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Quick menu 1. FAQ2. What to expect3. Last year’s best dealsEven though the sale is better known for discounting TVs and laptops, Black Friday board games are a bit of a dark horse. They’re surprisingly good, getting you new and old favorites for their lowest price of the year.No, really. While some offerings stay the same as they have been the rest of the year (many family-friendly games get ‘discounts’ that are actually identical to ones we’ve already seen months before), many others tumble in cost by an absurd degree. We’re always taken aback by how much cheaper hobby games are in particular during the Black Friday board game deals, to the point we’d recommend waiting for the sale before pulling the trigger.To save you having to dredge through countless retailers in search of the best offer this year, we’ve rounded up every tip we can think of to save you money on the best board games. Because our team of bargain hunters have been searching the sale for years now, we have a pretty good idea of what makes a worthwhile discount. Basically? If you’re hoping to snag the very best Black Friday gaming deals, we’ve got your back.Today’s top board game deals ahead of Black FridayAmazon deals: Save up to $24Miniature Market deals: Up to $30 offWalmart deals: Browse the saleTarget deals: Get up to $10 offUKAmazon deals: Save up to £16Magic Madhouse deals: Up to £10 offZatu deals: Get up to £10 offWayland Games deals: Browse the saleSpirit Island | $89.99 $48.47 at AmazonSave $40 – This offer is well worth considering for a couple of reasons. Besides the game being incredibly popular, it’s more commonly seen at $66 or thereabouts. Here’s hoping the actual Black Friday board game deals are this good.Buy it if:✅ You want a deeper strategy game✅ You prefer working as a teamDon’t buy it if:❌ You’d rather fly soloPrice check:💲 Walmart | $48.47💲 Target | OOS⭐ UK price: £89.99 £66.69 at ZatuView DealDisney Lorcana: Gateway | $24.99 $15 at AmazonSave $10 – Lorcana may be my favorite trading card game to emerge over the last couple years, and now it’s cheaper than ever ahead of this year’s Black Friday board game deals. Gateway is the perfect entry-point and has only just come out, so such a big reduction is encouraging.Buy it if:✅ You want to get into Lorcana✅ You’re hoping to teach someone elseDon’t buy it if:❌ You’re already a Lorcana expertPrice check:💲 Walmart | $16.41💲 Target | $24.99⭐ UK price: £22.99 £17.19 at ZatuView DealMysterium | $54.99 $29.56 at AmazonSave $26 – This is an excellent co-op board game that rarely gets a decent reduction, so I’d highly recommend grabbing it now while it’s available for less.Buy it if:✅ You’re after a spooky vibe✅ You want a good co-op gameDon’t buy it if:❌ Communication isn’t your strong suitePrice check:💲 Walmart | $29.86💲 Miniature Market | $43.99⭐ UK price: £38.99 £31.19 at Magic MadhouseView DealUndaunted 2200: Callisto | $85 $59.99 at Miniature MarketSave $25 – This is why you should keep an eye on smaller retailers as well as the big ones when Black Friday board game deals roll around. This is the highly-anticipated wargame’s lowest price, so far as I can tell.Buy it if:✅ You prefer deep strategy games✅ You like Undaunted alreadyDon’t buy it if:❌ You’re keener on historical settingsPrice check:💲 Walmart | $67.08💲 Osprey | $85⭐ UK price: £65 £48.77 at AmazonView DealBlack Friday board game deals FAQ When will Black Friday board game deals start?Black Friday board game deals always take place at the same time each year; they occur after Thanksgiving and on the final Friday of November. That means we’ll be staring down the barrel of some discounts this November 29.Still, you don’t have to wait until then to get a good price cut. Board games enjoy reductions well beforehand, as demonstrated by this year’s sales getting going at least a week before Black Friday itself. They’ll then roll on into the Cyber Monday board game deals afterward.