along their sides. The game ends when both players are blocked from laying down any more of their pieces. The winner is the player for whom the total area of his remaining pieces is the lowest! Contents of Blokus - Travel Edition: Gameboard with 196 squares 42 game pieces in 2 colors Instruction guide Storage tray
BACKGAMMON - MAGNETIC TRAVEL SET $14.99 This affordable Magnetic Backgammon set comes in a blue vinyl case that’s great for travel or storage. This complete set includes 4 dice, 30 playing pieces, 1 doubling cube, 2 plastic dice cups, and complete instructions. The playing pieces measure 5/8" in diameter and come in blue and white. The playing surface is metal which allows the magnetic playing pieces to stay in place during travel. The case measures 13 1/2" by 9" by 3/4" when open and 6 3/4" by 9" by 1 1/2" when closed.
BACKGAMMON - TRAVEL FOLIO $9.99
This handsome, take-anywhere Backgammon - Travel Folio features a solid wood game board and cast metal game pieces, each enclosed in a zippered leatherette case. The board measures 5 3/8" by 5 3/8" and the pegs stand 7/8" tall in the board.
CHESS SET - TOURNAMENT TRAVEL $16.99 This Chess Tournament Set is perfect for your next tournament or vacation! Everything fits securely in the vinyl carrying case, and the mat rolls up, allowing you to play wherever you want. This set is available in black, green, red, and blue. Please specify color preference (if any) in the comments box during checkout. Contents of Chess Tournament Set: Roll up tournament standard size board 2 sets of weighted hollow body chessmen (3 3/4" tall King) Carrying bag
CHESS SET - TRAVEL MAGNETIC METAL $24.99 This quality Metal Magnetic Travel Chess Set comes complete with rectangular chessmen that store firmly in one side of the board. The silver pieces have clear or black markings on their tops to differentiate them from each other and each king stands just under 1" in height. The folding board measures 4 3/4" by 4 3/4" and is less than 1" thick when folded.
CRIBBAGE SET - TRAVEL MAGNETIC $13.99 This quality Magnetic Travel Cribbage Set comes complete with magnetic pegs that store easily in the metal case! The silver and bronze pieces store in the high density foam right below the included score pad and pencil. The opposite side contains a spot to store the included playing cards in the middle of the two track board. The folding board measures 8 1/2" by 6" when open and is approximately 1" thick when closed.
CRIBBAGE SET - TRAVEL WITH LEATHERETTE CASE AND CARDS $12.99 This well-made Travel Cribbage Set includes everything you need in a convenient carry case! The board folds in half and measures 7 1/2" by 2" by 1/2" when fully opened up. The case is made of black leatherette and measures approximately 4" by 2" by 3". This set includes pegs and a plastic coated deck of poker playing cards.
FRACTILES 7 - TRAVEL $21.99 Using angles based on the number 7, these unique magnetic tiles allow you to easily make your own aesthetically pleasing designs with repeating and non-repeating patterns. Use Fractiles 7 - Travel to create starbursts, spirals, butterflies, beautiful mandalas... Contents of Fractiles 7 - Travel: 96 brilliantly colored, flexible magnetic tiles Sturdy 8" x 8" black textured steel activity board Illustrated instructional material Double record album style package to store board and tiles
GO - TRAVEL $11.99
Play the ancient game of Go with this light and portable set! This set includes a vinyl roll-up mat measuring 16" x 16" with a 19 x 19 line grid, black and white plastic stones measuring 11/16" in diameter, and complete instructions.
ROBO RALLY $44.99 Average Rating: 5 Stars!!! In Robo Rally you are one of several supercomputers in a fully automated widget factory. You are brilliant. You are powerful. You are sophisticated. You are bored. So enjoy a little fun at the factory's expense! With the other computers, you program factory robots and pit them against each other in frantic, destructive races across the factory floors. Be the first to touch the flags, in order, and you win it all - the honor, the glory, the grudging respect of the other computers. But first you have to get your robot past obstacles like gaping pits, industrial lasers, moving conveyor belts, and, of course, all the other robots! Contents of Robo Rally: 8 prepainted plastic robots 8 plastic flags 110 program and option cards 116 tokens 4 two-sided factory floor boards 1 two-sided docking bay board 2 factory floor reference sheets 8 player program sheets 1 30-second sand timer 1 Rulebook with manual
MAGNETIC PAPER DOLLS TRAVEL TIN - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST $6.99
The Magnetic Paper Dolls Travel Tin - Beauty and the Beast includes 2 magnetic dolls (Belle and the Beast) and a nice collection of magnetic outfits and accessories. These magnetic paper dolls are just like the old-fashioned ones only better! Dress the dolls on the tin, then store the cloths inside for easy clean up.
MAGNETIC PAPER DOLLS TRAVEL TIN - CINDERELLA $6.99
MAGNETIC PAPER DOLLS TRAVEL TIN - SLEEPING BEAUTY $6.99 The Magnetic Paper Dolls Travel Tin - Sleeping Beauty includes 2 magnetic dolls (Aurora and her Prince) and a nice collection of magnetic outfits and accessories. These magnetic paper dolls are just like the old-fashioned ones only better! Dress the dolls on the tin, then store the cloths inside for easy clean up.
