Last chance for the best board game deals of Prime Day 2024

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 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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.