Birthday gifts for a female friend who plays board games under $25
Mattel
Games UNO Show 'em No Mercy Card Game (paid link)
Under $25 at Amazon
Named by Country Living, 2026.
Checked 31 Aug 2026
Monopoly
Deal Card Game (paid link)
Under $25 at Amazon
Named by Good Housekeeping, 2026.
Checked 31 Aug 2026
Rubik's
Rubik’s Cube Coach Cube (paid link)
Under $25 at Amazon
Named by TODAY, 2026.
Checked 31 Aug 2026
Rubik's
Pulse Cube (paid link)
Under $25 at Amazon
Named by Good Housekeeping, 2026.
Checked 31 Aug 2026
Mattel
UNO Retro Editon (paid link)
Under $25 at Amazon
Named by The Strategist, 2025.
Checked 31 Aug 2026
Exploding Kittens
Poetry for Neanderthals
$19.99 at Exploding Kittens
Players may only speak in one syllable words, and anyone who slips gets hit with the inflatable club that comes in the box.
Seen at Exploding Kittens, 30 Aug 2026
Monopoly
Wicked Edition Board Game (paid link)
Under $25 at Amazon
Named by Town and Country, 2026.
Checked 31 Aug 2026
Thames and Kosmos
EXIT: The Cursed Labyrinth
$17.95 at Thames and Kosmos
An escape room in a box, played once by a group who are allowed to cut up and write on the components.
Seen at Thames and Kosmos, 30 Aug 2026
Exploding Kittens
Really Loud Librarians
$19.99 at Exploding Kittens
Shout an answer starting with the right letter before the timer runs out, which is about as noisy as a board game gets.
Seen at Exploding Kittens, 30 Aug 2026
Exploding Kittens
Throw Throw Burrito
$19.99 at Exploding Kittens
A card game that turns into a dodgeball fight with foam burritos, so it empties the table and then the room.
Seen at Exploding Kittens, 30 Aug 2026
Exploding Kittens
You Lying Sack
$19.99 at Exploding Kittens
A bluffing game built with Penn Jillette where you reach into a sack, grab something and lie about it convincingly.
Seen at Exploding Kittens, 30 Aug 2026