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Time Well Spent News:

(07/03/08) Our office and warehouse will be closed on Friday, July 4th:

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(07/01/08) Now here:
Tribune by Fantasy Flight Games and Sodbusters by Mansion House Games.

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(06/26/08) Added today :

Now here: Ys, Ys+, Nefertiti, Horus.

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(06/24/08) Added today :

Just Arrived from Fundex: Bulls-Eye Washers (Ohio State), Chuck-O, Mumbo Jumbo, When Pigs Fly, High Five, Katamino, and Wildfire.

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(06/19/08) Added today :

Word Blur by Word Blur Games and Family Fluxx by Looney Labs

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(06/13/08) Just in:

Acquire (2008 Edition) by Avalon Hill; Heroscape Expansion Set: Heroes of the Quagmire (Aquilla's Alliance), Heroscape Expansion Set: Ticalla Jungle, Heroscape Expansion Set: Heroes of the Molten Sea (Defenders of Kinsland), Heroscape Expansion Set: Marro Cavalry (Defenders of Kinsland), Heroscape Expansion Set: Soldiers and Wovles (Defenders of Kinsland), and Heroscape Expansion Set: Elves (Defenders of Kinsland) by Wizards of the Coast.

Also, Falling: The Goblin Edition by Titanic Games.

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(06/11/08) Added today :

These Age of Steam maps from Ted Alspach;America/Europe, Mississippi Steamboats/Golden Spike, Jamaica/Puerto Rico, Barbados/St. Lucia, 1830's Pennsylvannia/Northern California, Sun/London, and Disco Inferno/Soul Train.

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(06/10/08) NEW Arrivals :

Arkham Horror: Kingsport Horror Expanion by Fantasy Flight Games; Lifeboat: Cannibalism (Expansion #1) by Gorilla Games.

Boochie and Tiki Topple by Gamewright Games.

Also, a bunch of games from FRED Distribution;Why Did the Chicken...?, Incan Gold, Freya's Folly, Mordred, Uptown, Railroad Tycoon, Conquest of the Empire (French Edition), and Bootleggers.

If that is not enough we have restocks of Oltre Mare, Take it to the Limit!, and Parlay.

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(5/15/8) We've just added 40+ titles to our "on sale" list. We've drastically reduced 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 $6.15 - HOWEVER, if you add one or all of these clearance games to your order, your shipping charges will NOT go up!!

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

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The "Merchants of Amsterdam" SALE
Now, Time Well Spent will put 2 games on 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: Neuland by Z-man Games. The MSRP is $59.95, the regular TWS Price $39.00.

Also, Diplomacy (50th Anniversary) by Avalon Hill. The MSRP is $30.00, the regular TWS Price is $19.40

Click through to see the current prices.

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

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FREE SHIPPING continues! (Read the details):

For at least the 2nd and 3rd quarter of 2008 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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Warehouse Clean Out Sale!!!

(05/08) We've just added 40+ titles to our "on sale" list. We've drastically reduced 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 $6.15 - HOWEVER, if you add one or all of these clearance games to your order, your shipping charges will NOT go up!!

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

July Clearance Sale!!!

(5/08/08) Still On Sale:
Get The Gem, MSRP $24.95, TWS Price $16.20, Sale Price $13.00
Dust, MSRP $59.95, TWS Price $38.95, Sale Price $34.95
Beppo der Bock, TWS Price $42.50, Sale Price $36.50
Athens & Sparta, MSRP $69.99, TWS Price $58.95, Sale Price $52.45
Surf's Up Dude, MSRP $44.95, TWS Price $29.20, Sale Price $26.00
Pick n Pack, MSRP $20.00, TWS Price $13.00, Sale Price $11.50
Little Italy, MSRP $25.00, TWS Price $16.20, Sale Price $14.50

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 1800 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 latest winners of the Prestigious German "Kids Game of the Year" award, Beppo der Bock by Huch & Friends .

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

10. Pickomino
9. Yahtzee
8. Stone Age
7. Wicked Witches Way
6. Airships
5. Yspahan
4. Kingsburg
3. Formula Dé
2. Liar's Dice and Perudo and Pirates Dice and Simpsons Duff Dice
1. Can't Stop

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 10 Days in the USA by Out of the Box Publishing.

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 3 excellent ones from R & R Games: Time's Up!, Smarty Party (Games Magazine's Games 100 Honoree), and Thingamajig. We have over 60 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:

We have lowered our shipping prices for large orders when shipping UPS Ground. 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.

Gift Certificates Available

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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Due in Soon at Time Well Spent:

 

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
Lost Cities by Rio Grande!

We thought we would feature this game for a while as the new game by Reiner Knizia Keltis just won the 2008 Spiel des Jahres Award. And Keltis is going to be released by Rio Grande Games as Lost Cities: The Boardgame sometime in the near future.

More info...

$16.20    
Gift BoxGift Certificates, available for $10, $25, $50 or $100.

July's Top 25
Games Price
#1   Rat-a-tat Cat $ 7.25
#2   Slide 5 $ 6.50
#3   Felix: The Cat in the Sack $ 9.65
#4   Leonardo Da Vinci $ 36.00
#5   Neuland $ 27.50
#6   Fast Figure $ 4.45
#7   Heroscape Expansion Set: Elves (Defenders of Kinsland) $ 9.75
#8   Heroscape Expansion Set: Ticalla Jungle (Jungle Trees and Jungle Brush with Spiders) $ 16.00
#9   The Original Little Hands Card Holder $ 2.95
#10   Tribune $ 33.40
#11   Arkham Horror: Kingsport Horror Expansion $ 27.95
#12   Ca