We visited the large Barnes & Noble store at 7433 Mineral Point Road in Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday, December 11, 2021, at the peak of the holiday shopping season.

Game demand has remained high through 2021, but what will 2022 bring?

The hobby games market was at what many described as an all-time high through the summer and into fall, with optimistic expectations going into the holiday season despite supply chain issues.

We visited a Hy-Vee supermarket and were surprised to find an island display of Pokemon TCG products.

We visited the Amazon 4-Star Store at Oakbrook Center mall in Oak Brook, Illinois on Sunday, November 7, 2021.

We visited the Barnes & Nobles store at 160 Orland Park Pl, Orland Park, Illinois 60462 on Wednesday, October 20.

We visited the Games Workshop store located at 15766 South La Grange Road in Orland Park, Illinois on October 14, 2021.

The mix changed substantially since our first visit, with fewer Funko Pop! figures, and far fewer games.

We visited a Go! Calendars, Toys & Games store at the West Towne Mall, a large regional mall in Madison, Wisconsin, on September 28 to check out their games and merch displays.

The biggest change since our visit two years ago was the increased number of open spots on the shelves.

We revisited the FYE store located in Racine, Wisconsin.

Hobby game sales were up strongly overall in the Spring (January through April) season of 2021, although there were substantial variations from region to region and store to store depending on the fury of the global Covid pandemic and the accompanying restrictions on retail.