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The 16 Best Prime Day Board Game Deals and Toy Sales

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With summer vacations still stretching off into the distance, taking advantage of Prime Day board game deals or snagging some discounted toys could be a very smart move. The WIRED Reviews team has a gaggle of kids of all ages between us, and most of us are still big kids at heart, so we’ve tried a lot of board games and toys over the years.

Some of the best family board games are on sale for Prime Day. You can also find deals on some of the best STEM toys. I have handpicked a selection of WIRED-tested and -approved board games and toys right here, and I’ll keep adding to this list during the Prime Days sales through July 11. It’s time to stock up on fun! If you’re looking for more Prime Day deals, we have a list of the very best, which we update throughout the event, and there’s a Prime Day liveblog, too.

Updated 3 pm ET July 10, 2025: We’ve added Chronicles Books’ The Brilliant Deep, Wonder Workshop Dash Robot, Mille Bornes, and the Particular GoCube, removed a game that was no longer on sale, and ensured up-to-date links and prices.

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The Best Board Game Deals

Playing board games with family or friends is the perfect antidote to our chronically online digital lives, and many of the best family board games are on sale now. These are the best Prime Day board game deals.

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Originally Settlers of Catan, this immersive strategy game is all about gathering and trading resources to build roads, settlements, and cities on a randomly generated board of hexagonal tiles. To collect enough points for a victory requires the right strategy and some luck with dice rolls. My kids love the trading and the robber mechanic, which allows you to steal cards from your opponents and block their resources (though it can cause fall outs).

The packaging for Codenames, a board game with the box showing the silhouette of two people dressed in suits with a chat bubble coming from each one

Photograph: Simon Hill

This word association game for 2 to 8 players aged 10 and up only takes around 15 minutes to play. You must identify a number of secret agents based on a single-word clue with a time limit, but think carefully, because picking the wrong one could help your opponent or instantly lose you the game.

Board game contents scattered on wood table. Left: Pamphlet. Back: Box with stack of answer sheets, pen, and dice. Right: Unused answer sheets.

Photograph: Simon Hill

Whether you want to play a fun game with kids or a mix of ages, this game is easy to grasp and always gets people laughing. A dice roll determines the chosen word or title from a themed card with 16 possibilities, and players must say something related. Everyone knows what it is except the Chameleon, who has to bluff their way through, then it’s time to guess and try to root them out.

Drawing-themed board game contents scattered on wooden surface. Back: Blue and white box with illustration of a person drawing. Left: Packaging with more supplies and instructions. Right: Spiral notebooks, cards, a sand timer, and a pen.

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Players must match beautiful tiles on their game boards to create mosaics and score maximum points in this satisfying strategy game. Each round, you select tiles from pools in the center, but there’s room for many different tactical approaches. This accessible game seems simple but has tremendous replayability and strategic depth.

Board game on wooden surface. Box is in the background, the board of a world map with stacks of playing cards in the center.

Photograph: Simon Hill

Some of the best family board games are cooperative, so you can avoid those arguments that sometimes lead to board flipping and huffs and Pandemic is a solid example. There’s a worldwide pandemic and you must work together for the survival of mankind by jetting around the board and trying to halt the spread. Each player assumes a role, like a scientist or medic, with unique special powers, and you must strategize and coordinate to emerge alive.

Steam train themed board game box on wooden surface

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An old WIRED favorite and one of the best family board games, Ticket to Ride features steam engine styling and easy-to-grasp rules. All you must do is claim railway routes across the US and Canada using your colorful plastic rail cars. Spend cards to claim routes, rack up bonus points for connecting specific destinations, and the person with the highest score at the end wins. All aboard, choo, choo!

