The best family travel games

TURN those “are we nearly there yet?” groans into cries of “one more go?!”.

With Easter nearing, millions of families will be heading off in cars and on planes for some sun and fun.

But keeping kids happy in a confined space is never easy.

Peter Jenkinson tested a host of travel games to find the best for keeping young ones entertained . . . 

5 Second Rule Travel, £8.49, Amazon: How hard could it be to name three things you use to communicate with or three words that rhyme with last?

With the ball-bearing running down its five-second chamber, things get tricky.

Easy to play, a super family game and you can create your own cards too.

Color Addict – £10.47, Amazon: What could be easier than matching the colours and the words on the cards?

Well, when the red card says green and the blue one states pink, you have to call the cards right and lay them down to win.

Fast-paced fun for all the family.

Qwaffle, £14.99, Amazon: Players must come up with a word that begins with the letter card and falls into the unveiled category.

The first to do so shouts out “Qwaffle!”, starts the timer and others must attempt to get a word of their own.

Dobble, £12, Argos: This shout-out, symbol-matching card game is all about super-quick reactions.

On each of the 55 cards are eight symbols – somehow every card has a match for another.

Pass The Bomb, £24.99, John Lewis: A simple enough word game if only you had the time to think, not with a ticking timebomb piling on the pressure.

Guess a word containing the letter on the draw card, and the dice rolled will tell you if it should be at the beginning, middle or end.

That’s not a Hat, £7.99, Ravensburger: If you have a sharp memory and are good at bluffing, this is your time to shine.

The cards are gifted and received, with so much going on that players are prone to forget who got what.

Get called out for saying the wrong thing and you’ll be penalised.

Ubongo! Travel, £13.29, Amazon: It looks like Tetris at first glance and can also be played solo.

The challenge cards ask you to lay out the pieces a certain way.

Easy to start with, but the cards get progressively harder.

OK Play, £14.99, Big Potato: Compete to line up your coloured squares, five in a row.

This tile-connecting game packs away on to a travel-friendly keyring holder, and should be a part of everyone’s carry-on.