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Board Games: Forbidden Island $22.92, Pandemic $41.82, Werewords $17.22, Secret Hitler $29.99 + Post ($0 /w Prime) @ AmazonAU

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A whole bunch of board games are on sale at Amazon AU, some shipped from Amazon US with free international delivery.

I have the following in a wishlist with decent % drops:
Pandemic $41.93 (via US) Un-expired
Wereword $17.22 (via US)
Secret Hitler $29.99 Now $31.00
Bananagrams $20.00
Forbidden Island $22.92 (via US)
Jenga $14.08 (via US)
Risk $36.00 (via US)
Jumanji Classic Retro 90's $22.68 (via US)
Citadels Classic $17.49 (via US)

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  • +3

    I'm sure it's going to come up, so Forbidden Island and Pandemic haven't gone up in price, but aren't showing the cheapest option by default.
    Click New from () link to find the one sold by Amazon US

    • Ahhh mine is defaulting to showing the cheapest from Amazon US but you're right, the amazon.com.au price is a bit higher.

      • Wish I could find that setting and save me some clicks :)

  • +10

    Be careful with Secret Hitler, a lot of the listings are for third-party sellers coming in way under RRP - highly likely to be counterfeit copies.

    • +22

      Be careful with Secret Hitler

      thanks, where were you 1939 ??

      • +2

        Gotta love the dry Aussie humour. 😀

    • +1

      Thanks for the heads up! I bought it a few days ago and just checked the seller I bought from and there was a review saying it was a counterfeit copy. Managed to cancel it before it was shipped.

      • Yep, just cancelled my order too!

    • You can play this with a regular deck of cards, can't you?

  • Zombicide is showing $66.75. Not the cheapest ever, but pretty cheap https://www.amazon.com.au/CMON-COL-GUG00001-Zombicide-Novels…

    • That seems very cheap to my for Zombicide. Is anyone concerned if it’s legit or not? If it’s legit might get that for Christmas

      • +1

        It is sold by Amazon.com.au directly, for what it's worth

      • It will be cheap because version 2 just finished being kick-started, but is probably like a year away from shipping

      • The kickstarter for the second edition is currently underway. I've noticed stores trying to get rid of v1 stock already.

    • +1

      Dungeon Crawl has Zombicide for $55.63 + shipping. Depends on your shipping, it might be cheaper there.
      https://www.boardgameoracle.com/boardgame/price/zombicide

  • Thanks OP, I have ordered Forbidden Island :)

  • +5

    Werewords is a great party game with quick rounds and is great value for how much I've played it with my friends. It's like One Night Ultimate Werewolf mixed with 20 Questions and everyone can contribute.

    • Agree on this, I think we paid about $12 for it somehow, and got a good solid five hours playing out of it. Even if we never play again, I think it will have been worthwhile.

    • No replay value?

      • +3

        Definitely has replay value, we just have so many games that we rarely play anything more than a couple of times, with the exception of one game (which I made so it's amazing)

        • Which one game would that be?

        • +1

          The Cones of Dunshire?

    • Is the app 100% necessary to play? I'm not a big fan of board games that MUST have apps as it basically gives them an expiration date.

      • Yes it is, but maybe you could download a word list? It's $12. Worth it for me if we get through an hour

      • Yes it is - it does the word selection and the secret parts for you. It makes the game heaps easier to run.

        Are you saying the expiration date is linked to the support for the app? I would agree with you on a new game that you are taking a risk on, but this is a pretty popular game that isn't going anywhere.

        • +1

          It's mostly just a "I get it out the cupboard 5 years from now and the app is no longer supported" kind of thing. It's not so much the money I just feel like it's a bit of a waste if that happens.

          • +1

            @Zondor: Fair enough - I guess don't get it on your Windows phone!

    • Agreed. Werewolf is boring to me now!

  • I had a look at my Amazon US account and I'm no longer prime yet I'm prime in AU

    May have been because I completed a return back to US

    Anyone have the same issue?

    • I've got that as well, I messaged support and they said they are different websites and not linked.

      Maybe try their support and see if you get a different answer.

    • I can confirm that they are not linked. I vaguely remember using a deal for 3 months free Prime on Amazon US.

  • Is the secret hitler legit

    • I have ordered, can let you know on Friday!

    • +2

      Unknown third-party sellers listing a heavily-counterfeited game for $20-30 below retail price… I doubt it.

      $48.47 from Gameology looks like the cheapest legit listing on the Amazon page.

      • Cheers, just placed an order through Gameology one!

    • The one that was originally listed seems to have run out, but there are others from other outlets for a few extra $$$, still fulfilled by Amazon though.

    • I ordered before this posted, and have the game now. It seems legit to me. Some spelling mistakes in the instruction booklet, but the playing cards are good quality cardboard, the president/chancellor titles are made of sturdy wood, and the boards have foil embellishments. Is there a way to tell if the game is fake?

    • I would say it is not legit - look at seller profile.

      https://www.amazon.com.au/sp?_encoding=UTF8&asin=&isAmazonFu…

  • +1

    Thanks OP. Just ordered one. Random thing i noticed though. There is a random new name and address that isn’t mine I can select during checkout listed as ‘Wish List address’ Has anyone ever experienced this?

    • Just now … I see Peter someone!?

      • +3

        LOL, that's me, I copied the links from my wishlist. I'll update the links now :)

        Thanks for the heads up, didn't realise it was doing that.

    • yep I have it too!

  • Wanna grab some of them but are the pricing listed on OP in USD?
    I'm seeing different pricing for these:
    Secret Hitler $30.99
    Forbitten Island $36.95
    Jenga $21.97
    Risk $43.94
    Citadels $25.68
    Edit: Nevermind. (via US) :D

  • +1

    Thanks op that's a few Christmas presents sorted.

    • +2

      Almost guaranteed to be fake.

      • Ohhhhh, hahahaha. Well, I wish I knew of this before I bought both Pandemic and Splendor from eBay the other day! I received them both in the mail today and have just opened Pandemic up. It seems like mine is a fake. For example, the cubes are coloured slightly differently, are very sharp with some edges that haven't been "cut" properly, and have bubbles inside.

        Haven't opened up Splendor yet but am not optimistic now.

        Oh, well I'll be more mindful next time!

        • Just put a dispute in through eBay. You'll get your money back and get to keep the game for free.

  • +2

    Pandemic is back, however 11 cents dearer :-)

    • Thanks, updated OP.

    • And I thought eBay sellers were the price-jacking fiends. 🙄

  • +1

    JUst about to order Jenga and I noticed it's on the shelf at home. Never seen them use it. I wonder if they know how it works, better play it after school.

  • Werewords just hit a new low price of $13.04

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