Save Big On Board Games At Amazon Today Only

Amazon is running a great Deal of the Day promotion on board games. You can save up to 40% on select games, ranging from adult fare like Pandemic and Werewolf to classic family board games like Cranium. Read on for our picks of the best games available at the best prices--but hurry up, because this deal of the day is only good today, Monday, April 23.

If you're just getting started with the relatively recent board game craze, you might want to start with some of the games that kicked it off in the first place. One early example is Carcassonne, which is on sale for $20. It's a game about assembling a medieval landscape one tile at a time. It might sound terribly boring, but somehow the rules and competitive aspect make it way more enthralling than it has any right to be. Another great starter game is 7 Wonders, which has you and your friends try to develop a city into a global powerhouse and construct an architectural wonder. It's on sale for $28.

Perhaps a worldwide plague is more in your wheelhouse. In that case, you and a group of friends can work together to stop an apocalyptic illness in Pandemic, on sale now for $30. Forbidden Island is also a co-op game, and it's on sale for $9. In this one, you and your friends are trying to collect hidden treasure on an island before the tide rises. Can everyone find a treasure and make it to the escape helicopter in time?

Co-op board games aren't for everyone. Some people are more into guile and deception. In that case, try Ultimate Werewolf, a game in which you and a group of friends try to suss out which players are secretly werewolves or vampires. Meanwhile, the people assigned to be creatures of the night try to convince their friends they're normal villagers. It's on sale for $10.

Fans of more traditional board games have plenty of options in this Amazon sale as well. Battleship with Planes, which adds a slight twist to the seafaring classic, is $13. Cranium lets you and your friends show off their artistic side, with often hilarious results. Whichever games you choose, make sure to buy them before the end of the day.

Our picks for board game deals

• 7 Wonders -- $10 (-44%)
• Battleship with Planes -- $13 (-15%)
• Carcassonne -- $20 (-40%)
• Castles of Burgundy -- $23 (-45%)
• Cranium -- $11 (-27%)
• Forbidden Desert -- $15 (-40%)
• Forbidden Island -- $9 (-50%)
• Fuse -- $18 (-41%)
• Massive Darkness -- $69 (-43%)
• Pandemic -- $30 (-6%)
• Quantum -- $34 (-40%)
• Ravensburger Labyrinth -- $16 (-50%)
• Sorry -- $13 (-45%)
• Star Trek: Five Year Mission -- $23 (-34%)
• Terraforming Mars -- $44 (-5%)
• Ticket to Ride -- $34 (-32%)
• Trivial Pursuit Master Edition -- $25 (-38%)
• Ultimate Werewolf -- $10 (-33%)

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