When you think of board games, you might think of dusty old standby games like Monopoly and Clue. But board games have exploded in popularity over the last few decades, creating incredible tabletop experiences that offer as much depth, strategy, cooperation, and competition as you’d like to challenge. What keeps many people from amassing a huge board game collection is the price. Some of these games have MSRPs in excess of $100. Thankfully, many of the best and most popular board and card games are cheaper than that. Even better, they often have sales.
TL;DR – Best deals on board games
Below we keep track of all the best deals on board games, card games, dice games and everything in between. Whether you want to play alone, with your family, or with a party, we’ve got you covered. Let’s see what board games are on sale right now.
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When is the best time to find board game deals?
Board games have fairly regular sales on sites like Amazon, Target, Walmart, and even GameStop. Special deals are usually found every 1-2 months. Plus, you’ll get absolutely massive discounts during major sale events like Amazon’s Prime Day and Black Friday.
Prime Day is primarily a shopping holiday for Amazon, but other retailers always have competing sales events at the same time. It’s the perfect time to look for board game sales.
When it comes to Black Friday, it’s not a one-day event. Board game sales are often held not only during his week on Black Friday, but also throughout Cyberhis Monday and the week after. Note that (especially on Amazon) we run out of stock. So if you find the board game you want on sale at a good price during these major sale events, buy it before it’s gone.
How to know if it’s a really good board game deal
Online board game retailers such as Amazon and Walmart have constantly fluctuating prices, to say the least. Many of the board games in the Board Games section have some discount off the MSRP. However, there are ways to know when board games are on sale at deep discounts.
First, Amazon’s daily deals pageFrom time to time you’ll find actual sales on various board games. These may come from one of his companies, or they may be in entire board game categories. Target also has regular board game sales, so be sure to check them out. transaction pagethat too.
If you’re looking at a board game and wondering if it’s priced well, just copy the URL and paste it into the search field. camel camel camel. It’s an Amazon price tracker that shows price history. Even better, it applies to any item, not just board games.
Finally you will be able to follow IGN Sale On Twitter, we constantly tweet about board game sales that deserve your attention.
How do you know if a board game is good?
IGN reviews board games fairly regularly, so you can always search to see if the game you’re considering buying has been reviewed. So are other websites. We also have lots of board game roundups, from the best classic board games, to the best cooperative board games, to the best horror board games.
The best board game resources outside of IGN (within my budget) are: board game geek. It maintains a database of every board game and card game you could ever want to know, with all kinds of news, stats and user reviews all in one place.
Chris Reed is IGN’s commerce editor and trading expert. He also covers his IGN board games and his LEGO coverage. You can follow him on Twitter @_chrisleed or on mastodon @Chris Reid.
