This contest is meant to spark memories of fun games nights, playing Scrabble at home or visiting an arcade, with family and friends. In this rapidly evolving world of AI generated social clickbait clamouring for our every waking minute of attention, you can easily get more « human-time » by playing one of the great social past-times of our youth. Board games guarantee hours of fun with … people! Real—sometimes in your face, but always laughing, cheering, and having fun—people. Even arcades were best when shared with friends. There is no better time of year for a contest like this than now with the amazing Play at Best Buy event happening. Read on to learn about the prizes in this contest and what Play at Best Buy is all about.
Last year for both of my twenty-something daughters’ birthdays, I bought them each a board game. The reason was simple: playing board games is very popular with them and their friends. In fact board game cafes are catering to all ages in cities all across Canada, providing the space, food, and drinks (some are even licensed for alcohol) so friends can gather and play. Families too are rediscovering that a simple game is all we need to rediscover each other. It’s hard to socialize and empathize when we all have our heads buried in a screen. Board games don’t just bring us back to a simpler time, they focus our attention on each other. We see each other, we listen to each other. It’s not a new concept, just one many people, families, even friends, have lost.
A recent essay about board games published on April 6, 2023 in the The Atlantic Monthly, stated that, “Board games are hostage situations.” I agree to an extent because you are settled in for the duration of the game, like it or not. However, most of us know that if you pick the right game, and the right co-hostages, everyone can have a great time. Even discovering together that a game is not to your taste is a bonding experience. Gaming is better than just conversing by bringing out personality and anecdotes organically, without pressure: the point of being there is to play … learning about each other is the pleasant by-product.
Organize a games night in your home
The trick is the choose the right game. If five friends are coming over, you most likely can find something more inclusive than chess. My wife loves Scrabble, but many people are not as into words as my wife (an English teacher) and myself (Editor in Chief at Best Buy). One approach, especially if you are about to host a games night for the first time with many of your guests, is to pick a game that’s quick to learn, easy to master, and quirky and fun. Additionally, you could select a game that is new to everyone who will play: there are tons of great YouTube videos to learn from … and you can all quickly learn together! The prize packs we are giving away in this contest each include a range of nostalgia (Hasbro favourites like “Game of Life” “Clue” “Connect Four”) and new adventures (like Skull, Werewolves, and a fantastic variation on the escape room adventures called Unlock!). Winners are sure to get something for a perfect games night. Oh and there is one added bonus in each prize pack—an Arcade1Up arcade experience that you won’t want to miss.
Gaming month is now: are you game?
We have our amazing Play at Best Buy gaming event with the best video gaming contest on the planet during the month of June. This is gaming month because many of the new games for each year get announced in June. For example, the new Mortal Kombat 1 was recently announced. To commemorate that we have included some Arcade1Up Collectorcade Mortal Kombat arcades in two of the prize packs of this games night contest as a nostalgic homage. The other two prize packs include another classic: Pacman!. Do you prefer the nostalgic games or the newer games available at Best Buy? If you were holding a games night, which game would you choose from the ones we are giving away? Are you game to participate in this contest? Be brave, be bold, take a chance and enter now!
How to enter
Entering this contest will be fun and you can enter in two different ways:
- In a comment below: tell us which game we are giving away in this contest would you select to play at a games night in your home and what is it that makes that game the best choice.
- Social post: For one additional entry, create a public post on a social media channel sharing with your friends and followers which board game available at Best Buy that you have never played before would you most like to try. Show a screen shot of the game from Best Buy’s website, and include the hashtag #BoardGameContest, so we can find your post. Then return here and tell us in a comment below on which channel you posted it and the name of your channel (since many people use pseudonyms) so that we can check and verify your entry. You can use any social media channel (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, etc.), but the post must be public so we can verify it is there.
What you can win
At the end of the contest, we will randomly select four (4) winners from all eligible entries. These winners will be randomly assigned to the four prize packages shown here so each winner will get one of those four prize packages.
