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.
I’d play Clue. It’s been a while since my friends have played it.
I would choose mortal kombat or pac man, both of these games are classics and easy to pick up and play, they each provide a unique challenge and are special to me on their own way
I love Clue board game as I like to guess who is the murderer.
Game of Life was a favourite of ours when our kids were little. We no longer have the game and we would love to have it so that when our niece comes over to visit we can play it with her.
i would play pacman or yatzee
The Game of Life is a fav in this house but would like to try out Unlock!
I would play Yahtzee! I have very young children and Yahtzee is an easy one to pick up and start with.
Pac-Man is forever
Either life or clue for nostalgia’s sake
Unlock sounds really interesting! I’d like to play that with my friends!
Would play game of life!
Pacman. Because he’s the OG!
(I know all the words to “Pac-Man Fever”!!!)
We would all play Pac-Man it brings back fun memories
Hasbro The Game of Life
Scrabble for laughs with the family
Mortal Kombat Collectorcad
The game of life is so fun.
we like yactzeeits a fun game just spending a game night with family
we like yactzeeits a fun game just spending a game night with family
SCRABBLE ALL THE WAY! But any will do – not picky!! LOVE games! @amygdala890 entered on all social platforms!
Mortal Kombat 2 for sure!! My partner and I love playing all the games and getting competitive with each other so this would be the perfect addition!
I would play the Game of Life as it is a fun game to play and evokes many memories.
I would like Clue
Wow, I grew up on Scabble, I would love to teach the Grandkids
The Game of Life and Clue are always the main fallbacks for my boardgaming group. They have excellent replay value as the game is different every time!
Scrabble Would be a great Game to get the mind Thinking. I love a Good Challenge.
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Unlock would be a fun game to play because my friends like escape rooms
Pacman Collectorcade because it is nostalgic, and yet something new again.
Would love to win Unlock, our family loves escape rooms
I just played my first Unlocked game and it was awesome, I would love to try some more!
I’d play that escape room game Unlock, my friends and I love board games and escape rooms so it would be cool to try this game!
“Unlock” as I am a huge fan of escape rooms.
I would want to play the Game of Life. I played it once growing up and loved it, but I forgot all about it until now!
I would love to have the Mortal Kombat Collectorcade for Game Night as it is a classic game that brings back lots of nostalgia for me and my friends. We used to have Mortal Kombat tournaments and it would be nice to do that again!
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scrabble because you can play it slow and it makes you think
Pacman because it takes me back to my childhood!
Pac-Man!!! Everything about the game is so nostalgic and bring fun vibes to the group, no matter who is playing.
We have always loved playing the game of life and with most of us in post-secondary it makes it that much more enjoyable. We tend to have a game night when it’s raining or gloomy and normally harry potter is on in the background.
MORTAL KOMBAT FOR THE FUN OF IT
PAC MAN FOR THE MEMORIES
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My family LOVES playing Yatzee! The best part of family game night is spending it with the ones you love.
Yahtzee, fun family game
Always wanted to try Skull
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The Game of Life. It works for all ages, and is a ton of fun!
I would play Clue at game night because it is always a fun time!
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