We used to play “I Took A Trip,” a straightforward memory game.
The first person stars by saying, "I took a trip to – " and names a place. Under standard rules, this is any place beginning with A; we almost always started by naming where we were going. For example, on the drive from Sanford, FL (the auto train terminal) to Orlando, we might start with: “I took a trip to Disney World.”
The second person repeats what the first person said, then “brings along” an item beginning with the next letter. Ex: “I took a trip to Disney World, and I brought along eggs.”
The third person repeats all of that, then adds the next letter. And so on, and so forth: Each person repeats the entire list, then adds another item. Anybody who misses an item is out. Last one in wins, but to win they have to recite the whole list.
The last time I remember playing this game, we went all the way around – a full 26-item list – with nobody missing any items. At that point, everybody won.
