Want to give a gift that keeps on giving? Board games bring joy (and maybe a little frustration) year round. Here are some of my favorite games with discounted prices from Amazon:
BANG!
Description: In the wild west, the Outlaws hunt the Sheriff, the Sheriff hunts the Outlaws, and the Renegade plots in secret, ready to join one side or the other. Before long, bullets start to fly.
- Ages: 12 and up
- Players: 4-7
- Play Time: 30 minutes
- Cost: $17.39
Pandemic
Description: Four diseases have broken out in the world and it is up to a team of specialists in various fields to find cures for these diseases before mankind is wiped out. Players must work together playing to their characters’ strengths and planning their strategy of eradication before the diseases overwhelm the world with ever-increasing outbreaks. A truly cooperative game where you all win or you all lose.
- Ages: 13 and up
- Players: 2-4
- Play Time: 60 minutes
- Cost: $24.99
Ticket to Ride
Description: From Edinburgh to Constantinople and from Lisbon to Moscow, the game will take you on a ride to the great cities of turn-of-the-century Europe. More than just a new map, Ticket to Ride – Europe features brand new gameplay elements including Tunnels, Ferries and Train Stations.
- Ages: 12 and up
- Players: 2-5
- Play Time: 30-60 minutes
- Cost: $32.99
One Night Ultimate Werewolf
Description: Each player gets a unique role: a werewolf, seer, troublemaker, or another, all with special abilities. After a secret night phase that includes changing roles, players have just 5 minutes to find a werewolf.
- Ages: 8 and up
- Players: 3-10
- Play Time: 30-60 minutes
- Cost: $18.99
Exploding Kittens
Description: Exploding Kittens is a card game for people who are into kittens and explosions and laser beams and sometimes goats. In this highly-strategic, kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette, players draw cards until someone draws an Exploding Kitten, at which point they explode, they are dead, and they are out of the game.
- Ages: 8 and up
- Players: 2-5 (up to 9 when combined)
- Play Time: 30 minutes
- Cost: $19.99
Cash N Guns (Second Edition)
Description: The big heist may have been a success, but it all goes wrong when every crook wants a bigger cut. With this much money on the table, bullets speak louder than words! In Cash ‘n Guns, players will point foam pistols at each other and try to intimidate their opponents into letting them have the largest share. The bravest crooks enjoy the most money – but only if they live long enough to spend it!
- Ages: 10 and up
- Players: 4-8
- Play Time: 30 minutes
- Cost: $29.99
The Resistance: Avalon
Description: Avalon pits the forces of Good and Evil in a battle to control the future of civilization. Arthur represents the future of Britain, a promise of prosperity and honor, yet hidden among his brave warriors are Mordred’s unscrupulous minions.
- Ages: 13 and up
- Players: 5-10
- Play Time: 30 minutes
- Cost: $13.47
Colt Express
Description: It is 1899 and the Union Pacific Express is headed to the Nice Valley Coal Company to deliver their payroll and 47 passengers. Suddenly the train is attacked by thievin’ bandits!
- Ages: 10 and up
- Players: 2-6
- Play Time: 30-40 minutes
- Cost: $48.88
Blockus
Description: Perfect strategy game for the whole family – less than a minute to learn with fun challenges for all ages. Players take turns placing their 21 pieces on the board: each piece must touch another of the same color, but only at the corners.
- Ages: 7 and up
- Players: 2-4
- Play Time: 20 minutes
- Cost: $14.99
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