As a kid, I took a sharpie to my sleeping pad, and made a checker board, tic-tac-toe graph, and battleship grid (on opposing ends of the pad).

Use twigs/rocks etc as your pieces. Use something like a rolled up sleeping bag or a backpack to keep the other person from spying on your battleship grid.

so, a mini sharpie might be a good idea, in case you want to make an impromptu board.

with a deck of cards, you're pretty unlimited. See if you can google the instructions on a wide range of games, then set the print small enough to fit on paper about the size of the cards. Laminate, and voila! You can carry instructions for 5-card, 7-card, Texas Hold 'Em, War, 21, Go Fish, etc.


Edited by MDinana (02/27/13 02:52 AM)