Prize 1 | Werewolves Of Miller’s Hollow Card Game / Hasbro The Game of Life /Hasbro Scrabble / Pacman Collectorcade |
Prize 2 | Hasbro The Game of Life/ Hasbro Clue Board Game/ Unlock! Mythic Adventures Card Game / Pacman Collectorcade |
Prize 3 | Skull Party Board Game / Habro Scrabble / Hasbro Yahtzee / Mortal Kombat Collectorcade |
Prize 4 | Hasbro Clue Board Game / Mortal Kombat Collectorcade / Unlock! Mythic Adventures Card Game / Hasbro Connect 4 |
This contest runs from June 3rd to July 5th.
Remember you can enter two times as mentioned above. Contests are a type of game really. And you don’t have a chance at winning if you don’t play. And playing is more fun when you have more people, so tell your friends to enter too.
Win an amazing game night prize pack
Good luck.
We like trying something new. Unlock sounds fun.
Yahtzee cause it’s fun and everyone can play.
Yahtzee because it’s family friendly but aults love it!
Hasbro The Game of Life/ was not one we owned but I played at friends. I always envied them for havng such a fun game to play.
The Unlock! game seems to be pretty unique and would be fun to try it
Yahtzee would be my game of choice as it is eaily packed and needs very little playing space.
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Hasbro Scrabble – a game of skill and a great teachings and many people can play at once.
I would choose Unlock! because we have visited an escape room and loved the challenge. We would have a great time playing this with our friends.
The Unlock! game seems to be pretty unique and would be fun to try it
Mortal combat, absolute nostalgic feelings. Awesome time
Hasbro’s Scrabble because it is fun
game of life, loved that game as a kid
Pacman as it brings back nostalgia
Unlock! It’s a great set of puzzle/locked room games and are fantastic family fun.
Hasbro Yahtzee so even the young can enjoyshaking the dice.
“Game of Life” would be our choice, it is family friendly
The Game of Life because it’s easy for everyone to understand and play!
Hasbro’s Scrabble because it gives me a challenge
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The Game of Life because it’s easy for everyone to understand and play!
Scrabble because can play with the family & have to think.
Hasbro’s Scrabble because it makes me think.
Yahtzee would be my game of choice as it is eaily packed and needs very little playing space.
Yahtzee would be my game of choice for a games night because I grew playing that game with my sister and mom all the time.
Hasbro The Game of Life; I haven’t played this in years! Can take a family of players.
Habro Scrabble – a game of skill and a great teachings.
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“Game of Life” would be our choice, it is family friendly and with snacks 🙂 could be so much fun.
Hasbro Scrabble. It’s easy to explain the rules and it lets you assert your intellectual superiority over all others when you hit that triple word score.
Scrabble. Grew up playing this, as well as life and monopoly.
Hasbro Yahtzee so the whole family can play
Mortal Kombat Collectorcade
Clue because it was played by us when we were young too
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Yahtzee would be my game of choice for a games night because I grew playing that game with my sister and mom all the time.
Hasbro The Game of Life; I haven’t played this in years!
Hasbro The Game of Life/ was not one we owned but I played at friends. I always envied them for havng such a fun game to play.
Hasbro Clue Board Game because our original one is sooooo old with missing pieces. We love the mystery!
Yahtzee because it’s family friendly but aults love it!
Hasbro Connect 4 – the grandkids love it.
I would play Life because it was a beloved game for my whole family and we simply enjoy playing it over and over.
Mortal Kombat Collectorcade would be my selection because it’s so nostalgic and it reminds me of my childhood. It was always my favourite game to play on my gaming system. I love that they have so many options for female players. Girls like gaming too!
I’d play Scrabble because the whole family loves playing it.
We would play Unlock! Mythic Adventures Card Game because we love solving puzzles together and have already finished all of the Exit escape room games.
I’d choose Hasbro Yahtzee because the entire family could play together.
Connect 4
My favourite game as a kid!
I would play Yahtzee at home with my family. It’s always been a favourite of mine
I’ve always loved the game of LIFE with the family because some people fly by and get it so easily, and others end up with a car full of kids!
Yahtzee because it’s family friendly!
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