I have now carried this in my backpack through several airports. With a little finagling, I kitted it out so we could play checkers, chess, backgammon, Yahtzee, baby Boggle, and Farkle and cribbage (though that tiny board didn’t quite fit). Point is, the mat is great for any dice rolling or card-laying-down game and the zipper pouch can hold quite a lot including golf pencils or short pens. It was usable in airport, on the plane, and anyplace we had long waits or just relaxing downtime. This incSee full review