Top 50 Games: August 2021
Paizo Publishing's Pathfinder Role-Playing Game Core Rulebook Second Edition, a perennial chart topper, was August's best-selling game product through Diamond.
Other publishers in the top ten include Konami Digital Entertainment (the Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of Majesty Boosters ranked #4), NECA/WizKids (the Marvel HeroClix: X-Men Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire ranked #2), USAopoly (the Dungeons & Dragons Monopoly Board Game ranked #10), and Wizards of the Coast (the Magic the Gathering: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Collector Boosters ranked #3).
TOP 50 GAMES
Based on Total Invoiced Dollars of Products Invoiced in August 2021
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | PATHFINDER CORE RULEBOOK HC (P2) | $59.99 | MAY193227 | PAIZO INC |
| 2 | MARVEL HEROCLIX X-MEN RISE & FALL BOOSTER BRICK | $149.90 | JAN218884 | NECA |
| 3 | MTG TCG ADV IN FORGOTTEN REALMS COLL BOOSTER DIS (12CT) | $173.18 | FEB218934 | WIZARDS OF THE COAST |
| 4 | YU GI OH DAWN OF MAJESTY BOOSTER DIS (24CT) | $95.73 | APR218609 | KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT |
| 5 | MTG TCG ADV IN FORGOTTEN REALMS SET BOOSTER DIS (30CT) | $89.92 | FEB218936 | WIZARDS OF THE COAST |
| 6 | PATHFINDER BESTIARY 3 HC (P2) | $49.99 | JAN212605 | PAIZO INC |
| 7 | MTG TCG ADV IN THE FORGOTTEN REALMS COMMANDER DECK CS (4CT) | $96.25 | APR218407 | WIZARDS OF THE COAST |
| 8 | MTG TCG MODERN HORIZONS 2 DRAFT BOOSTER DIS (36CT) | $172.89 | FEB218940 | WIZARDS OF THE COAST |
| 9 | STARFINDER RPG STARSHIP OPERATIONS MANUAL HC | $39.99 | NOV198469 | PAIZO INC |
| 10 | DUNGEONS & DRAGONS MONOPOLY BOARD GAME | $39.99 | APR218548 | USAOPOLY |
| 11 | PATHFINDER LOST OMENS ANCESTRY GUIDE HC (P2) | $34.99 | DEC202932 | PAIZO INC |
| 12 | POKEMON SUPER EXTRA DLX ESSENTIAL HANDBOOK | $14.99 | JUN211743 | SCHOLASTIC INC. |
| 13 | TOME OF BEASTS HC | $49.99 | JUN168476 | PAIZO INC |
| 14 | MTG TCG ADV IN FORGOTTEN REALMS DIS (36CT) | $86.23 | FEB218935 | WIZARDS OF THE COAST |
| 15 | MTG TCG MODERN HORIZONS 2 SET BOOSTER DIS (30CT) | $189.39 | FEB218941 | WIZARDS OF THE COAST |
| 16 | STARFINDER RPG CORE RULEBOOK HC | $59.99 | JUN173371 | PAIZO INC |
| 17 | D&D ICONS REALMS MINIS SNOWBOUND BRICK (8CT) | $159.92 | JAN219193 | NECA |
| 18 | VAMPIRE MASQUERADE CORE RULEBOOK HC (MR) | $55.00 | FEB219001 | RENEGADE GAME STUDIO |
| 19 | STARFINDER RPG CHARACTER OPERATIONS MANUAL HC | $39.99 | SEP193078 | PAIZO INC |
| 20 | STARFINDER RPG NEAR SPACE HC | $39.99 | JAN203007 | PAIZO INC |
