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cryptoglyph

Funagain Games is having their spring cleaning sale: not all bad

Funagain clears out its inventory every spring. Often the deals are hit or miss. As of right now, the following good deals caught my eye:

  • &cetera (expansion to Roads & Boats) $28 (price back up to $50)
  • Among the Stars $28 (price back up to $40)
  • Among the Stars: Expanding the Alliance $24 (price back up to $28)
  • Among the Stars: The Ambassadors $24 (price back up to $28)
  • Eclipse Ship Pack One $25 (price back up to $40)
  • Exodus Proxima Centauri $40 (sold out)
  • Fire in the Lake $48 (price back up to $68)
  • Francis Drake $50
  • Formula D $30 (price back up to $48)
  • Fortress America $42 (price back up to $64)
  • Greed $15 (price back up to $28)
  • Hegemonic $40 (sold out)
  • Merchants & Marauders $33 (price back up to $65)
  • Merchants of the Middle Ages $5 (LOL) (price way back up to $44)
  • Nations $50
  • Panamax $33
  • Pandemic: The Cure $28 (price back up to $40)
  • Polis: Fight for the Hegemony $27 (price back up to $48
  • Roads & Boats $76 (price back up to $140)
  • Russian Railroads $30

A few words about the Splotter Spellen games, Roads & Boats and &cetera (the expansion): Splotters are notoriously hard to find. Yes, this is the 4th printing of Roads & Boats, but there's always a question as to whether any Splotter print run will be its last. If you are interested in these titles, I would suggest now is the time.

Edits: updates to pricing/availability.

Posted Apr 23, 2015, 2:41 AM UTC · edited

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Omega_GigantosCastles Of Burgundy•

Really tempted to get Formula D. Have so many unopened/unplayed board games though.

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darkstar3333Cosmic Encounter•

The secret is to open then but cry a bit inside when you realize you have yet to play them.

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warriorseeker•

Is their shipping estimator accurate? I was looking at Among the Stars because my sister bought an expansion for it thinking it was a base game. The estimated shipping said it would be $12 at the cheapest (unless I could make it up to Oregon and pick it up from them). That puts the total price at $40. Amazon is selling it for $37.32, and that will come with free shipping since it's already over $35.

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cryptoglyphOPDune•

Not sure. I don't think I've ever purchased anything from Funagain that wasn't over their free ground shipping threshold.

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hamptonroyale18xx•

Also, Roads & Boats is an exceptionally fine game.

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ridetherhombus•

$76 is pretty steep for a board game on sale... Is it worth it?

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hamptonroyale18xx•

I would gladly pay twice that. If you're interested in logistics and network building, it's the best. It has a civ feel to it as you're exploring the world and building with the land.

It scales very well between player counts and plays great solo. Depending on the type of opponent you're playing with, the game can feel anywhere between multi-player solitaire and a brutal, brutal war game. You own nothing in the game except your transporters and what they carry. If you build a mine but aren't there to get the gold when it's produced, that gold is fair game for anyone.

I paid $150 when this latest edition came out and have probably gotten my best dollar to gameplay value out of all my games.

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BassMadCastles Of Burgundy•

...and now its back to $139. Shame on me for not getting out of bed to order it last night when I saw this thread. (like I need more games on my shelf)

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cryptoglyphOPDune•

Yes, absolutely. u/hamptonroyale's reponse on this matter is spot on.

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fraggleroxHere I Stand•

It's showing $133 for me. Dunno what happened.

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ridetherhombus•

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the sale is over. I missed the boat too.

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mdillenbeck•

Managed to grab a copy. My guess? They sold the copies they wanted to clear out and it went back to regular price. There were several games mentioned that were full price when I ordered - like Fire on the Lake (mentioned by cryptoglyph).

In other words, I suspect its "we have x copies and we need to get down to y copies - sell x-y copies at a deep discount to clear them out, then go back to normal price."

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fraggleroxHere I Stand•

Oh interesting. I guess that makes sense. Well congrats!

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cryptoglyphOPDune•

This is exactly right.

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cryptoglyphOPDune•

Yes, yes it is. It might be the best pick up and deliver game I own.

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FairywinkleArchipelago•

I couldn't resist. Passed on the expansion though.

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cryptoglyphOPDune•

You should get it for $28.

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squarerootofthreeTerra Mystica•

Welp. I jumped at $76. This game seems like the epitome of every mechanic I love in games. Now I just need to cajole some people into playing it with me.

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historygamer89•

I managed to get it and the expansion this morning. Been on my list for waaay too long not to pick it up at that price.

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squarerootofthreeTerra Mystica•

Yeah. It's been on my list forever, too. The progression went kind of like this:

  1. Hah. Is that game a joke?

  2. The artwork looks like an 8-year-old's.

  3. You draw on the board?

  4. That price is ridiculous.

  5. Looks way too fiddly.

  6. Wow. People keep saying this is amazing.

  7. Reads up on it and puts it on wishlist.

  8. Waits and waits.

  9. Sees it on sale.

  10. Buys.

Now, here's hoping it lives up to they hype!

