Christmas 2026 · Solo · Under $100
Solo board games under $100
14 board games for solo play, every one under $100 and in stock on Amazon when we read the listing on Nov 3. The game our catalog tags most narrowly for solo play is Great Western Trail at $72.98, 1-4 players, 75-150 min. The list runs from $57.99 to $91.80, and the Buy button on each game opens the exact listing we checked.
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The 14 picks, most specific first.
Every one was under $100 and in stock on Amazon when we read the listing on Nov 3. The Buy button opens that exact listing. First on the list is the game our catalog tags most narrowly for solo play.
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Great Western Trail
1-475-150 minHeavy weightDrive cattle from Texas to Kansas City while building the trail behind you. A heavy euro with real momentum.
$72.98 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock.
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Scythe
1-5115 minHeavy weightMechs, farms, and quiet menace across an alternate 1920s Europe. An engine builder wearing a war game's armor.
$84 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock.
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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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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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Endeavor: Deep Sea
1-460-90 minMedium weightDive crews, sonar pushes, and a gorgeous ocean board: a Kennerspiel winner that packs real strategy into a friendly hour.
$59 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock.
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SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
1-440-160 minHeavy weightLaunch probes, aim telescopes, chase faint signals: a science euro where hunting for aliens actually feels like science.
$91.80 on Amazon, checked Nov 1. In stock.
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The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship
1-560-150 minMedium weightLeacock's richest Pandemic System design: shepherd Frodo past the Nazgul while shadow armies press every haven at once.
$79.99 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock.
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Vantage
1-6120-180 minMedium weightA crashed ship, a planet of 800 locations, and every player seeing a different world. Nothing else on your shelf plays like this.
$90 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock.
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Everdell
1-440-80 minMedium weightWoodland creatures, a cardboard tree, and one of the most charming engine builders of the last decade.
$75 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock.
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Sagrada
1-430-45 minLight weightDraft translucent dice to build a stained glass window. Beautiful, quiet, and sneakily hard.
$62.28 on Amazon, checked Nov 1. In stock.
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Wyrmspan
1-590 minMedium weightWingspan's engine with dragons instead of birds: dig out three caves, coax dragons into them, and let each one feed the next.
$59.99 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock.
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Spirit Island
1-490-120 minHeavy weightReverse-colonialism cooperative. The thinky version of Pandemic. Endless replayability.
$64.99 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock.
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Terraforming Mars
1-5120 minHeavy weightEngine-building Mars colonization. Hundreds of cards, a million strategies.
$63.87 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock.
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Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
1-460 minHeavy weightThe best campaign-game starter. Self-contained Gloomhaven with built-in tutorial.
$59.99 on Amazon, checked Nov 3. In stock.
Ordering for Christmas 2026
- Days left
- 52
- 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.
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Before you buy.
What is the best board game for solo play under $100?
Great Western Trail at $72.98: Drive cattle from Texas to Kansas City while building the trail behind you. A heavy euro with real momentum. It plays 1-4 players in 75-150 min and our catalog rates it heavy weight. It leads this list because, of the games at this budget, it is the one tagged most narrowly for solo play. The other 13 follow by the same measure, and every one was under $100 and in stock on Nov 3.
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 board game for solo play arrive by Christmas?
Christmas is 52 days away. 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.
What if I want to spend more or less?
This is the only budget with enough verified games for solo play this week. The full list for solo play has 23 games at every price, including ones we have not re-read in the past seven days.
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