Art of Game

Before that last blinking tick on your iPod battery meter fades to black and you find yourself in a stretch of no man’s land worthy of a The Hills Have Eyes credit, it’s time to realize that music may not always be there to save you when boredom strikes. Back in the good old days, or maybe just the old days depending on your perspective, people actually conversed back and forth in an effort to pass to the time on long car trips. Granted, technology and the advent of online social media has more or less made the need for actual human interaction obsolete, if you’re looking for a change of pace during the middle of a multistate road trip, here are a few classic multiplayer car games to give your ears some much needed reprieve from the headphones.The Animal Game While it might sound a bit wild to be contained in 4 doors, The Animal Game is simple, reserved and can be enjoyed by anyone who has ever been to the zoo, read National Geographic and/or made it past the first cut in an elementary school spelling bee. The game begins when the driver names an animal of his or her choice, for example, “Rabbit.” The next player then announces an animal beginning with the last letter of the one before it, i.e. “Tiger.” From there you could go from “Roach” to “Horse” to “Elephant” to “Three-toed Sloth.” Unicorns and other fictional animals result in a disqualification. Whenever a player cannot think of another animal in an appropriate amount of time, he or she is eliminated, until the one winner remains. Helpful hint: In case you find yourself on the business end of the word “Ox,” here is a list of non-fiction animals that start with the letter ‘X’: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_some_animals_that_begin_with_the_letter_X