OK, if you’re not ready for shopping, just skip this post.  But, if you’re looking to get a jump on the holiday season, here are a few ideas for you.  Most gamers are collectors, and if there’s something that they like, they generally want to have all of the things…  Here are some links to great deals on classic game franchises.  So many things are on sale this week due to Black Friday coming up.

Maybe you’ll be wanting to buy gifts for your family and friends.

Maybe you’re in need of an idea (and a link) to give to family members you’re seeing today so that you get a game you want instead of a pair of socks…  Might as well fill in a hole in your collection?!

Below you’ll find links to start/complete your collections of Ticket To Ride, 7 Wonders, Pandemic, Dominion, Catan, Carcassonne, and more… (All the links but one are Amazon affiliate links, so you will also be helping us out).

Ticket to Ride

• Base game ($25) – https://amzn.to/3ZpsTdZ 
• UK/Pennsylvania ($29) – https://amzn.to/4g2HLoF
• Nordic Countries ($44) – https://amzn.to/3Ov9ouf
• Iberia/South Korea ($33) – https://amzn.to/3Zvt0ow 
• Asia ($29) – https://amzn.to/4eZr8sE
• France / Old West ($29) – https://amzn.to/4eQx3zW 
• Netherlands ($19) – https://amzn.to/3OxtOmp

• Legends of the West (Legacy) ($80) – https://amzn.to/3BeAWAV 
• Europe ($29) – https://amzn.to/41dIOgV 
• Rails and Sails ($57) – https://amzn.to/3ZhzyWu 

• Cities: London ($15) – https://amzn.to/4g8Y2YM
• Cities: San Francisco ($16) https://amzn.to/4g8Y2YM
• Cities: Amsterdam ($24) – https://amzn.to/4g8Y2YM
• Cities: Berlin ($24) – https://amzn.to/4g8Y2YM
• Cities: New York ($24) – https://amzn.to/4g8Y2YM
• Cities: Paris ($24) – https://amzn.to/4g8Y2YM

• First Journey ($19) – https://amzn.to/3B4jIGA 
• Storage Boxes for Trains ($15) – https://amzn.to/4fSA7gw 
• Deluxe trains ($15) – https://amzn.to/3B0E5o2

7 Wonders

• Base Game ($32) – https://amzn.to/49iJUde
• 7W Cities ($22) – https://amzn.to/4fLDSE5
• 7W Armada ($23) – https://amzn.to/3OBbPeB 
• 7W Architects ($35) – https://amzn.to/41r9tqH 
• 7W Architects Medals ($24) – https://amzn.to/3VbWrcu
• 7W Edifice ($22) – https://amzn.to/49cTL4a 
• 7W Leaders ($19) – https://amzn.to/3CLkDw7 

• Lord of the Rings Duel for Middle Earth ($35) – https://amzn.to/4eWLEdc 
• 7W Duel  ($19) – https://amzn.to/4icitFI 
• 7W Duel Pantheon ($18) – https://amzn.to/3OwuR62
• 7W Duel Agora ($15) – https://amzn.to/3B2ZlJG 

Catan

• Base Game ($25) – https://amzn.to/3AREsBn
• 3D Deluxe set ($340) – https://amzn.to/3Zd5Jq1
• Catan Traveler ($52) – https://amzn.to/4fNh4Uu
• Seafarers ($26) – https://amzn.to/4g9xYN6
• Seafarers 3D deluxe set ($399) – https://amzn.to/3APAKbq
• Seafarers Hawaii ($19) – https://amzn.to/3ZsPlD5
• Cities and Knights ($39) – https://amzn.to/4g9L3pu
• Traders and Barbarians ($29) – https://amzn.to/3CLDhnj
• Treasures, Dragons and Adventures ($32) – https://amzn.to/4gaKJai
• Explorers and Pirates ($33) – https://amzn.to/3CNNuQl
• Catan The Helpers Scenarios ($13) – https://amzn.to/49fSSYv 
• Dawn of Humankind ($35) – https://amzn.to/3AYdoQR
• Catan Crop Trust ($29) – https://amzn.to/3CQcpCT

• Catan Junior ($19) – https://amzn.to/3Ouq6Kb
• Catan Family ($33) – https://amzn.to/4eMk2aN

• Catan New Energies ($67, NOT ON SALE) – https://amzn.to/3ZscQMA 
• Catan Starfarers ($69) – https://amzn.to/3Bby5Zt
• Starfarers New Encounters ($52) – https://amzn.to/41bBoun
• Game of Thrones Catan ($50) – https://amzn.to/419FLpQ
• Catan Soccer Fever ($19) – https://amzn.to/3VcEoD2 

• 2p Card game ($15) – https://amzn.to/3Vg7ul4
• Starfarers Duel 2p ($23) – https://amzn.to/4g2Cq0B
• Struggle for Catan Card Game ($15) – https://amzn.to/3Oxnvzf
• Catan Dice Game ($12) – https://amzn.to/41dEChb

