There's no doubt that useful, practical things have their place. You can't have too, many pens or jar openers, so if that's the way you decide to go with your promotional items, you'll probably be successful with it. But you don't always have to settle for useful when there are other options open—options that are enjoyable, fun, and helpful as well.



One of these enjoyable and fun options for promotional items is promotional travel games. There are dozens of different kinds of games you can give away to valued customers, hard-working employees, and business partners. These can range from the traditional and low-tech, such as chess or checkers, or the new and high-tech, like Gameboys or PS-2s. Any of these fun and engrossing promotional travel games can be imprinted with your logo and business information, helping your clients associate your business with hours of fun that bring some of the pleasure back into their work lives.

Chess, checkers, and Chinese checkers are some of the most popular travel games, despite the large number of small pieces that each game has. Most game manufacturers have solved this problem by making the boards and the pieces magnetic, so that if you're sitting in the back seat with the board across your lap, the pieces won't slide around and ruin your game—not to mention mess up your car! These games can be folded up into their portable cases and slid into a purse or brief case, making them easy to carry and easy to grab for a quick game whenever you have the chance. Your company's logo can be imprinted on the outside of the case as well as on the inside where the playing board is.

Hand held electronic games are also popular promotional travel games. Of course, everyone likes Gameboys and the accessories that come with them, but not every electronic game is this complex or expensive. Some hand held electronic games are so inexpensive that they are included as prizes in children's fast food meals, and some are so advanced that they take experts to operate, so it's important to know your customer base and what effect you want your promotional travel games to have. A simple adult travel game can include electronic football, electronic bowling, or electronic word games such as Hangman, traditional games in electronic format, such as Battleship or tic-tac-toe, and electronic card games that include virtual—but not real—betting.

It's important to remember that people's lives are full of stress and anxiety. They don't have enough fun, and they don't relax enough. Even a simple, repetitive game such as the old fashioned maze games or a Rubik's cube can give them a few moments out of their travel time to relax, to enjoy themselves, and to focus on something besides their work or their worries. Obviously, your items will be promoting your goods and services, but you will truly be doing a good deed for others. If they take a few moments to enjoy your promotional travel games, they will return to their duties happier.