How it works
The road trip license plate game needs one thing: a list of every plate to spot. This one has the 50 states and D.C. on two sheets, each row with its abbreviation and capital, and Canada as a bonus.
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Print two sheets, or tick on a phone
The page opens on States A to M. Press Print this list, choose States N to W and D.C. in the menu, print again: two sheets, all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Canada is a third. All plates and Show all plates deal a mixed 30 of the 64, not the whole list. On a phone, tap a row to tick it.
Three ways to score
Each printed sheet carries three: first to 20 plates, most by the next stop, or the whole car against the list. The note under each plate gives its two-letter abbreviation, its capital and its region, so the car can quiz itself between sightings.
Tips
- The driver never hunts. A passenger calls the plate, and a second passenger confirms it.
- A plate counts once a trip, however many times it passes.
- License plate game for road trips of several days: keep one shared sheet in the glove box.
Questions and answers
How do you play the license plate game on a road trip?
Every passenger watches the cars around them and calls out the state or province on each new plate. Tick it on the sheet the first time it is seen. Play to a target, to the next stop, or until the trip ends.
How many license plates are there to find?
This list has 64: one for each of the 50 states, one for the District of Columbia and 13 for Canada's provinces and territories. A specialty plate counts for its state, not as an extra find.
What do the abbreviations on the list mean?
They are the two-letter postal codes: AL for Alabama, WY for Wyoming, ON for Ontario. The note under each row gives the code beside the capital.
Are there other road trip games with license plates?
Yes. Quiz the car on each plate's capital from the notes, or play the road trip scavenger hunt, where plate sightings score points beside signs, trucks and landmarks.