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The premise is simple: provide a list of open-ended conversation starters to promote dialogue among strangers… or even family members who live together, but who might not know intimate details or odd quirks about one another. That’s what Table Topics sets out to do with its clear cubes of 135 question cards; plop the box on a dinner table and let the conversations fly.

But when you’re on the road, these 4-inch acrylic cubes aren’t that easy to transport (and the easy-off tops make it easy for the cards to slip out). That’s where the “on the go” version comes in: they are 40 cards that slip into a plastic case and they aren’t much bigger than a deck of cards.

Topics are in themes — there are conversation starters for a honeymoon (I know, oxymoron) and some specifically to pull out at a picnic or tailgate. I have the Kids Table Topics To Go, and the cards offer questions for the whole family: “If you could be a super hero, which special power would you choose to have?” and “What do you love most about yourself?”

Some questions are a little silly and some are more poignant and thought provoking, but the bottom line is, these cards promote conversation, for sure.

The Table Topics To Go are $9 each for 40 cards. We whipped through the Kids’ questions quickly, and when my son tried to “re-ask” the questions on day 2 of a multi-state road trip, he was met with a resounding chorus of, “We did this already!’ from the rest of us. So, you could re-use the cards with extended family or friends, but once you’ve gone through the cards among your immediately family, you’re done.

Are they worth $9? It might be easier to just write up a bunch of conversation starters on your own index cards (which you can buy at the grocery store for $1.99). That said, for a novelty gift — they come in bachelorette and wedding shower themes — I think they’re great. These would also make fine stocking stuffers, too. For travel activities, specifically, check out the travel and road trip editions.

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