On Par with 2020
March 22, 2022
Attendance at GAMA Expo in Reno last week was roughly on par with the 2020 event, held in the week when Covid shutdowns were beginning.
Column by Scott Thorne
March 21, 2022
This week, columnist Scott Thorne talks about signs of improvement and of continuing difficulties in the games supply chain; and how Critical Role's latest Dungeons & Dragons book was received by customers.
As Government Battles Omicron
March 21, 2022
Government lockdowns to tamp down rising numbers of Covid cases are having an impact on manufacturing and the port in the key city of Shenzhen.
Says One of Her Basic Retailing Rules is Now 'A Complete Fiction,… A Complete Lie.'
March 16, 2022
This month, we find Jen King describing one of her basic rules of doing business, "It's a complete fiction now, it’s a complete lie."
As New Normal Takes People Back to Stores
March 9, 2022
The hobby games channel grew around 30% in 2021, as consumers continued to seek out at-home pastimes but went back to their local stores.
Sentenced to 36 months in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud
March 8, 2022
The U.S. Department of Justice convicted Georgia resident Vinath Oudomsine on one count of wire fraud for using an Small Business Administration relief loan to purchase a Pokemon TCG Charizard card.
Despite Supply Chain Problems
March 8, 2022
Warnings of empty shelves in stores for the holidays, and a bleak season as a result, turned out to be overblown.
Despite Supply Chain Problems
March 8, 2022
Throughout 2021, there was a constant drumbeat of dire supply chain news, warning of empty shelves in stores for the holidays, and a bleak season as a result, turned out to be overblown.
From 'ICv2's Internal Correspondence' #101
March 8, 2022
These charts of the Top 10 Hobby Channel Collectible Games, Top 3 Mass Market Channel Collectible Games and Top 5 Collectible Games Over-all reflect sales in Fall 2021 (September-December).
From 'ICv2's Internal Correspondence' #101
March 8, 2022
This chart of the Top 10 Board Games (hobby channel) reflects sales in Fall 2021.
