Amazon’s Black Friday sale is filled with great deals on board and card games, but if you love Lego, there are two deals you’ll want to check before they expire: Brick Like This and Monkey Palace. Brick Like This is an officially licensed Lego party game that launched in August for $20 and is on sale for only $13.49. Monkey Palace, meanwhile, turns building Lego structures into a dynamic and replayable strategy board game. Normally $42, Monkey Palace is on sale for $32 for a limited time.
Brick Like This and Monkey Palace were designed by Dotted Games, one of the many studios under the Asmodee umbrella, and was formed specifically to collaborate with Lego on board/card games. Amazon’s discounts are Lightning Deals with limited quantities. At the time of writing, Brick Like This is over 40% claimed, while Monkey Palace is over 20% claimed. Check out both official Lego board games below. We also included deals on the new Lego Recreate Activity Cards, which are up for grabs for only $8 each during Amazon’s sale.
$13.49 (was $20) | Black Friday Lightning Deal
Brick Like This supports 2-8 players and is recommended for adults, teenagers, and kids ages 7 and up. It’s a fast-paced game that’s dynamically designed to offer a different experience each time you play.
Players are split into teams of two in a race to see who can build miniature Lego models the fastest. One player builds the model based on instructions communicated by their partner. There are 92 shape cards and 48 total Lego pieces. Models have a minimum of five bricks and a maximum of eight bricks. You’re awarded more points by opting for models with more pieces–though the instructor won’t know what the model actually looks like until they flip the card over.
In addition to the regular shape cards, there are 20 challenge cards that introduce restrictions for builders and instructors, such as building the model with your eyes closed or with one hand and limiting the types of hints you can provide as the instructor.
When a team completes the model, they flip the hourglass, which starts a 30-second countdown to the end of the round. After six rounds, teams tally their scores and declare a winner. Each game takes around 15 minutes total.
$32 (was $42) | Black Friday Lightning Deal
If you haven’t played the studio’s debut game Monkey Palace, I’d highly recommend for family game nights if you like strategy and puzzle games.
Two to four players take turns building staircases and decorating the makeshift palace. While the project is a collaborative effort, you’re in competition with your fellow builders for Banana Points.
Monkey Palace is recommended for players ages 10 and up. There’s more “traditional” Lego building involved with this one, as it comes with 231 Lego pieces and an official Lego baseplate.
Each game takes around 45 minutes, and no two games will be the same. Adding to the replay value is the inclusion of two double-sided maps, which are placed on the baseplate to alter the starting foundation. Here’s what’s included with Monkey Palace:
- 231 Lego pieces
- Lego baseplate
- Lego tray
- 2 Double-sided Ground Maps
- 67 Monkey Cards
- 14 Bonus Cards
- 3 Trophy Cards
- 4 Player Boards
- 1 Rule Book
$8 (was $10) | Black Friday Deal
If you’re buying Brick Like This to play with your kids or as a gift, there’s another recently released Lego experience that could make for a great stocking stuffer this holiday.
One of Lego’s main book publishing partners, Ameet Verlag, created a series of activity kits for kids ages 6 and up. Dubbed Lego Recreate Activity Cards, each themed kit comes with at least 30 cards and 25 Lego pieces. Each card tasks you with completing a challenge using the bricks in the box. Lego Recreate Activity Cards are themed around broad topics like tech, space, animals, and magic as well Lego City and Ninjago.
All 10 Lego Recreate Activity Card themes are on sale for 20% off for Black Friday.
Save 20% for Black Friday — $8 ($10) each
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