We’ll keep this list updated over the next few days
Planning to gift something board game themed but don’t want to spend ₹₹₹ on big boxed games? Stuck on what to get for Secret Santa?
Here’s a guide to find boardgame-related things in India for ~ Rs. 1000.
Board Games
Straight up board games that are around this budget that you can get from Indian sellers.
This is not an exhaustive list but a list of games/retailers we know and recommend.
Boardway
- The Mind - The Mind – BOARDWAY INDIA
- Werewords - Werewords – BOARDWAY INDIA
- Coup - Coup – BOARDWAY INDIA
- Fox in the Forest - https://boardway.in/products/fox-in-the-forest
Bored Game Company
- Love Letter - Love Letter – Bored Game Company
- Zombie Fluxx - https://boredgamecompany.com/products/fluxx-zombie/
- Math Flux - https://boredgamecompany.com/products/fluxx-math/
- A Game of Thrones: Hand of the Kind - https://boredgamecompany.com/products/a-game-of-thrones-hand-of-the-king/
Amazon India
Print & Play (PnP)
Why buy games when you can download the PDFs/Images of games to print and cut yourself?
Note: We don’t encourage making PnPs of games that don’t explicitly allow you to print it yourself
- Secret Hitler - PDFs are at https://www.secrethitler.com/
- BoardGameGeek has more suggestions - Heiko's (not very) secret redesign addiction, including (some) PnP-links
Indian Games
- Mantri Cards by Besides - Mantri Cards – Bored Game Company
- Chariots of Chandragupta by Dice Toy Labs - https://dicetoylabs.com/collections/shop/products/chariots-of-chandragupta
- Samrat: Rise of The Delhi Sultanate by Kitki - https://boredgamecompany.com/products/samrat-rise-of-the-delhi-sultanate/
- Bruhaha by Mango Shorts - Bruhaha – Bored Game Company
Accessories
Sometimes the best gift is an board game accessory that people wouldn’t buy themselves.
Ideas
- Card sleeves (you’ll need to know which game to get the right size)
- Playmats
- Dice sets (for Dungeons & Dragons, for example)
- Dice trays
- Dice towers
- Token replacements (like metal coins)
- Token storage
Places to buy accessories
Amazon India - Dice sets, XXL Mousepads (as a playmat which we recommended earlier)
Bored Game Company - Card Sleeves, Dice sets, Dice trays, etc
Boardway - Card Sleeves
Get Creative
Board Games don’t get the same sort of love that other hobbies/interests too, especially in India - so making custom merchandise like a t-shirt, poster, stickers, etc that are board game themed are great ideas!
BoardGameGeek has an excellent thread on all the DIY things you could do - All the DIY Links You Never Knew You Needed