This chart of the Top 10 Board Games (hobby channel) reflects sales in Fall 2017.  The charts are based on interviews with retailers, distributors, and manufacturers.

Top 10 Hobby Channel Board Games – Fall 2017

Rank

Franchise

Publisher

1

Catan

ANA/Catan Studio

2

Pandemic

Z-Man Games

3

First Martians

Portal

4

Scythe

Stonemaier

5

Charterstone

Stonemaier

6

Ticket To Ride

ANA/Days of Wonder

7

Dark Souls

Steamforged Games

8

Betrayal at Baldur's Gate

Avalon Hill

9

Fallout: The Board Game

ANA/Fantasy Flight Games

10

Carcassonne

ANA/Z-Man

These bestseller lists are from ICv2's Internal Correspondence #93:

For the lists of the bestselling Collectible Games in the hobby channel, mass channel, and overall, click here.
For the bestselling Card/Dice Games in the hobby channel, click here.
For the bestselling hobby channel Non-Collectible Miniature lines, click here.
For the bestselling Roleplaying Games in the hobby channel, click here.

For info on how to get your copy of the ICv2's Internal Correspondence #93, with the full market reports and size estimates, bestseller lists, and reviews, see "ICv2 Releases 'Internal Correspondence' #93."