A number of independent retailers who have mainstream board games as part of their product mix have told ICv2 that they take advantage of Amazon.com's board game promotions for Hasbro, Milton Bradley and Parker Bros.Games to restock their shelves for the upcoming holiday season.  For this week only Amazon is offering a buy one, get one free offer (basically a 50% discount) for all Hasbro, Milton Bradley and Parker Bros. board games and is also providing free shipping.

A quick check of the games listed on Amazon for this promotion indicates that there are numerous versions of such board game staples as Monopoly, Clue, Scrabble, Risk, and Trivial Pursuit available, along with Duel Masters, Pokemon, Boggle and lots of games targeted at kids under ten-years-old.