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Time Well Spent News:

(07/01/09) Closing Early on Friday, July 3rd:
We will be closing at Noon MDT on Friday, July 3rd. If you want your order to go out before the weekend we will need to have the order placed by 9:00am on Friday, July 3rd. Otherwise it will be processed on Monday, July 6th.

Happy 4th of July to you all! Be safe!

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(07/01/09) New and now in stock:
Heroscape Expansion Set - Heroes of the Moon Tribe (Blackmoon's Siege), Heroscape Expansion Set - Dwarves and Repulsors (Blackmoon's Siege), Heroscape Expansion Set - Dividers and Defenders (Blackmoon's Siege), and Heroscape Expansion Set - Braves and Brawlers (Blackmoon's Siege) from Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast. This is Wave 9 (Collection 9) from Heroscape.

Also, we received Mongolian Goat Rodeo from Hamster Press; Livingstone published by Playroom Entertainment; Last but not least Age of Steam: Vermont, New Hampshire, and Central New England and Age of Steam: Secret Blueprints of Steam (Plans 1 & 2) from Bezier Games.

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FREE Games:
Buy $75.00 worth of games and we will throw in 1 of the 3 Hero Immortal King's games The Den of the Dementia, The Infernal Forge, or The Lair of the Lich to your order for FREE. Buy $125.00 worth of games and we will throw in the Think Fun game Hot Spot to your order for FREE. Buy $175.00 worth of games and we give you the Asmodee game Death Wears White... for FREE.

 

 

To claim these FREE games, you need to put in the comments section of the checkout page the name of the game you are eligible for. No need to add this to your cart. This sale is only good while our current supplies last and you can only get 1 free game per order!

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FREE SHIPPING continues! (Read the details):

For at least through the 3rd quarter of 2009 we are going to make shipping for all UPS GROUND orders shipped in the continental USA (48 States) free for all orders with a $150.00 or more worth of games (The Sub-Total on your shopping cart). The shopping cart/check out will NOT reflect this at the time of checkout , but we will reduce your costs at the time of shipping. Orders over $100.00 worth of games will still have our standard $5.00 deduction on shipping.

So load up your cart before we decide to end this great deal!

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(06/26/09) Import of 2009 Kinderspiel des Jahres:
We received 4 titles of the 2009 Kindrspiel des Jahres nominees. We did only receive 1 or 2 copies of each title, but we expect to receive more in the near future. The titles we received are Nicht zu Fassen (The Uncatchables) from Zoch, Das Magische Labyrinth from Drei Magier Spiel, Land in Sicht from Ravensburger, and Curli Kuller from Selecta.

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(06/24/09) Long awaited Restocks:
Fits from Ravensburger is back in stock (We received 40 copies); Also, Bang!: The Bullet and Bang!: Dodge City from daVinci Games is back in stock

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(06/22/09) Just in!:
Alhambra Big Box from Rio Grande Games

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(06/19/09) Yet more new games!:
Pants on Fire! from R&R Games and Apples to Apples to Go from Mattel

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(06/18/09) NEW:
Steam: Rails to Riches from Mayfair Games and Gloom: Unfortunate Expeditions from Atlas Games

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(06/17/09) Just in:
Maori and Cuba: El Presidente from Rio Grande Games

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(06/15/09) Now in stock:
Keltis: Das Karetenspiel published by Kosmos games.

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(06/10/09) New and now in stock:
Space Alert (Rio Grande), Pack & Stack, Caylus Premium Limited Edition, and The Kids of Carcassonne from Rio Grande Games

Also, we received a few copies of Unhappy King Charles! published by GMT games.

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(06/03/09) New and now in stock:
Arkham Horror: Innsmouth Horror Expansion, A Game of Thrones: The Card Game - City of Secrets Chapter Pack, and Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game (The Thing from the Shore Asylum Pack) from Fantasy Flight Games; and Cash N Guns Live from Asmodee.

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The "Merchants of Amsterdam" SALE
Time Well Spent will put 2 games at a time on this sale.
Tuesdays through Fridays, at approximately 4pm, each game will drop $0.50 in price.

On Mondays it will drop $1.00
Wanna play?

Current Sale Items: Finca from Rio Grande (A 2009 Spiel des Jahres Nominee). The MSRP is $39.95. The regular TWS Price is $25.95.

Also, With Sword and Shield by Three Crown Game Productions. The MSRP is $32.99, the regular TWS Price is $21.40.

Click through to see the current prices.

To see more great Time Well Spent sale items, read below.

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Updated Warehouse Clean Out Sale!!!

(03/26/09) We've just added another 15+ titles to our "warehouse clean out sale" list. We've drastically reduced these prices to be 50-85% off of retail. Not only that, we've reduced the shipping charges for these games. The base price to send a game is $6.50 - HOWEVER, if you add one or all of these warehouse clean out sale games to your order, your shipping charges will NOT go up!!

To see the list of all of our Sale games CLICK HERE. Note: not all games on the sale page offer free shipping - just the ones that are Ridiculously inexpensive :)

Late March/April New Sale Items!!!

