20 predictions for road trips and travel – Typical on the go
Travel brings out every group's most typical side. Half an hour in, someone asks when you'll finally get there, someone else has firm control of the music, and by day two at the latest something important turns out to be sitting at home. That's exactly what Typical is made for: before you set off, you write predictions about each other, and on the way you tick off what happens. How the game works is explained in the how-to-play guide.
How to set up a travel round
- Card size by trip length. For a long drive, 2 × 2 or 3 × 3 is enough. For a weekend, 4 × 4 fits; for a week's holiday, you can go up to 5 × 5 in team mode.
- Set an end date. Use the day you travel home. The round then ends by itself, even if nobody has filled a line.
- Agree on a prize. The winner picks the music on the way home – or gets the first coffee at the service station.
- Blitz mode for spontaneous rounds. Already in the car? Choose Blitz mode with the category “On the road”: Typical fills the cards and you can start right away.
20 predictions for the road
These sentences come from the “On the road” category in Blitz mode. On the card, each sentence is preceded by the name of a person from your round:
- asks when we'll finally get there
- falls asleep on the way
- gets lost despite the map
- takes over the music on the way
- realizes they forgot to pack something important
- finishes the snacks before the first hour is over
- asks to stop for a restroom break
- photographs the view
- buys a tacky souvenir
- asks strangers for directions
- suggests a detour to see a sight
- misses the right stop or exit
- tries a local specialty
- tells a story from an earlier trip
- walks more than 20,000 steps in one day
- strikes the classic tourist pose in front of a landmark
- takes their shoes off during the trip
- compares the prices with back home
- insists on walking instead of taking the bus
- finds a hidden gem
Writing your own travel predictions
The best predictions are the ones only your group knows. Think about what keeps happening on your trips and phrase it as behaviour you can observe:
- Instead of “is never on time”, try “is the last to get in the car”.
- Instead of “loves photos”, try “asks for a group photo in front of the hotel”.
- Instead of “is always hungry”, try “buys something sweet at the service station”.
The more specific the sentence, the bigger the moment when it comes true – and the louder the laughter when it's ticked off.
Which trips Typical suits
Whether it's a road trip with friends, a weekend city break, a stag or hen do, a family holiday or a school trip: Typical works wherever a group spends a few hours or days together. Because everyone writes about the others, the quieter ones join in too – and often it's their predictions that hit the mark. And since a name for the round is all you need in the browser, anyone who doesn't want to install an app can play as well.