Holiday game sales look promising, according to our interviews with retailers and distributors, after a strong summer and early fall.

ICv2 visited BoxLunch mall store in Orland Square Mall at 236 Orland Square, Space # B10 Orland Park, IL 60462 on November 3, 2022.

FYE has made a major pivot away from packaged media and toward games, manga, and merch.

We found a broad selection for every audience, including hobby, family, kids, and collectible titles.

We found continuing inventory holes in TCGs, and now in inexpensive games.

We visited the Warhammer store located at 15766 South La Grange Road in Orland Park, Illinois on September 21, 2022.

We found the store well-organized and well-stocked in games; supply has clearly caught up with demand here.

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Roleplaying games, the heart and soul of the hobby games business, are having a banner year, expanding on a steady string of growth years.

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

Spring 2022 saw continued growth, driven by the rapidly expanding universe of roleplaying game players, and increasing in-store miniature games play.

Sales of collectible games were up in Spring (January-April) 2022, behind better supply on Pokemon TCG and strong releases across the board.