Cyber Monday deals are back with a vengeance this year, discounting loads of board games both new and old.
One of the biggest board game launches of the last five years, Ticket to Ride: Legends of the West, is now 25% off. It brought together original designer Alan R. Moon and Rob Daviau, creator of the legacy-style board game, for an epic romp through the American West. Rarely do legacy games such as this one go up for sale, let alone so near to its original launch date, this is a treat for just $89.99 (down from $109.99).
Another Cyber Monday standout is the legendary Twilight Imperium, known for eating up entire weekends thanks to its lengthy playtime, which is down to $64.99 (was $109.99). But would people be spending all weekend rolling dice and smashing plastic spaceships together if it wasn’t an excellent experience? No. No, they would not. So get some time with your friends on the calendar and stock up on these and other great board games below.
The best crowdfunded board game deals
- Bloodborne: The Board Game, is a thrilling adaptation of the hit FromSoft game and on sale for $79.97 (was $109.99).
- Exploding Kittens blew up on Kickstarter thanks to The Oatmeal’s art, and you can grab the original version of the game for just $9.99 (was $20).
- Marvel Zombies: A Zombicide Game earned more than $9 million on Kickstarter, and you can have a copy now for $104.99 (was $130). The expansion, Clash of the Sinister Six, is also on sale for $48.36 (was $60).
- Similarly, Marvel Zombies: A Zombicide Game – Guardians of the Galaxy adds your favorite pangalactic superfamily to the party for $40.30 (was $50).
- Zombicide: Green Horde can bolster your collection for $90.03 (was $109.99).
The best modern classic board game deals
- 7 Wonders Architects, the faster-playing version of 7 Wonders, is $37.49 (was $49.99).
- Azul, the lovely tile-laying game, is $19.99 (was $39.99). You can also snag the Summer Pavilion variant for $35.61 (was $39.99).
- Arkham Horror’s fantastic third edition will fill your holiday with horror and vice for $63.99 (was $79.99).
- Animal Upon Animal is a stacking dexterity game that makes a tremendous stocking stuffer at $15.99 (was $19.99). You can also pick up the limited edition Christmas variant for $22.99 (was $29.99).
- Camel Up, a wacky racing game now in its second edition, is $19.99 (was $39.99).
- Catan, the late Klaus Teuber’s game of viking colonization, is down to $25 (was $54.99).
- Catan Starfarers turns the game of Viking colonization into exoplanetary exploration and is on sale for $49.47 (was $99.99).
- Century Big Box, which includes three games by Emerson Matsuuchi, is $73.99 (was $79.99).
- Dead of Winter, a perennial favorite semi-cooperative survival strategy game with an excellent sense of humor, is $52.49 (was $59.95).
- Memoir ’44, an easy to play WWII game with lots of expansions, is $48.49 (was $64.99).
- Pandemic, one of the best entry points to the modern board gaming hobby, is just $35.99 (was $44.99)
- Pandemic Legacy Season 2, available in two variants that are identical save for the color of the box, is $41.49 (was $79.99). You can also have the prequel, Pandemic Legacy Season 0, for $69.90 (was $79.99)
- Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, the original ephemera-filled mystery puzzle game, is on sale for $46.49 (was $57.99). Multiple standalone sequels are on sale too; The Baker Street Irregulars and Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures are on sale for $46.39, and Carlton House & Queen’s Park Adventures is $46.49.
- Splendor, the award-winning game about gem collecting in the Renaissance, is $19.99 (was $39.99)
- Ticket to Ride, the family-friendly game for travelers of all stripes, is $25 (was $54.99).
- TIME Stories, a well-regarded storytelling mystery game with multiple time-hopping narratives, is $38.99 (was $59.99).
- The Prophecy of Kings expansion for Twilight Imperium is down to $64.99 (was $109.99).
- Unfathomable, a reskin of the legendary hidden role masterpiece Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game is a steal at $63.99 (was $79.99).
The best two-player board game deals
- A Little Wordy, which plays a bit like Scrabble but in reverse, is $9.99 (was $12.30).
- The Mind, a raucous guessing game that’s a riot as a two-player duel, is $10.51 (was $14.95).
- Pandemic World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King works well with just two players, since all you have to do is double up on your heroes. It’s down to $39.99 (was $59.99).
- Patchwork Halloween Edition is a spooky variation on the classic quilting strategy game, is $21.50 (was $29.99).
- Tacocat Spelled Backwards, an explicitly two-player game all about palindromes, is $8.76 (was $14.99).
The best party game deals
- Bridgerton: A Love Letter Card Game takes the classic pocket-sized hidden role game and gives it a fun Netflix twist for $13.99 (was $19.94).
- Captain Sonar is about communication, mostly. But it’s also a simulation of submarine warfare for 2-8 players, and there is simply nothing else like it. Grab it for $47.12 (was $54.99).
- Hedbanz, the updated 2023 version of the hit party game, is now just $8.59 (was $16.99).
- Infinity Gauntlet: A Love Letter Game is here to translate the hidden-role card game to Marvel fans for just $14.72 (was $16.99). You can also have the original, Renaissance-themed version of Love Letter for $14.72 (was $14.99) or the the Star Wars-themed Jabba’s Palace: A Love Letter Game for $11.99 (was $14.99).
- Moose Match Mayhem, another speed-matching game from the team behind Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, is up for grabs at $7.28 (was $9.99).
- So Clover, the hit cooperative word association game, is a small box that packs a punch at $17.75 (was $24.99).
- Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, the bane of middle school bus drivers all around the United States, is $7.99 (was $9.99).
The best strategy board game deals
- Army of the Dead: A Zombicide Game matches one of Netflix’s pulp classics with clever miniatures and a solid ruleset and is on sale for $90.03 (was $109.99).
- Catan Junior, an extremely forgiving entree for younger players new to modern board games, is $22.81 (was $34.99).
- Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger, which replicates the act of reading those beloved childhood novels, is just $16.81 (was $29.99).
- Cthulhu: Death May Die, a cooperative horror mystery game from CMON with lots of minis, is $82.49 (was $109.99).
- Dixit Disney Edition takes the classic game about using art to interpret your dreams to the Magic Kingdom. Grab it for $19.97 (was $40).
- Dune: House Secrets features licensed character art from the films and a compelling, narrative adventure to boot. It’s on sale for $21.90 (was $45).
- Elder Sign, a cooperative exploration of the Cthulhu mythos with lots of custom dice, is $29.99 (was $39.99).
- The Lord of the Rings Strategy Board Game has just enough miniatures to make the elaborate adventure game a delight on the table. It’s down to just $87.99 (was $109.99).
- The original version of Marvel: Crisis Protocol, filled with amazingly detailed Marvel miniatures, is $79.96 (was $99.95).
- Res Arcana, a game of elemental mage duels, is $27.99 (was $39.99).
- Star Wars: Rebellion is perhaps the most thrilling exploration of the original trilogy to ever grace the tabletop, and you can have it for $102.45 (was $109.99).
- Star Wars: Legion is a popular miniatures wargame, and the two-player starter set is a great way to get into painting miniatures. It’s on sale for $80.99 (was $119.99).
- Star Wars: Shatterpoint, the hit new miniatures skirmish game, is surprisingly up for sale at just $131.99 (was $164.99).
- Ticket to Ride: First Journey, another game that bridges the wide age gaps common among parties in the holiday season, is now $23.99 (was $34.99).
- Small World of Warcraft, a mix of Risk-style territory control and the beloved characters from Azeroth, is down to $34.99 (was $46.90).
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