Travel games for long journeys
"Are we nearly there yet?" Twenty answers that are not "no".
How to save the game for offline
Talking games
No hands, no kit: fine for the driver too.
- I spy
- Twenty questions
- The alphabet game Spot something for each letter.
- I went to market
- Would you rather
- Story chain One sentence each.
- Name that tune Hum it.
Looking games
- Car colour bingo
- Number plate words Make a phrase from the letters.
- Yellow car
- Count the cows Your side against mine.
For a tray table
- Pen and paper games Boxes, hangman, battleships.
- Travel-size board games Magnetic chess or draughts.
- Card games Snap, pairs.
On a screen, without signal
- Marble Rumble Open it once at home and it runs offline. Two can share a phone on a train table. We make Marble Rumble, so of course it is on this list. Everything else here is someone else’s game, and we have no connection to any of them.
- Downloaded films and audiobooks
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Common questions
What games can you play in the car with no equipment?
I spy, twenty questions, the alphabet game, I went to market, would you rather and number plate games.
Are there games that work without internet on a plane?
Yes. Any game saved on the device will work. Marble Rumble runs offline once it has been opened online one time.
Ready to flick?
Marble Rumble is free, runs in the browser and needs no account or download.