(03/26/09) On Sale Now:
Cosmic Encounter, MSRP $59.95,TWS Price $41.95, Sale Price $38.50
Talisman (4th Edition), MSRP $50.00, TWS Price $41.95, Sale Price $38.75
Catan Board Game: Gallery Edition, MSRP $30.00, TWS Price $24.00, Sale Price $20.00
Killer Bunnies...Journey to Jupiter, MSRP $50.00, TWS Price $32.50, Sale Price $28.00
Playbook Football, MSRP $49.99, TWS Price $32.50, Sale Price $28.00
Galactic Emperor, MSRP $54.95, TWS Price $36.25, Sale Price $32.50
The 3 Commandments, MSRP $34.95, TWS Price $22.95, Sale Price $20.50
Crosswise, MSRP $25.00, TWS Price $18.50, Sale Price $15.00
Doge, MSRP $39.95, TWS Price $30.90, Sale Price $25.75
Gardens of Alhambra, MSRP $39.95,TWS Price $25.90, Sale Price $22.50
Cambria, MSRP $30.00, TWS Price $19.00, Sale Price $16.00
Bulls-Eye Washers, MSRP $44.00, TWS Price $30.80, Sale Price $24.00
Lungarno, MSRP $35.00, TWS Price $22.75, Sale Price $20.50
Comuni, MSRP $50.00, TWS Price $32.50, Sale Price $28.50
Borneo, MSRP $39.99, TWS Price $25.95, Sale Price $22.50
F.A.T.A.L., MSRP $14.99, TWS Price $9.75, Sale Price $8.50
Amerigo, MSRP $14.99, TWS Price $9.75, Sale Price 8.50

We are a family owned business and now have been around for 5 years! We are dedicated to providing a web site that can meet all your gaming needs and desires. Our goal is to establish a comprehensive list of a variety of games to sell to you at excellent prices. Not only that, but we strive to have the best customer service in the business! We now have over 1700 game titles. We focus on games that are a little out of the ordinary: things you probably won't find at your local discount or toy stores.

We also carry a wide variety and a great collection of children's games from companies that focus in this area such as Playroom Entertainment, Gamewright, Ravensburger, HABA, Think Fun, Selecta, Blue Orange , and Educational Insights. Pictured is one of the winners of the Prestigious German "Kids Game of the Year" award, Viva Topo by Rio Grande Games.

TOP TEN list! This month is a list of Dave's Current Favorite Family Games

10. Yahtzee Free For All
9. Jamaica
8. Dice Town
7. Lost Cities: The Boardgame
6. Sushizock im Gockelwok
5. Finito
4. Fits
3. Dominion
2. Aquaretto/Zooloretto
1. Ticket to Ride (any version)

We're constantly updating our inventory, so if you don't see what you're looking for, contact us and we'll try to get it for you! Also, scroll down on our home page and you can see what's been added recently or soon to be added!

Unfamiliar with many of the games you see here? Be sure to read the Time Well Spent comments and manufacturer's description. We have pictures of most of games we carry, so you can view the game box and components. Also, check out the Featured Games in each of our categories. At this time, we're featuring Dominion by Rio Grande Games.

Our all-time best selling game is Ticket to Ride, designed by Alan R. Moon. It was awarded the Spiel des Jahres in 2004. This is a wonderful game to introduce to new gamers. A continual 2-player favorite is Lost Cities. If you are wanting to introduce someone into the Kosmos 2-player games this is a another good game to start with .

 

 

If you like party games,we have 2 excellent ones from Northstar Games: Say Anything and Wits & Wagers. We have over 100 game titles in this category. A party favorite for very large crowds is Werewolves of Millers. Hollow. This is is pictured to the right.

 

 

 

Finally, we value your input. Please tell us what you like about our web site, and how we can improve it. We're learning as we go and our customers are the best source of information. Thanks for visiting and please come back!

Shipping Discounts for Large Orders:

If you order $100 worth of games (that is before any shipping charges are added in) we will deduct $5.00 from our shipping price. If you order $150 worth of games we will deduct $7.50, and if you order $200 worth of games we will deduct $10.00 from our stated shipping price. This deduction now happens automatically within our system.

This new shipping policy is for domestic, continental USA orders only and only for UPS Ground orders.

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Give a gift of games! Anyone from game enthusiasts to game-playing rookies will appreciate the opportunity to browse our site and buy what appeals to them. Just click here or on the gift certificates link (look to the right) and follow the steps to send a certificate to someone special.

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Don't See a Game You're are Looking For, but See that We Carry Games by that Manufacturer:

We can do special orders for a game we normally do not stock as long as the product is still in print from the manufacturer.

 

 

 

 

Featured Game
Dominion by Rio Grande!

This game is fast, fun, addictive and now the 2009 Spiel des Jahres winner for 2009! (Dave)

More info...

$28.50    
Gift BoxGift Certificates, available for $10, $25, $50 or $100.

June's Top 25
Games Price
#1   Space Alert $ 38.96
#2   Fits $ 25.75
#3   Dominion $ 28.50
#4   Pandemic $ 22.75
#5   Snow Tails $ 32.50
#6   Steam: Rails to Riches $ 44.00
#7   Dog $ 24.60