20x Mini games for travelling: compact travel games & gift ideas

Sea Battle, a popular and well-known game that is also available as a mini travel game. It is compact, inexpensive and perfect to play in pairs. Sea Battle is a tactical game where you try to guess the locations of your opponent's ships and sink them.

• Number of players: 2
• Age: 8+
• Playing time: 15 minutes

Uno, one of our favourites! It is an ideal travel game as more people can easily join in. In addition, this game is again compact and cheap which makes it an ideal gift! Uno is a card game where you have to clear your cards as quickly as possible. You do this by placing a card of the same colour or symbol on the pile. Wondering how to play this game? Check out our blog How does Uno work?. Meanwhile, there are more than 13 different editions, so your preference should definitely be among them!

• Number of players: 2-10
• Age: 7+
• Playing time: 30 minutes

The game Earthworms is another easy game. With many of our friends, this game goes along for the ride! The goal is to collect as many earthworms as possible. This game is easy to understand and there is a expansion pack available!

This game is also available in Tiny Tins format - that really is a mini game

• Number of players: 2-7
• Age: 8+
• Playing time: 20 minutes

Stratego, a well-known tactical game which is also available as a mini game! The object of the game is to capture your opponent's flag. The Stratego mini game comes in a handy compact case, making it easy to take anywhere.

• Number of players: 2
• Age: 8+
• Playing time: 30 minutes

Clever, is not well known yet, making it an ideal gift. This game comes in a slightly larger box but is still suitable to take with you when travelling. What makes this game so much fun is that you make your own scoreboard which allows you to keep playing this game endlessly. There is also a junior version available.

• Number of players: 1-4
• Age: 8+
• Playing time: 30 minutes

This compact jigsaw puzzle, is simple and easy to carry around. Besides, you can play this game alone. The idea is to put all the puzzle pieces in the right place. But this is not so easy because there are more than 120 possibilities.

• Number of players: 1
• Age: 6+
• Playing time: 20 minutes

Qwixx, is our favourite and always travels with us. It is a fun and simple game for 2 people or more. The aim is to tick as many numbers as possible on your score sheet. The game comes in a small box containing a score pad and 6 dice. Ideal as a gift for a backpacker! You can expand the game with Qwixx Mixx.

• Number of players: 2-5
• Age: 8+
• Playing time: 15 minutes

Beaver Gang, the game that involves tactics and memory. During this game, each player has four cards in front of them, only two of which may be viewed. On each turn, you draw a card and an action follows. The goal is to finish with as few points as possible.

• Number of players: 2-6
• Age: 6+
• Playing time: 20 minutes

Skip-Bo, is one of the best-known card games for two or more people. The game is compact and therefore ideal to take with you when travelling or to give as a gift during the holidays. At the start of the game, each player is dealt 30 cards that must be played away as quickly as possible. You can get quite cross with each other in this game which makes for hilarious moments.

• Number of players: 2-6
• Age: 7+
• Playing time: 30 minutes

Exploding Kittens is fairly unique compared to the other mini games. It has become increasingly popular in recent years but not everyone has it in their cupboard yet. An ideal gift, therefore! The game is easy to understand and can be played with several people. You can compare this game to Russian roulette.

• Number of players: 2-5
• Age: 8+
• Playing time: 15 minutes

The mind is a card game where you play not against but with each other. So you have no winner or loser! The aim of the game is to put the cards down in the right order without consulting each other.

• Number of players: 2-4 people
• Age: 12+
• Playing time: 30 minutes

Dobble, is a card game where you have to play your cards away quickly. You do this by being the first to recognise the corresponding symbol. Each round remains exciting, as there is only one other card to put on the pile. The game is simple, making it easy for anyone to play along.

• Number of players: 2-8 people
• Age: 6+
• Playing time: 30 minutes

Phase 10, is a card game where you have to achieve through different card combinations. The game is compact and cheap, making it a nice gift for the traveller or avid games player.

• Number of players: 2-6 people
• Age: 7+
• Playing time: 30 minutes

PIN, looks like a fantastic game to us. We have not played it ourselves yet but have heard many positive stories. In this game, everyone gets a unique secret pin code. You win the game when you guess your code before your opponents. Give this game away during the holidays and you are guaranteed a unique gift.

• Number of players: 1-4 people
• Age: 8+
• Playing time: 30 minutes

Doodle City, is a small dice game. Each round, all dice are rolled and it is determined which square to draw. The aim of the game is to score the most valuable buildings.

• Number of players: 1-6 people
• Age: 7+
• Playing time: 30 minutes

The game Twenty one can be compared to Qwixx. Each player is given a unique score sheet on which there are five horizontal rows. These rows must be filled in one by one from top to bottom. Once these are filled in, the game ends. The game is simple and everyone participates every turn.

• Number of players: 2-6 people
• Age: 8+
• Playing time: 30 minutes

Jatten, the card game where you have to steal your opponent's cards. The goal is to be the first to collect six cards of the same value. This game makes for hilarious and frustrating moments.

• Number of players: 2-5 people
• Age: 8+
• Playing time: 15 minutes

Cow Trade Master, can be compared to quartet. You collect as many farm animals as possible during the game. You win the game by collecting as many of the same animals as possible.

• Number of players: 2-4 people
• Age: 10+
• Playing time: 60 minutes

The game Zinga can also be compared to Qwixx. You have to look for the right combination of colours and numbers as quickly as possible. Once you have crossed off a column or row of 5 combinations, you call “ZINGA!” and win the game. Simple, compact and ideal to take with you.

• Number of players: 2-4 people
• Age: 8+
• Playing time: 15 minutes

The game has a special name and you can take it quite literally. At the game Dice Folding the aim is to tick as many boxes as possible. You win the game if you tick all the target symbols... but some of these boxes are on the back of your game. Sounds complicated but not too bad!

• Number of players: 1-4 people
• Age: 8+
• Playing time: 20 minutes