| 21 | ZELDA BREATH OF THE WILD 1000 PC PUZZLE | $14.99 | JAN219333 | USAOPOLY |
| 22 | PATHFINDER RPG CORE RULEBOOK POCKET ED | $24.99 | APR168770 | PAIZO INC |
| 23 | PATHFINDER FLIP-MAT BASIC NEW ED | $14.99 | MAR138328 | PAIZO INC |
| 24 | PATHFINDER CORE RULEBOOK POCKET ED (P2) | $29.99 | JUL209242 | PAIZO INC |
| 25 | MTG TCG ADV IN FORGOTTEN REALMS BUNDLE | $24.06 | FEB218933 | WIZARDS OF THE COAST |
| 26 | STARFINDER RPG GALAXY EXPLORATION MANUAL HC | $39.99 | MAR212545 | PAIZO INC |
| 27 | D&D ICONS REALMS MINIS SNOWBOUND FROST GIANT & MAMMOTH SET ( | $79.99 | JAN219194 | NECA |
| 28 | PATHFINDER LOST OMENS LEGENDS HC (P2) | $34.99 | NOV198463 | PAIZO INC |
| 29 | BATMAN I AM THE NIGHT 1000 PC PUZZLE | $14.99 | APR218544 | USAOPOLY |
| 30 | PATHFINDER RPG ADVANCED PLAYERS GUIDE POCKET ED (P2) (SEP208 | $24.99 | DEC202933 | PAIZO INC |
| 31 | PATHFINDER LOST OMENS PATHFINDER SOCIETY GUIDE HC (P2) | $34.99 | AUG202514 | PAIZO INC |
| 32 | PATHFINDER GAMEMASTERY GUIDE HC (P2) | $49.99 | NOV192998 | PAIZO INC |
| 33 | PATHFINDER RPG BESTIARY POCKET ED | $19.99 | APR168769 | PAIZO INC |
| 34 | D&D ICONS REALMS MINIS ARCHDEVIL GERYON FIG | $49.99 | MAR219110 | NECA |
| 35 | PATHFINDER RPG BESTIARY 3 POCKET ED (P2) | $24.99 | NOV208276 | PAIZO INC |
| 36 | VAMPIRE MASQUERADE ANARCH SOURCEBOOK HC (MR) | $50.00 | FEB218999 | RENEGADE GAME STUDIO |
| 37 | PATHFINDER BESTIARY HC (P2) | $49.99 | MAY193229 | PAIZO INC |
| 38 | PATHFINDER ADV PATH ABOMINATION VAULTS VOL 02 (RES) | $24.99 | MAR212541 | PAIZO INC |
| 39 | MTG TCG MODERN HORIZONS 2 COLL BOOSTER DIS (12CT) | $259.84 | FEB218939 | WIZARDS OF THE COAST |
| 40 | MY HERO ACADEMIA CARD GAME | $24.99 | JUL183082 | S7 GAMES |
| 41 | STARFINDER RPG PACT WORLDS HC | $44.99 | JAN182863 | PAIZO INC |
| 42 | VAMPIRE MASQUERADE CAMARILLA SOURCEBOOK HC (MR) | $50.00 | FEB219000 | RENEGADE GAME STUDIO |
| 43 | CLUE DRAGON BALL Z ED BOARD GAME | $39.99 | JAN219322 | USAOPOLY |
| 44 | PATHFINDER RPG ULTIMATE MAGIC POCKET ED | $19.99 | FEB182807 | PAIZO INC |
| 45 | STARFINDER RPG ALIEN ARCHIVE HC | $39.99 | AUG173202 | PAIZO INC |
| 46 | CREATURE CODEX POCKET ED | $24.99 | FEB208361 | PAIZO INC |
| 47 | PATHFINDER RPG HORROR ADVENTURES POCKET ED | $19.99 | OCT193271 | PAIZO INC |
| 48 | PATHFINDER RPG BESTIARY 6 POCKET ED | $19.99 | JUL193268 | PAIZO INC |
| 49 | MONOPOLY FALCON & WINTER SOLDIER ED GAME CS | $90.00 | MAR218871 | HASBRO TOY GROUP |
| 50 | FUNKO MARVEL BATTLEWORLD GAME 16 PIECE PDQ | $143.84 | JUL209232 | FUNKO |
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