Black Friday 2026 · Read Nov 3
Black Friday 2026 board game deals, what has actually dropped
20 board games are selling below the price we last read, as of Nov 3, 24 days before the sale. Biggest drop first: Lost Cities is down 22 percent, from $25.46 to $19.95. 11 of the 20 are at their lowest price of the past 30 days. We open every listing in our catalog each night, so this page is the record of what has moved, not a guess at what will. The Buy button on each game opens the exact listing we checked.
Black Friday is 24 days away. Prices and stock below were read on Nov 3. If you buy through a link on this page, PicksByGame may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
The 20 picks, biggest drop first.
Every one was below its previous price and in stock on Amazon when we read the listing on Nov 3. The Buy button opens that exact listing. Each row shows the previous price, when it changed, and whether tonight's price is the lowest of the past 30 days.
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Lost Cities
230 minLight weightTwo-player card game by Reiner Knizia. Travels well. Plays clean.
$19.95 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock. Was $25.46 before Oct 29, down 22%. Lowest price we have recorded in 30 days.
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02
Kingdomino
2-415-20 minLight weightDominoes as a tiny kingdom-building puzzle. Fifteen minutes, any age, and it won a Spiel des Jahres for a reason.
$19.95 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock. Was $24.99 before Oct 30, down 20%. Lowest price we have recorded in 30 days.
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03
Brass: Birmingham
2-460-120 minheavy weightBuild industries and trading networks in an intense economic strategy.
$64.01 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock. Was $79.99 before Nov 3, down 20%.
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04
Santorini
2-420 minLight weightA two-player abstract with god powers and a tiny Greek island. Teaches in a minute, rewards a hundred plays.
$49.99 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock. Was $57.95 before Nov 3, down 14%.
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05
Heat: Pedal to the Metal
1-630-60 minMedium weightA racing game where the deck is your engine and heat is your risk. Fast, tense, and great with six.
$67.49 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock. Was $74.99 before Oct 31, down 10%.
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06
Dead of Winter
2-560-120 minMedium weightA cooperative survival game with a possible traitor and a personal agenda for everyone. Tense and story-driven.
$53.54 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock. Was $59.48 before Oct 31, down 10%. Lowest price we have recorded in 30 days.
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07
Telestrations
4-830 minLight weightTelephone with dry erase sketchbooks. The worse your group draws, the harder everyone laughs.
$31.99 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock. Was $35.41 before Oct 31, down 10%. Lowest price we have recorded in 30 days.
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08
Lost Cities: Roll & Write
2-530 minLight weightSolo-and-coop dice version. Pencil-and-paper, no shuffle, fits a backpack.
$28.08 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock. Was $29.95 before Oct 24, down 6%. Lowest price we have recorded in 30 days.
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09
Dune: Imperium - Uprising
1-660-120 minMedium weightDeck-building meets worker placement on Arrakis, now with spies, sandworms, and a real six-player team mode.
$57.99 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock. Was $60 before Oct 24, down 3%. Lowest price we have recorded in 30 days.
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10
Wavelength
2-1230-45 minLight weightTeam-based concept-guessing. Lights up mixed-age tables. Endlessly replayable.
$32 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock. Was $33 before Oct 27, down 3%. Lowest price we have recorded in 30 days.
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11
Ticket to Ride: Europe
2-530-60 minLight weightThe Europe map adds tunnels, ferries, and stations to the family classic. Most fans think it's the better version.
$74.04 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock. Was $76.31 before Nov 1, down 3%.
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12
Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
3-64-8 hoursHeavy weightThe all-day space opera: politics, war, and betrayal for a table that cleared its calendar.
$170.99 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock. Was $175.98 before Oct 27, down 3%. Lowest price we have recorded in 30 days.
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13
Twilight Struggle
2120-180 minHeavy weightThe Cold War as a two-player card game. Every card is a historical event, every turn a gamble.
$150 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock. Was $153.95 before Nov 1, down 3%.
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14
Agricola
1-490-120 minHeavy weightBuild a farm, feed your family, and feel the pressure. The classic heavy euro, still one of the best.
$77.03 on Amazon, checked Nov 1. In stock. Was $78.05 before Oct 26, down 1%. Lowest price we have recorded in 30 days.
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15
Patchwork
230 minLight weightTwo-player tetris-quilt. Tense, quick, looks great on a coffee table.
$29.50 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock. Was $29.65 before Nov 1, down 1%. Lowest price we have recorded in 30 days.
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16
Hive Pocket
220 minLight weightChess with bugs and no board. Sets up on an airplane tray and punishes lazy moves in 20 minutes.
$28.20 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock. Was $28.25 before Nov 2, down 0%.
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17
Arboretum
2-430 minLight weightArrange tree-card paths. Tense hand-management for two, lighter at four.
$22.22 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock. Was $22.25 before Nov 3, down 0%.
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18
Cascadia
1-430-45 minLight weightA calm, puzzly tile layer about wildlife and watersheds that plays as well solo as it does with family.
$37.05 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock. Was $37.10 before Oct 31, down 0%. Lowest price we have recorded in 30 days.
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19
Betrayal at House on the Hill (3rd Edition)
3-660-90 minMedium weightExplore a haunted house until one of you turns traitor: 50 scenarios of gloriously chaotic B-movie horror.
$55.97 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock. Was $55.99 before Oct 29, down 0%.
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20
The Quacks of Quedlinburg
2-445 minMedium weightPush-your-luck bag-builder. Tense, joyful, scales clean to four.
$104.99 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock. Was $105 before Oct 29, down 0%.
Ordering for Christmas 2026
- Days left
- 24
- Standard shipping, order by
- December 18
- Prime two-day, order by
- December 22
- Marketplace sellers, order by
- December 15
Amazon had not posted its 2026 holiday delivery cutoffs when this page was built. In 2025 the last day for Prime standard shipping was December 22 and for one-day shipping December 24. The dates above are our planning dates with a few days of margin. Anything sold by a marketplace seller ships on that seller's schedule, so order those first.
The season, by table and budget
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Before you buy.
Which board games are on sale right now?
The 20 on this page, as of Nov 3, led by Lost Cities at $19.95, down from $25.46. Every row shows the previous price, the date it changed and whether tonight's price is a 30-day low.
Do board game prices really drop on Black Friday?
Some do, and most of the real drops on Amazon show up in the week before and the week after rather than on the day. That is why this page lists what has already moved instead of predicting. Check the 30-day low on each row: a game at its 30-day low on Nov 3 is a better buy than a game with a Black Friday badge and a raised list price.
When is Black Friday and Cyber Monday this year?
Black Friday is November 27 and Cyber Monday is November 30. This page rebuilds every morning from the previous night's reads, so it will show the sale as it happens.
Are these prices and the stock status current?
They were read on Nov 3. We open each game's own Amazon listing every night, and this page only includes games whose last read was within the past seven days and showed the game in stock. The Buy button opens that same listing, so you see today's number before you pay.
Will a game ordered on Black Friday arrive by Christmas?
Yes with room to spare. Our planning dates are December 18 for standard shipping, December 22 for Prime two-day and December 15 for anything sold by a marketplace seller. Amazon had not posted its 2026 holiday delivery cutoffs when this page was built. In 2025 the last day for Prime standard shipping was December 22 and for one-day shipping December 24. The dates above are our planning dates with a few days of margin. Anything sold by a marketplace seller ships on that seller's schedule, so order those first.
The full price watch, drops and rises over the last two weeks, is on the price watch.
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