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OK, so it’s not a board game, but my family played this French car-themed card game when I was a kid, and my own family loves it today. The original version from the 1960s (which my family had, and which I insisted on buying my family a copy of at a garage sale) has the text in both French and English, but this new set is just in English, albeit with the same rules and illustrations. I also like that it comes in a metal box for traveling—or just not falling apart, as the old cardboard boxes tended to do. Bonne chance! —Kat Merck

Overhead view of Particular Go Chess Mini, an electronic chess board with 4 square spots in the center illuminated with red circles

Photograph: Adrienne So

Want your kids to learn chess? This lightweight, portable board paired with weighty pieces is an easy way to pick up the classic strategy game. Charge the Bluetooth-enabled board, connect the app, and you can play against remote players or yourself. There’s also AI-enabled assistance to help guide your moves.

The Best Toy Deals

We love toys at WIRED, whether they’re fun and frivolous or educational, like the best STEM toys. Here are our picks from Amazon’s 2025 Prime Day event.

The Brilliant Deep book with a scuba diver on the cover

Photograph: Chronicle Books

This picture book from Chronicle Books is a favorite at WIRED for its lovely images and engaging story of environmental scientist Ken Nedimeyer, whose passion for marine biology, particularly coral, led him to found the Coral Restoration Foundation. Within its pages are interesting facts about and images of nature’s most beautiful underwater paradises, where our planet’s vitality explodes in a cascade of underwater shapes and colors. —Ryan Waniata

Wonder Workshop Dash toy

Photograph: Wonder Workshop

Everyone needs a robot buddy, am I right? This BB-8-like bot is durable and can be zipped around like an RC car, but also works with apps, games, and puzzles to let your STEM kid in waiting learn more about programming and problem solving. It even works with Lego connectors to ramp up the creativity, along with available accessories to build on later. —Ryan Waniata

GoCube toy

Photograph: Particula 

The Bluetooth-powered GoCube puts a new twist on an old favorite, using smart sensors within its lighted exterior that connect to an app on your phone to help you discover where blocks are positioned. It’s an advanced strategy game that becomes addictive over time, and allows you to connect with other GoCubers to take on family and friends. —Ryan Waniata

Magna Tiles constructed to look like castle

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Kids of all ages enjoy building stuff, and these durable, colorful, translucent panels snap together magnetically in a very satisfying way. This basic 32-piece kit offers a range of triangles and squares you can use to build houses and other structures. Magna-Tiles also offers tons of themed kits for everything from spaceships to marble runs.

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Lego

Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer

The marriage of Lego and Star Wars was one of the greatest licensing deals of all time, spawning countless construction kits, videogames, and TV shows. There are some beautifully designed Star Wars Lego kits, and the Imperial Star Destroyer is one of our absolute favorites. This kit comes with seven minifigures, including Darth Vader, Commander Praji, and Cal Kestis. You and your kids will get hours of enjoyment out of building this and then smashing it.

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Tonies

Toniebox Audio Player Disney Starter Set Bundle

Parents concerned about screen time might prefer this cute, cube-shaped audio player that I picked as the best speaker for young kids aged 3 to 7 years. Your wee ones can simply plonk the characters on top (this set comes with Woody, Lightning McQueen, Simba, Winnie-The-Pooh, and Playtime Puppy) to trigger related stories or songs.

Clixo STEM toys

Photograph: Clixo

A fantastic gift for kids of all ages, this clever construction kit made our best STEM toys guide. Clixo’s colorful, versatile, magnetic pieces snap together, so you can build three-dimensional shapes, from crowns to cats. The durable and washable pieces stack neatly and pack away easily, and you can play with them anywhere – you don’t need a table. Clixo kits are suitable for kids aged 4 and up.

Geomag Classic, magnetic rods that can snap together to construct a variety of 3D shapes

Photograph: Amazon

Geomag

Classic Magnetic Building Set

You can build all sorts of 3D shapes from this set of glow-in-the-dark magnetic rods (crafted from recycled plastic), steel spheres, and plastic bases in different shapes. There’s a guide with some suggestions, but the real fun is mucking around, and the set comes with handy storage boxes to pack everything neatly away when you’re done.


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