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Dozens Of Popular Board Games Are On Sale At Amazon This Week

You'll find discounts on traditional board games, card games, miniatures, tabletop RPGs, and more.

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Amazon is hosting a huge sale on select board games, card games, and tabletop RPGs right now. The deals include well-known classics like Trivial Pursuit and Munchkin; sprawling miniature-based strategy games like Star Wars: Legion and Marvel: Crisis Protocol; dungeon crawls like HeroQuest and Dark Souls: The Board Game; sourcebooks and adventure modules for pen-and-paper RPGs; and games for the whole family like the fast-paced and very funny Taco vs. Burrito card game.

Check out a selection of some of our favorite board game deals below, and be sure to browse all the board game deals at Amazon right now. Note that some of these discounts have limited quantities and may sell out soon, so grab them while you can.


HeroQuest deals

HeroQuest Core Set 2nd Edition
HeroQuest Core Set 2nd Edition

The second edition of HeroQuest and several of its expansions are up to 60% off at Amazon right now. The game takes the tabletop RPG dungeon crawl experience and streamlines it into a board game format that's easy to set up and play, and offers tons of replayability--especially if you grab the discounted expansions.


Dark Souls: The Board Game deals

Dark Souls: The Board Game - Tomb of the Giants Core Set
Dark Souls: The Board Game - Tomb of the Giants Core Set

The official Dark Souls: The Board Game is also available at a massive discount right now. Like HeroQuest, Dark Souls: The Board Game sits in a sweet spot between board game and tabletop RPG, offering challenging adventures featuring miniatures, playing cards, and gameboards. Not only are core sets like Tomb of the Giants and Painted World of Ariamis discounted to just $65 each (normally $110 each), but several expansion sets are on sale, too.


More Video Game Board Game deals

Kingdom Hearts: Perilous Pursuit, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice, and Resident Evil: The Board Game
Kingdom Hearts: Perilous Pursuit, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice, and Resident Evil: The Board Game

Several other video game-themed board games are also part of Amazon's sale, including games based on Resident Evil, Assassin's Creed, and Kingdom Hearts.


Star Wars Legion deals

Star Wars Legion - Clone Wars Core Set and Star Wars Legion - Shadow Collective Starter Set
Star Wars Legion - Clone Wars Core Set and Star Wars Legion - Shadow Collective Starter Set

Star Wars: Legion is a miniature-based strategy game set in a galaxy far, far away, and Amazon's board game sale is the perfect opportunity to try it out. The Clone Wars core set is available for just $78 (was $91), and you can grab several discounted expansion sets to extend your armies.


Marvel & DC Board Game deals

Marvel: Crisis Protocol Core Set and Batman v. Superman Edition Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
Marvel: Crisis Protocol Core Set and Batman v. Superman Edition Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots

Comic book fans looking to add some tights-and-capes-themed titles to their game nights have a lot to pick from as well. There's Marvel: Crisis Protocol for fans who want a deep strategy game based around collectible minis. Card game lovers can grab Munchkin: Marvel Edition and the Marvel: Messiah Complex deck-building game. While most of the games are Marvel-themed, Amazon's sale is also a great chance to grab the Batman vs. Superman edition of Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots.


Other Board Game Deals

Unfathomable and Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition Collector's Edition
Unfathomable and Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition Collector's Edition

So far we've covered mostly licensed titles based on existing franchises, but plenty of original board games are also on sale at Amazon, too. Some notable deals include the Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition Collectors Edition for $35 (was $50), Betrayal at The House on the Hill for $27 (normally $56), and the Arkham Horror spinoff Unfathomable for $55 (was $80). Check out a few more of our favorite deals below.


Tabletop RPG Deals

Dungeon Crawl Classics rulebook, Star Wars: Force & Destiny: Chronicles of the Gatekeeper adventure module, and Dark Souls: The Roleplaying Game source book
Dungeon Crawl Classics rulebook, Star Wars: Force & Destiny: Chronicles of the Gatekeeper adventure module, and Dark Souls: The Roleplaying Game source book

A smattering of tabletop RPGs and accessories are also part of Amazon's board game sale. For those looking to try a new TTRPG system, we recommend picking up the Dungeon Crawl Classics Rulebook for $34 (was $40), along with a few DCC modules like The Music of The Spheres is Chaos boxed set, which is on sale for $48 (normally $65). Dungeon Crawl Classics' adventure modules are also compatible with Dungeons and Dragon's 5th edition and other 5E-derived systems. The same goes for Dark Souls: The Roleplaying Game and its source books like Dark Souls: The Roleplaying Game - Tome of Strange Beings monster compendium, both of which are discounted at Amazon.

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