Hot new games and availability drove board game sales, while a preference for deck-builders manifested on the top card games chart.

Two new games made strong showings on our chart of the top-selling board games in the hobby channel for Spring. HeroQuest, the revival of the 1990 Milton Bradley game released in late 2021 under Hasbro’s Avalon Hill brand, had a very good Spring, driven by strong unit sales and high price points ($134.99 on the base game, and $59.99 and $44.99 on the two expansions).

Capstone Games’ Ark Nova was the new hotness in the hobby channel this season, with high expectations colliding with insufficient supply.

The two top games tied to the Dune franchise held up well.  The theatrical release was in late October, but the disc and digital releases were in January, giving the property continued visibility.

Wingspan went through some changes, as Stonemaier Games opened up direct-to-retailer sales, and eliminated all but one of its distributors in the U.S.

ICv2's Top 10 Hobby Channel Board Games - Spring 2022
Rank	Title	Publisher
1	Wingspan	Stonemaier Games
2	HeroQuest	Hasbro
3	Ark Nova	Capstone
4	Dune Imperium	Dire Wolf Digital
5	Catan	Asmodee
6	Azul	Plan B
7	Isle of Cats	City of Games
8	Sleeping Gods	Red Raven Games
9	Dune	Gale Force Nine
10	Lost Ruins of Arnak	Czech Games Edition

The top two card games in the hobby channel for Spring (January – April) were deck-builders as lighter games slipped down the chart.  One reason for the shift may have been a change in what kinds of games people were playing as their Covid avoidance efforts waned.

Rio Grande’s Dominion returned to the top spot, behind the release of Dominion: Allies in March, and Marvel Legendary was #2, behind the timely release of Marvel Legendary: Doctor Strange and the Shadows of Nightmare.

ICv2's Top 10 Hobby Channel Card/Dice Games - Spring 2022
Rank	Title	Publisher
1	Dominion	Rio Grande Games
2	Marvel Legendary	Upper Deck
3	Coup	Indie Boards & Cards
4	Codenames	Czech Games/The Op
5	March Champions LCG	Fantasy Flight Games
6	Red Dragon Inn	Slugfest Games
7	Exit	Thames & Kosmos
8	Uno	Mattel
9	Bang!	dV Giochi
10	Clank	Renegade Game Studios

These bestseller lists are from ICv2's Internal Correspondence #102:
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