Where Are Board Games Manufactured?

Mattel: Manufactures board games like UNO, Pictionary, and Apples to Apples.
Hasbro: Owns popular titles like Monopoly, Scrabble, and Clue. About 100 million people worldwide play Yahtzee.
Jeff Bauspies: Holds the record for the world’s largest private board game collection with over 1,700 games.
Major Board Game Companies: Include Paizo, Games Workshop, Asmodée, Hasbro, Fantasy Flight, and more.
Global Board Games Market: Expected to reach $12.1 billion in sales in 2021.

Costs: Typically range from $18,000 to $20,000.
Profitability: Selling used board games can be very profitable.
Pricing Strategy: Common method is to charge 5 times the production and shipping costs.

Classic Titles: Include Monopoly, Scrabble, and Catan.
Popular Picks for Best Game: Include Monopoly, Scrabble, Catan, Pandemic, and Ticket to Ride.
Most Searched Board Game: During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic was Pandemic.

Ownership: Over half of players own between 1-25 games.
New Purchases: Players purchase 5-10 new games yearly.
Preferred Playing Locations: Game cafes and bars are popular with millennials.

Demographics: Younger Americans enjoy playing board games more than older generations.
Playing Habits: 57% own between 1-25 games, and 41% purchase 5-10 new games per year.
Search Trends: Monopoly is the most popular board game worldwide, with over 500 million players.