Amazon Prime Day’s board game deals cover everything a board game fan could want, making it the perfect opportunity to expand your collection at a good discount.
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As Prime Day winds down, there are still plenty of board game deals to grab, including franchise tie-ins (Star Wars! Marvel! Dune! Pokémon!) right alongside more traditional classics (Settlers of Catan! Pandemic Legacy! ...Charades?)
If you’re looking for other sweet deals, you can check out our picks for the best Prime Day deals, plus roundups of the best deals on video games, Dungeons & Dragons, Lego sets, and all things Magic: The Gathering.
The best modern classic board game deals of Prime Day
HeroQuest
Perhaps the greatest board game ever made, HeroQuest, the simple, fast-paced, miniature dungeon-crawler, is currently discounted for Prime Day. And if you can’t get enough, the Frozen Horror expansion pack is also on sale for around $39 (was $44.99).
Twilight Inscription
Twilight Inscription is a roll-and-write strategy game, but more importantly, it features space cats. You have the option to play with anywhere from one to eight players, with everyone aiming to lead their faction to total galactic domination.
Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
If super competitive games just aren’t for you, Pandemic Legacy is a great choice. In this strategy game, players work together to end the pandemic to save the world. The story covers an entire year, with the gameplay switching up for players as they hit each new month.
- Catan: Dawn of Humankind is one of many (many) twists on Klaus Teuber’s classic, set during the Stone Age, currently $39.49 (was $69.99).
- If Stone Age Catan isn’t your jam, the base edition of Settlers of Catan is $37.49 (was $59.99).
- 7 Wonders is a lot like a tabletop version of Sid Meier’s Civilization video games, and it’s currently $42.49 (was $59.99).
- The Lord of the Rings edition of Risk, which is basically the classic game except set on Middle-earth, is $44.49 (was $55.99).
- Meanwhile, the Lord of the Rings edition of Monopoly is $35.99 (was $44.99).
- A new tale of terror with every game, Betrayal at the House on The Hill (Second Edition) will make friends out of enemies and (more often than not) enemies out of friends. It’s on sale for a scarily good price right now at $28.98 (was $55.99).
The best strategy board game deals of Prime Day
Dune: War for Arrakis
Dune: War for Arrakis is the most recent tabletop strategy game inspired by Frank Herbert’s sci-fi saga. War for Arrakis offers asymmetrical starting options for up to two players and comes packaged with enough miniatures to choke a sandworm. This epic tabletop game is currently discounted to $111.99 at Amazon (was $139.99).
- Hail Reaper! The official board game for Pierce Brown’s Red Rising novels draws inspiration directly from the source, casting you as the leader of a house vying for power, currently at $11.49 (was $24.00).
- The sci-fi horror strategy board game Nemesis channels the spirit of the Aliens franchise and is discounted to $118.32 (was $149.99).
- Make sure to play Potion Explosion on a rimmed table and, like you would with IRL potions, keep pets away: The core gameplay is about mixing and matching marbles. It’s currently on sale for around $30 (was $49.99).
- Pokémon Labyrinth, a maze-navigating game about finding rare Pokémon, is $16.89 (was $29.99).
- The Yellowstone board game, which casts you as characters from the immensely popular (but now Costner-less) TV show, is around $14 (was $22.99).
- The official strategy board game version of the 1982 film The Thing is $48 (was $54.99).
- The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-earth is a fully cooperative experience for 1-5 players with adventures that can be done in about one hour. Create your character, fight baddies across a dynamic Middle-earth, and use the companion app to enhance your experience. It’s on sale for $86.85 (was $109.99).
The best card game deals of Prime Day
Machi Koro 2
Machi Koro 2 is a competitive city-builder (yes, you read that correctly) that adds more card effects and establishments than seen in the original, ensuring even more variations of strategic battlegrounds for up to five players.
Sushi Go
This pick-and-pass card game comes with 108 (adorable) cards that players put together to create the best sushi dish combos. But be warned: You might want to have some snacks on hand because you’re bound to get hungry.
- This Marvel Champions deal, the Mad Titan’s Shadow expansion is down to $24.99 (was $44.99).
- The classic Arkham Horror card game is on sale for $42.99 (was $59.95).
- A spin on the classic board game, the card game version of Camel Up is $14.99 ($20.95).
The best party game deals of Prime Day
- Blank Slate, a word association game with mini whiteboards, is playable by up to eight people and currently listed at $19.49 (was $24.99).
- Concept is a guessing game that revolves around one core, uh, concept: You can’t use verbal language. Instead, you have to rely on visual aids to convey what you mean, resulting in an often-riotous party game for up to 12 players. It’s $32.99 (was $44.99).
- If you want to get in on Exploding Kittens, the That Escalated Quickly pack is $13.99 ($19.99).
- Want more Exploding Kittens? The Poetry For Neanderthals NSFW edition is $12 (was $20.99).
- And if your kids want to get in on the Exploding Kittens fun, the family-friendly Happy Salmon pack is $8.99 (was $12.99).
- In the realm of normal, not-exploding kittens, you can get the word game So Clover for around $20 (was $24.99).
The best Star Wars board game deals of Prime Day
Star Wars Outer Rim
Star Wars Outer Rim is a strategy game that eschews the Jedi-vs.-Sith narrative in favor of the seedier aspects of Star Wars lore: bounty hunters, backwater planets, that sort of thing. Your goal, in a game that can played solo or with up to three other people, is to become the most notorious scoundrel of the outer rim.
- The core set for Star Wars: Legion, the miniature-based tabletop game, includes a total of 33 unpainted minis and everything else you need to start playing. You can pick up the core set from Amazon for $89.99 (was $119.99).
- Expand your Star Wars Legion set with the Din Djarin and Grogu expansion, which is $17.49 (was $24.99).
- The Star Wars Rebellion strategy game is $82.49 (was $109.99).
- Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game lets you and a friend decide the fate of the galaxy — or just settle a bet — for $28.49 (was $37.99).
The best two-player game deals of Prime Day
Tokaido: Duo
Tokaido Duo is quite possibly the chillest two-player board game on sale for Prime Day. While there’s technically a competitive element, discovering this Japanese island through the eyes of three different characters is a fantastic, relaxing adventure.
7 Wonders Duel: Agora expansion
7 Wonders Duel is a pared-down version of the classic board game, designed for two players. If you already have the base edition, the Agora expansion adds addition wonders, progress tokens, and one new win condition.
Catan Starfarers Duel
We’ve all played Catan before. But have you played the two-player card game version that is also set in space? This strategy game will find you competing against your rival for a seat on the Galactic Council. But on the way to securing the job, you’ll have to travel the galaxy, face pirates, develop trade relationships, and much more.
- Exploding Kittens — A Little Wordy is word game spin-off of Exploding Kittens for two players, and is currently $9.99 (was $14.99).
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