Pre-Black Friday Target 2017: deals on board games and toys

Target will be offering 25 percent off toys and games this Saturday, well in advance of its traditional Black Friday sale. Discounts will be applied automatically, both in-store and online.

Over the past few years, Target has made a big push into the hobby games market. Their toy section now includes titles from many smaller and independent developers and publishers. The selection even includes products that are exclusive to Target stores.

This sale excludes the Cards Against Humanity line of products, Exploding Kittens, Imploding Kittens, Bears vs. Babies, Joking Hazard and several toy categories as well.

Here’s our picks for the best tabletop games that will be marked down 25 percent at Target on Nov. 18.

• 51st State (regularly $50.00)
• 7 Wonders (regularly $49.99)
• Bob Ross: The Art of Chill Board Game (regularly $24.99)
• Boss Monster (regularly $24.99)
• Captain Sonar (regularly $49.99) and Sonar (regularly $34.99)
• Cyclades: Titans (regularly $65.99)
• The Castles of Burgundy (regularly $28.49)
• Catan (regularly $39.99) and Catan Junior (regularly $29.99)
• Caverna (regularly $69.99)
• Codenames (regularly $14.89)
• Carcassonne (regularly $34.99)
• DC Comics Deck-Building Card Game (regularly $26.49)
• Dead of Winter: The Long Night (regularly $59.99)
• Dixit (regularly $29.99)
• Dominion (regularly $31.49)
• Downforce (regularly $39.95)
• Flashpoint (regularly $29.99)
• Ghostbusters: The Board Game (regularly $93.49)
• The Grizzled (regularly $25.00)
• Imhotep (regularly $39.99)
• Imperial Settlers (regularly $54.99)
• Indulgence (regularly $19.95)
• King of Tokyo (regularly $39.99)
• Klask (regularly $44.99)
• Lanterns (regularly $38.49)
• Mage Wars: Arena (regularly $65.99)
• Monikers ($24.99)
• The Oregon Trail Card Game (regularly $14.99)
• Pandemic (regularly $29.49)
• Panamax (regularly $65.99)
• Risk 2210 (regularly $44.99)
• Risk: Legacy (regularly $44.99)
• Santorini (regularly $29.99)
• SeaFall (regularly $79.99)
• Sentinels of the Multiverse (regularly $45.75)
• Shadows Over Camelot (regularly $72.59)
• Shadowscape (regularly $39.99)
• Smallworld (regularly $32.99)
• Specter Ops (regularly $60.49)
• Splendor (regularly $39.99)
• Star Trek Ascendency (regularly $99.99)
• Star Wars: Armada (regularly $109.99)
• Star Wars: Destiny (regularly $26.99)
• Telestrations (regularly $19.99) and Telestrations After Dark (regularly $29.99)
• Ticket to Ride: First Journey (regularly $34.99)
• T.I.M.E. Stories (regularly $49.99) and T.I.M.E Stories A Prophecy of Dragons (regularly $29.99)
• Tsuro (regularly $29.99)

As of today, there are a few board games that are discounted more than 25 percent, making them excellent purchases. No word if these deals will carry over through this weekend’s sale.

• Arcane Academy for $23.49 (regularly $39.99)
• Attack on Titan Deck-Building Game for $29.99 (regularly $40.00)
• Betrayal At House On The Hill: Widow’s Walk (regularly $25.00)
• Castles of Mad King Ludwig for $40.49 (regularly $59.99)
• Clank! for $40.49 (regularly $60.00)
• Classic Reproduction 1959 First Edition Risk (regularly $26.49)
• Codenames Pictures for $12.99 (regularly $19.95)
• Delve for $24.99 (regularly $39.99)
• The Dragon & Flagon for $42.99 (regularly $59.95)
• Galaxy Trucker for $39.49 (regularly $59.95)
• Pandemic: The Cure for $31.49 (regularly $49.99)
• Portal: The Uncooperative Cake Acquisition Game for $35.49 (regularly $49.99)
• Power Grid for $54.99 (regularly $79.99)
• Sheriff of Nottingham for $22.99 (regularly $34.99)
• Stellar Conflict for $15.59 (regularly $24.95)
• XenoShyft: Onslaught for $40.49 (regularly $59.99)
• Zombicide: Black Plague for $70.99 (regularly $99.99)