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Best board game deals: 7 Wonders, Clue, Codenames, and more

A group of people play the 7 Wonders board game.
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While you may be more familiar with something like Risk or Monopoly, there has been a massive boom in options over the last few years, with tons of new options and cool things to check out. In fact, it’s a great time to grab a board game, especially as folks are trying to disconnect from the TV and phone even more. Whether you want something for a smaller group of four or five players or up to ten players and even more. To that end, we’ve gone out and collected some of our favorite board game deals for you below, including some of the best board games on the market.

You might also want to check out these great Lego deals for another great way to pass the time.

Best board game deals under $25

Railroad Ink: Shining Yellow Edition image, showing the game's unique dice.
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In the under $25 category, we found a fun mix of classics and new titles worth looking at. While titles like Operation and Jenga need no introduction, there are some emerging titles worthy of a more thorough introduction:

If you’re mostly into party games, for example, don’t count out Codenames, which has to be one of the quickest growing word games in recent history. By giving clues, players eliminate and deduce from a pile of 25 words, leaving only the key targets behind. Plus, while their might be a set number of players for the game’s rules, in practice as many people can play as you desire. It’s perfect for groups of indeterminate size. Even more consistent gamers might need an explanation of Railroad Ink Challenge: Shining Yellow Edition, a cozy railroad game. There are a ton of different Railroad Ink editions, but which one is this one? It, like all of the games, includes the base game, but also includes the ability to build your roads and rails around cactuses and canyons with special runs, plus it includes the Rivers and Lakes base game expansion inside.

In any event, here’s all the deals:

  • $15 $30 52% off
  • $23 $40 34% off
  • $20 $25 20% off
  • $25 $30 17% off
  • $17 $20 16% off

Other board game deals we recommend

The Ark Nova board game box, surrounded by components.
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As we get to games $25 and over, the tone shifts a bit and (generally speaking) the games become more serious. There are components everywhere and things to track at every stage of the game. One game that doesn’t fit this mold, however, is Marvel Splendor, which takes the classic jewel mining collection game and gives it a Marvel spin. It’s perfect for getting your Marvel-addicted preteen into the board gaming hobby and teaching them a bit of strategy and long-term planning as well. Or, you know, give it to a Marvel fan that also loves good board games. Here’s a list of all of the good deals at this level:

  • $31 $42 26% off
  • $40 $50 20% off
  • $44 $55 20% off
  • $52 $60 13% off
  • $99 $110 10% off
Albert Bassili
Deals Writer
Albert’s been a tech and gaming writer for over a decade, writing for websites such as CNET, PopSci, and How-To-Geek, and…
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