• Pieceholders for Catan ($26) – https://amzn.to/4i71vsx
• Resource Card Holders ($16) – https://amzn.to/3Z2t6SM 
• Travel Case ($24) – https://amzn.to/3ZoKy5w 
• Settlers Piece Organizers ($34) – https://amzn.to/3AYGqQn

Carcassonne

• Base Game ($22) – https://amzn.to/3VefCCy 
• Inns and Cathedrals ($19) – https://amzn.to/3CODM04
• Traders and Builders ($14) – https://amzn.to/4eQ2eLY
• Abbey and Mayor ($14) – https://amzn.to/3V9Frna
• Princess and Dragon ($12) – https://amzn.to/3VdQZWJ
• Count King Robber ($9) – https://amzn.to/3Z9iC47
• Bridges Castles Bazaars ($14) – https://amzn.to/3BfdAuW
• Hills and Sheep ($14) – https://amzn.to/49iRfJO
• The Tower ($19) – https://amzn.to/3ZdM0Gu
• Under the Big Top ($17) – https://amzn.to/419kexn
• Jager und Sammler ($48) – https://amzn.to/3ZqpjQB

• Big Box ($65) – https://amzn.to/4fZlEyS 
• Carc 20th anniv ($49) – https://amzn.to/3VgSD9R
• Mists over Carc ($31) – https://amzn.to/3APGORe
• My First Carc ($32) – https://amzn.to/3ZdLUi6

Dominion

(usual disclaimer that I helped develop the game, so this can be viewed as pure shilling)

• Base Game ($52) – https://amzn.to/3OqKoV0
• Big Box 2nd Ed ($59) – https://amzn.to/4eOyJtL
• Intrigue ($32) – https://amzn.to/3VdRbVX
• Seaside ($35) – https://amzn.to/3VbkBE1
• Prosperity ($39) – https://amzn.to/4fL1LMk
• Cornucopia  and Guilds ($39) – https://amzn.to/3VfGnq3
• Menagerie ($38) – https://amzn.to/4eReko1
• Renaissance ($37) – https://amzn.to/3B6lua3
• Hinterlands ($36) – https://amzn.to/4i8PFxU
• Empires ($44) – https://amzn.to/3VemM9U
• Dark Ages ($35) – https://amzn.to/41akpbQ
• Nocturne ($38) – https://amzn.to/4196frx
• Adventures ($44) – https://amzn.to/41dKxCV
• Plunder ($34) – https://amzn.to/4fLL3fv
• Allies ($37) – https://amzn.to/4fOOtOE
• Rising Sun ($41) – https://amzn.to/3Vf8KVn
• Dominion 1st Edition ($35) – https://amzn.to/417VCVT

Pandemic

• Pandemic base ($22) – https://amzn.to/4g5OEVG
• Pandemic in the Lab ($35) – https://amzn.to/3Zra7Tm 
• Pandemic on the Brink ($24) – https://amzn.to/3B1Vtst 

• Pandemic Iberia ($34) – https://amzn.to/3Z4wigS 
• Pandemic Reign of Chthulu ($34) – https://amzn.to/3CSjgvG
• Pandemic World of Warcraft ($39) – https://amzn.to/3B6kQcD
• Pandemic Fall of Rome ($47) – https://amzn.to/4g9SeOs

• Pandemic Legacy Season 0 ($69) – https://amzn.to/3ZCBOsN 
• Pandemic Legacy Season 1 Red  ($49) – https://amzn.to/3ZbxEGF
• Pandemic Legacy Season 2 Yellow ($42) – https://amzn.to/4eOyqPD

• Pandemic the Cure ($31) – https://amzn.to/3V9hn3V
• Pandemic the Cure Experimental Meds ($30) – https://amzn.to/4i9yaxy
• Pandemic Rapid Response ($15) – https://amzn.to/3CPJcb4
• Pandemic Contagion ($16) – https://amzn.to/419jN6d

• Pandemic Hot Zone North America ($11) – https://amzn.to/4g66701
• Pandemic Hot Zone Europe ($14) – https://amzn.to/3ZbxKOx

Wavelength ($17)   —

OK this isn’t a classic yet, but it is going to be. And, if you’ve just spent all day wishing that you had a great party game to play with family and friends, I can’t recommend one any more highly than Wavelength.  The game rarely goes on sale, and interestingly, the webpage doesn’t show the price, but when you add it to the cart, it lists at $17.50 today.  https://www.target.com/p/asmodee-wavelength-board-game/-/A-83549452#lnk=sametab

OK, return to your normal holiday festivities. Eat some pie. Watch some football. Have a turkey tryptophan coma. Get your keyboard ready for tomorrow. (Do people still go out and shop in person?! I don’t miss the days of waking up stupid early to stand outside a Best Buy or a Circuit City trying to get the best deals on Black Friday)

Until your next appointment

The Gaming Doctor