Alphabet Game

The Alphabet Game is a car game played to amuse travelers on long car rides. Two or more players can compete. The basic rules are:

The game is suitable for all ages, and there are two great equalizers: the letters J and Q. More skillful players will often race ahead, but with limited instances of the letters "J" and, particularly "Q", leading players often get stuck, giving others time to catch up. This keeps the game interesting for players of different levels.

On car rides lasting several hours, variations may be introduced, such as playing in reverse (from Z-A), giving slower players a handicap (e.g. starting at "H"), choosing to include license plates (makes for a faster game on shorter trips) or disallowing proper names. Other variations include the Hawaiian Alphabet Game, played using only the 12 letters of the Hawaiian language.

As mentioned, the letters "J" and "Q" are often the stumbling blocks. The letter J is somewhat more common and random in occurrence. The best places to look for some other letters include:

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jamba Juice, JB's, Jim's

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