Target: Select Board Games, Puzzles & Activity Kits Expired

So it begins...again. If anyone needs me next week, I'll be watching a hundred Dice Tower reviews and comparing historic lows on Amazon to determine which games to buy.

Please do post your research here.

I am not at all averse to looking at piggybacking on your research to buy a few more board games.

I have, in the past been able to price match and get B2G1 promo, but this time around, I just don't have the time to check dice tower or do any Indipendent research

Well it really depends on your own personal tastes in games. If you normally play with a single friend or significant other, then you'll probably be more interested in two-player games. If you have children, nieces/nephews, or grandchildren, then the more casual/family games will probably be more up your alley compared to the more strategic games that could take multiple hours to play.

Basically, I watch reviews in 1.5x or 2x speed to get a feel for the game (Tom Vasel's component dump at the beginning of most reviews is helpful for me - as I personally have been shying away games with TONS of components of late, since it usually implies a more complicated game, and with my time constraints these days, I don't have as much time to learn or teach complicated games to my fellow players). If it's a particularly popular game or a game I'm kind on the fence about, I might check another person's review or read reviews on BoardGameGeek to help make a decision.

When it comes to comparing prices, I create a spreadsheet where I list the game (and usually some tags to help me identify it if I forget after looking at hundreds of games), the current price at Target, the adjusted price at Target (i.e., accounting for Redcard), and then an approximate cost of 66% (or 33% off, to represent buying it with two, similarly priced games where one would be free. I believe the actual calculation at checkout will take the third-highest of three games, divide that cost by 3, and then subtract that amount from each game in the group. To make best use of the sale, you want to buy games that are as similar in price as possible. I also order them in groups of three to ensure that it doesn't take the cheapest of 9/12/15 games and subtract that from the others, but maybe the algorithm is friendly enough to get you the maximum savings by default).

I then find the game on Amazon (if it exists) and use CamelCamelCamel to find the historic low. Here you have to decide whether you would want to purchase from a third-party or only from Amazon. Comparing the historic low from CamelCamelCamel and the "66%" cost to see whether it's worth getting from Target now or waiting for it to reach another historic low on Amazon. I also get 5% cash back from Amazon orders, so I factor that into my spreadsheet as well (though the 5% off upfront at Target is slightly nicer since I don't have to worry about manually redeeming points).

But like GreyTank1078 mentioned, I have probably around thirty games I still haven't opened because of my aforementioned time constraints, so yeah......I can afford to wait for historic lows on most games anyways.

Well it really depends on your own personal tastes in games. If you normally play with a single friend or significant other, then you'll probably be more interested in two-player games. If you have children, nieces/nephews, or grandchildren, then the more casual/family games will probably be more up your alley compared to the more strategic games that could take multiple hours to play.

Basically, I watch reviews in 1.5x or 2x speed to get a feel for the game (Tom Vasel's component dump at the beginning of most reviews is helpful for me - as I personally have been shying away games with TONS of components of late, since it usually implies a more complicated game, and with my time constraints these days, I don't have as much time to learn or teach complicated games to my fellow players). If it's a particularly popular game or a game I'm kind on the fence about, I might check another person's review or read reviews on BoardGameGeek to help make a decision.

When it comes to comparing prices, I create a spreadsheet where I list the game (and usually some tags to help me identify it if I forget after looking at hundreds of games), the current price at Target, the adjusted price at Target (i.e., accounting for Redcard), and then an approximate cost of 66% (or 33% off, to represent buying it with two, similarly priced games where one would be free. I believe the actual calculation at checkout will take the third-highest of three games, divide that cost by 3, and then subtract that amount from each game in the group. To make best use of the sale, you want to buy games that are as similar in price as possible. I also order them in groups of three to ensure that it doesn't take the cheapest of 9/12/15 games and subtract that from the others, but maybe the algorithm is friendly enough to get you the maximum savings by default).

I then find the game on Amazon (if it exists) and use CamelCamelCamel to find the historic low. Here you have to decide whether you would want to purchase from a third-party or only from Amazon. Comparing the historic low from CamelCamelCamel and the "66%" cost to see whether it's worth getting from Target now or waiting for it to reach another historic low on Amazon. I also get 5% cash back from Amazon orders, so I factor that into my spreadsheet as well (though the 5% off upfront at Target is slightly nicer since I don't have to worry about manually redeeming points).

But like GreyTank1078 mentioned, I have probably around thirty games I still haven't opened because of my aforementioned time constraints, so yeah......I can afford to wait for historic lows on most games anyways.

So it begins...again. If anyone needs me next week, I'll be watching a hundred Dice Tower reviews and comparing historic lows on Amazon to determine which games to buy.