MAGNETIC PAPER DOLLS TRAVEL TIN - THE LITTLE MERMAID $6.99 The Magnetic Paper Dolls Travel Tin - The Little Mermaid includes 2 magnetic dolls (Ariel and Prince Eric) and a nice collection of magnetic outfits and accessories. These magnetic paper dolls are just like the old-fashioned ones only better! Dress the dolls on the tin, then store the cloths inside for easy clean up.
MASTERMIND - TRAVEL $7.99 Mastermind - Travel is a portable version of the classic and challenging game of logic and deduction! The codemaker sets up a hidden code, while the codebreaker must guess the colors of the pegs and the order that they're in. The plastic game console has a hinged cover and storage area to keep everything in place. The redesigned easy-grip pegs come in updated colors. With over 2000 combinations possible, Mastermind is a challenge every time you play! Contents of Mastermind - Travel: Game console with hinged cover and storage are 60 code pegs 15 red scoring pegs 15 white scoring pegs Instructions
PASS THE BOMB - TRAVEL $13.99 In Pass the Bomb - Travel, the infernal bomb ticks away as panic sets in. As the bomb has a variable length fuse, nobody knows when it will explode. When the turn reaches you, your task is to find a word that the letters on the card fit into. A word can only be used once in a round, but that's the only restriction. This travel edition of the award-winning game Pass the Bomb features an extra loud bomb and a special compartment to store the cards so you can take the fun with you! Requires 3 "AAA" batteries for play (not included). Contents of Pass the Bomb - Travel: 50 double sided mini game cards Electronic bomb Rules
RUMMIKUB - TRAVEL $7.99 Go for the fun as you go for the highest score in this take-everything version of Rumikub! Like rummy, there are two ways to play your tiles. You can either create runs or sets. The more tiles you play, the closer you come to winning! This set also includes jokers that are wild. The compact case measures 6 3/4" by 4" by 1/2" and the tiles measure 5/8" by 7/16". Contents of Rummikub - Travel: Plastic case 4 plastic tile racks 106 plastic tiles Instructions
SCAVENGER HUNT - TRAVEL EDITION $6.99 Travel Scavenger Hunt is a great new kids road-trip game. To play, each player takes five cards and tries to locate various roadside objects. Players may have to find a red car, a school bus, a licence plate with the letter 'Z' and many others. In addition, several funny 'Hear It', 'Feel It' and 'Smell It' cards encourage kids to use all their travel senses by listening for sounds, feeling for bumps, and sniffing for scents. Travel Scavenger Hunt is the ultimate boredom beater and the perfect passenger for your next family road-trip adventure.
SEQUENCE TRAVEL $9.99 Play a card from your hand, place a peg in a corresponding space on the game board...when you have four in a row it's a Sequence! This is a travel version of a family favorite. Easy enough for children, challenging enough for adults.
URBAN MYTH - TRAVEL TIN 2 $14.99 The Urban Myth - Travel Tin 2 is ready to hit the road! Sometimes truth can be every bit as strange as fiction, and fiction can sound like truth/ The challenge of Urban Myth is to differentiate between fact and modern folklore - between what you thought you knew and what you have heard as gospel truth from a trusted friend. With myths like "George Washington tossed a dollar over the Ptomac" and "The envelope wasn't invented until 1939", this game will keep you guessing for days!
The New York Times Travel Master Price: $39.95 51.47 CAD 31.72 EUR 28.33 GBP
The electronic travel guide that makes you an expert wherever you go! Whether you’re in Chicago, San Francisco, Hong Kong or Paris, you can now have the best local city information in your pocket and at your fingertips. With a push of a button, get Fodor’s famous advice on hotels, restaurants, shopping, attractions, nightlife and city tips. Or get familiar with the best your destination has to offer by reading from any of thousands of articles taken directly from the travel pages of The New York Times. Forget to bring reading material for that long flight? Relax, there’s even a book in Travel Master! Century of Business contains the top New York Times business-related stories from every decade of the 20th Century. It’s fascinating reading for either the business or pleasure traveler. Travel Master puts the world at your fingertips! Searching for the perfect restaurant in San Francisco? Need an affordable hotel in Paris? Looking for the hottest nightlife in Acapulco? Want the best shopping in Chicago? The best information on the world’s most popular destinations! Features: Fits in your pocket! Takes the place of bulky, expensive travel books! Move back and forth between entries fast. Skip quickly by letter through alphabetical lists. Clear LCD screen with optional auto-scroll makes reading hands-free! Gives you information on 101 popular destinations around the world:
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really keep your kids engaged and using their minds. Is that not preferable to buying an expensive DVD player and then having them tune out or just plugging in their mp3 players and turning into stone-faced zombies? Get them involved with travel games and the car ride can become quality family time.