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oranyeCitadels•

Grabbed Thunderstone Advance Caverns of Bane and Into the Abyss. Since thunderstone is probably done, I wanted to make sure I got a couple of extra cards to go with my Towers of Ruin.

Also grabbed Libertalia. Not on sale, but a birthday gift for myself.

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BokonomyAgricola•

Is it really? Just got WC and ItA for my boyfriend for his birthday...:/ At least it looks like between the two, there's plenty of replayability.

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oranyeCitadels•

All signs point to yes. Almost no marketing for ItA, multiple emails cited from AEG that there are no reprints or new expansions planned for "the near future."

And you're right. A base + expansion has a ton of content. I played Original + WotE for a few years (until Advance came out) without ever feeling like I was missing anything.

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Boardgame-Radio•

I went straight for Pandemic: The Cure. I've been looking to get it for a while now. Too bad the shipping and other "adjustments" put it over 40 dollars. I can get it from Amazon with free shipping at $34.

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SonOfAtticus•

I'd really like to grab Merchants and Marauders - but my game budget for April is long gone. Maybe it'll still be at that price on May 1st. Never bought anything from this site before.

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cryptoglyphOPDune•

Funagain Games has been around a long time...since at least 2001. Their prices used to be more competitive, but CoolStuff and MM and others have become the online merchants where most go, so Funagain has been lost in the shuffle a bit. They have excellent selection and excellent customer service.

Also, they help release games from time to time. For instance, I think Funagain was the only place you could buy the first edition of La Granja when it was released.

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Admje14•

They are also very good when you want imported games. For example, I bought Mayday! Mayday! from their site and, as far as I know, CSI and MM still have never stocked it.

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wasser24Catananite•

Which of these is the best bang for the buck? Game play/repeatability vs. Cost? Also, are any 2 player compatible?

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cryptoglyphOPDune•

They are all good to excellent games.

Best bang for your buck (Both are relatively heavy deep games but also very inexpensive at these prices.)

Fire in the Lake $48

Roads & Boats $76 + &cetera $28

2-Player

Polis: Fight for the Hegemony $27 (2-player only)

The rest are solid. You won't go wrong.

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eliminnowpFive Tribes•

Recently I got Among the Stars and I love it! You compete to build the best space station using Card drafting/set collection mechanics.

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legato147moar colonists!•

Has anyone here played Merchants of the Middle Ages? I've heard of it talked very favorably on the Heavy Cardboard podcast.

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AnakinOU•

I believe that's a reprint/update (graphically, at least) of the classic game "Die Händler"...which is very well regarded.

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poeticmatter•

Thanks, got among the stars. Haven't heard of it before, and it looks right up my alley.

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AoguUSSR DISCONNECT•

Add that all to cart, $130. Ouch, well I guess thats a lot of board games. Check shipping $116. :(

Lords of Xidit seems great at $30, but once you hit 1kg the shipping price seems to go to $68-80.

Board games- why do they have to be so heavy!

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cryptoglyphOPDune•

Where are you located?

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AoguUSSR DISCONNECT•

In the UK, so not to obscure, but shipping is rather unavoidable wherever you are!

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squarerootofthreeTerra Mystica•

Ouch, that shipping cost sucks. I'm so spoiled with funagain and CSI's free shipping within the US (at $80/$100 purchases, respectively). Are there any UK game sellers with similar deals?

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cryptoglyphOPDune•

Indeed, though Funagain offers free ground shipping to customers in CONUS for $80+ orders.

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treeharp2BGA: karpify•

I can recommend Polis to anyone who wants a medium-length 2-player game with tons of strategy involved. Deciding what to do when is very fun; there are so many possibilities in this game and every game plays out differently. There are also a few scenarios which make the game shorter, bringing the length down to around an hour for players who are familiar with the rules.

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mdillenbeck•

Woah, thank for the heads up - at those prices I had to grab Roads & Boats and &cetera! My wife will kill me, but I couldn't pass up that deal.

Picked up Merchants of the Middle Ages for $5 - because at that price, I'll use it for parts with other pnp games if I don't like it. I also grabbed another couple of really cheap games for possible components.

I see they now have Galactic Strike Force - if you like really hard cooperative games and deck builders, and you want your teeth kicked in a lot, that one is worth the $15 they are asking - but I'd have to say not much more than that. Its an okay game, but it is boosted in rating for my wife because its cooperative.

Things I chose to pass on: Storming the Castle, Subdivision, and so many more.

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Alsark•

That shipping cost, tho... but I guess not having tax makes up for a little bit of that.

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mobtowngamesElder Sign•

Looks like Formula D is out of stock, but I picked up:

Eldritch Horror for $30

Hanabi Plus for $20

Pandemic The Cure for $28

Last time I checked Pathfinder ACG Skulls & Shackles was $30 too.

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squarerootofthreeTerra Mystica•

Roads & Boats is back to full price ($139, yikes!) but I noticed you missed Russian Railroads in your list. It's an excellent game and a steal at $30.

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jer_dudeVillainous Vikings•

Also, Villainous Vikings (Second Edition) for just 19.00. Great price.

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