Five of my favorite board games to pick up in the Cyber Monday sales

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With the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Cyber Monday board game deals now upon us, there's never been a better time to expand your collection and get it ready for the holidays. Better still, given how good some of these sales are, you'll be doing it at a fraction of what you'd usually pay for some of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best board games on the market. 

As you no doubt know by now, buying board games isn't cheap, and it only get more expensive the more intricate and expansive the experience is. That's why we've been crawling the internet to find the very best 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Cyber Monday gaming deals on our favorite board games... well, five in particular. Below you'll find the best prices on picks for all players, from the fantasy fanatics to those who just want to mo✅ve pieces and chill. 

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Recent updates

Hey folks, Tabletop & Merch Editor Benj here with a quick update now 💎that the Cyber Monday Friday sales are officially here. Oliver was hoping that a few of these board games wou♐ld get a discount, and he turned out to be right - more than a few are enjoying a price cut right now. Here are the best offers so far.

Wingspan | $65$44.99 at Amazon (with voucher)
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Wingspan |
Save $20 - This is easily one of our favorite ever games, and as luck would have it, it's at its near lowest ever price. Not a bad way to kick off Cyber Monday, in other words.

Buy it if:
✅ You want a zen, but fun, game
✅ You want something with depth

Don't buy it if:
❌ You want something really simple

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Quacks of Quedlinburg | $49.99 $39.99 at Amazon
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Quacks of Quedlinburg |
Save $10 - We've only ever seen Quacks of Quedlinburg $5 cheaper than this in the past and that was way back in October last year. You're grabbing a $10 discount on the $49.99 MSRP here - though this discount has been around for some time. 

Buy it if: 
✅ You want fast-paced gameplay
✅ You want a strategy game fit for younger players
✅ You need a relatively short play time 

Don't buy it if: 
❌ You don't want an element of luck involved 

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HeroQuest | $134.99$99.99 at Amazon
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HeroQuest |
Save $40 - That i🧸sn't the game's lowest ever price, but it's not far off. Before now, it's only ever been $7 cheaper, so this is a great opportunity to grab a super fun game. 


Buy it if:
✅ You're hankering after some classic fantasy
✅ You used to like the original HeroQuest

Don't buy it if:
❌ You're not a fan of cheesy fantasy

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Root: The Riverfolk Expansion | $40 $33.97 at Amazon
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Root: The Riverfolk Expansion |
Save $6 - It's a small saving, but this is the lowest price we've seen on The Riverfolk Expansion for Root in months now. While those prices have trickled down to $29.99 in the past, this is still a solid discount. 

Buy it if: 
✅ You own the Root base game
✅ You want to explore new factions 

Don't buy it if: 
❌ You haven't got the base game

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Best for fantasy fans

HeroQuest miniatures facing off with a knight and gargoyle

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1. HeroQuest

Epic adventure

Specifications

Players: 2 - 5
Ages: 14+
Complexity: Hard
Lasts: 60+ mins

Reasons to buy

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Original gameplay remains intact
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Reimagined art and miniatures
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Unique competitive gameplay 

Reasons to avoid

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Very, very cheesy
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Lacks depth compared to modern successors

Draw your sword and ensorcel yo🐭ur foes in this classic game of myth and magic, normally an expensive purchase that is sure to come down in the Cyber Monday sales, allowing you and your friends to embark on an epic… well, hero's quest. 

With the new reimagining of this classi♎c game, courtesy of Avalon Hill, HeroQuest has never been slicker, and the dungeon-crawler both retains so much charm for fans of the fantasy genre and offers an exciting experience for players casting Fire of Wrath for the first time. 

This version of the game features new artwork and contains some gorgeous new miniatures, but the core of HeroQuest will be familiar to those that have played the it before; there’s still a meatgrinder’s worth of mythic monsters for Elf, Dwarf, Wizard, and Barbarian to hack and slash their way through, and it remains one of the best 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:classic board games years after it first debuted.

Even ꧅beyond the sword and ♏sorcery nostalgia, there’s a lot to love in HeroQuest

Once you’re set up and going, HeroQuest isn’t too complicated, certainly not compared to other games of its ilk that followed, and you can complete a quest in around an hour to an hour and a half. One player takes on the role of the evil sorcerer too, adding a touch of competitiveness to the game, and in that way it's a TTRPG-lite game, so if you find HeroQuest whetting your appetite for more of that sort of thing, I highly recommend checking out the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best tabletop RPGs.

HeroQuest is a classic, a staple of that 80s, Conan, sprayed-on-the-side-o𒐪f-a-van fantasy, and for that reason alone some gamers ꦡmight want to pick it up in the Cyber Monday sales. But even beyond the sword and sorcery nostalgia, there’s a lot to love in HeroQuest.

Best for co-op fans

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2. Decorum

Time to decorate

Reasons to buy

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You want an accessible game
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You want something a bit different
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You want a fairly easy game

Reasons to avoid

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Conflict stresses you out
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The decorating theme bores you

You live in a shared house and your housemates just keep putting up the weirdest decor. Sound familiar? Decorum is some of the most fun I’ve had playing a board game this year, and also one of the most relatable; it’s a game d𝔍edicated to all those bathroom movie posters, the Live, Love, Laugh stencils, the coat hooks that look like sea creatures. In Decorum you try to cooperatively guide the decoration of your house, based on the hidden criteria given to you as part of the scenarios provided (the game gives you thirty), but you can only say three things to your fellow players: “I love it”, “I hate it”, or "I’m fine with it."

The game is easy to learn and quick to play as a result, with games running about half an hour each, and the puzz♐le of meeting everyone's cr𝕴iteria before time is up leads to a lot of fun, especially when you start undoing each other's good work and putting some spice into that “I hate it.”

Fun and frustrating in equal measure

Decorum is fun and frustrating in equal measure, and its simplicity and premise means it's 🐲easy to get even the most resistant friends and family members pl🔯aying with you. 

I’d highly recommend picking up Decorum in the Cyber Monday sales, especially if you’re not looking for anything cܫompetitive, too complex, or if you just want a reason to tell your housemates you hate the way they decorate.

Best for adults

Wingspan board, cards, dice, and dice tower arrayed on a wooden table

(Image credit: Stonmaier Games)

3. Wingspan

Spread your wings

Specifications

Players: 2 - 4
Ages: 10+
Complexity: Moderate
Lasts: 60 mins