I Spy is a game that does not require any equipment, cards, pen or paper to play. One person in the group becomes the spy, and she chooses something on the train or bus that catches her attention. (The item must be on the bus or train because the outside scenery is moving too fast to play an effective role in this game.) The spy then announces she has spied something and gives the item's primary color. The rest of the group takes turns trying to guess the item until someone gets it right. The person who makes the correct guess becomes the new spy.
Many people have heard of 20 Questions, but you may need a refresher on the rules. This game requires a pen and a piece of paper to play properly. One person from the group must think of something to be --- anything from a famous movie star to the Empire State Building. The group then has 20 questions to guess who or what he is. One of the first questions asked is often "Are you living?" If you are in fact a living being, you can answer that question yes or no. If you are an inanimate object, you must answer no. The rest of the questions are fair game. If the group reaches 20 questions and no one answers correctly, the person who chose the item must reveal it and choose someone else to pick the new item. If someone guesses it before 20 questions, that person gets to select the new item.
To play Where Am I?, the entire group must have knowledge of the place of which you are thinking and the clues you give. This game operates much like 20 Questions, but it involves a place rather than an object. Someone from the group must think of a place, and the rest of the group can start asking questions about the location until somebody guesses it. You can limit the number of questions to 20, or you can allow the game to go until someone guesses it or the group gives up.
The Alphabet Game can take place in several different forms, but the general rules remain the same. The group picks a topic, such as American cities, and then choose someone to start. The starting person announces an American city that starts with the letter "A" and then passes the game on to the next person. The next person must list the previous cities mentioned and then add a city for the next letter. For example, the person responsible for the letter "N" must list off all of the previous cities mentioned, in order, and then add a city that begins with the letter "N." The Alphabet Game game is more of a memory and time-wasting game than an elimination game, which makes it ideal for long bus or train rides.
