This chart of the Top 10 Board Games (hobby channel) reflects sales in Summer 2012.  The charts are based on interviews with retailers, distributors, and manufacturers.



Top 10 Hobby Channel Board Games – Summer 2012

 

Title

Publisher

1

Settlers of Catan

Mayfair Games

2

Ticket to Ride

Days of Wonder

3

Small World

Days of Wonder

4

Eclipse

Asmodee

5

Descent

Fantasy Flight Games

6

Mage Knight

WizKids/NECA

7

Pandemic

Z-Man Games

8

Carcassonne

Rio Grande Games

9

Call of Cthulhu

Fantasy Flight Games

10

Tsuro

Calliope Games


These bestseller lists are from ICv2's Internal Correspondence #80.  For more information on the game market in Summer 2012, see "'Fantastic Summer' for Hobby Games."

For the bestselling Collectible Games in the hobby channel, mass channel, and over-all, click here.

For the bestselling Card/Building Games in the hobby channel, click here.

For the bestselling hobby channel RPGs, click here.

For the bestselling hobby channel non-collectible Miniature lines, click here.

For info on how to get your copy of the ICv2's Internal Correspondence #80, with the full market reports and size estimates, bestseller lists, and reviews, see "ICv2 Releases 'Internal Correspondence' #80."