Top 3 Road Trip Games You Must Avoid This Thanksgiving

I-Spy, the License Plate game, and 20 questions are a few of the road trip games my family and I used to play on the way to gramma's house for Thanksgiving. Here are 5 games you must never play.  

Road trip games are a fun, and a plausible way to pass time and make that otherwise long and boring car ride to your relative's house a bit more tolerable. The list of legitimate and reputable games is endless, but here are 5 you must avoid at all costs.

How many times have your children said to you "mommy, I have to go potty?" Countless times right? Certainly this is a permissible statement that every child has a right to say, but according to mashable.com there's a new game called "Unrest." The object of this potentially annoying road trip distraction is to announce to the driver your need to use the bathroom. However, there's a catch:

You can only ask after it is too late for the driver to make the turn. Whoever says "I have to pee" first after it's too late to turn is the winner. If you say it too early and end up at the rest area, you're disqualified.

We've all played "Finders Keepers" at some point in our life, but I bet you've never played this version of the game, nor do I recommend it.

Eventually you'll end up making a bathroom stop at the next rest area. Hopefully you get there before it's too late. Once you're inside the building, you'll encounter a large collection of brochures and pamphlets that contain information on all sorts of exciting things to do around the area: historic sites, wine tours, hall of fames, amusement parks, and shopping centers are some of the touristy things you can do when you arrive at your destination. Mashable .com summarizes the object of the game:

Gather as many free souvenirs as you can: maps to national parks you'll never visit, pamphlets about cider mills and strawberry fests and straws you'll leave in the glove compartment for five years. The winner collects the most useless items.

The reason the brochures sit inside the glove box forever is simple; after we see the admission prices, they're tucked away where they're out of site and out of mind.

Sometimes sitting in the back seat during a long car ride can be downright brutal. If you're tall and feeling cramped, the trip can be even more painful. Mashable suggests playing a game called "Complaints." The object of this game is simple:

Do you have the longest legs but you're still stuck in the backseat? Now's the time to let everyone know how much discomfort you're experiencing. List off every negative thought and emotion you have. Everybody gets three minutes to complain. If you speak when you're not the complainer, you're out.

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