Top 25 Games: October 2013
USAopoly's Monopoly: The Walking Dead Survival Edition, a customized version of the venerable game with special rules to simulate the zombie apocalypse seen in Robert Kirkman's best-selling comic, The Walking Dead, was October's best-selling game product to comic book specialty retailers. At #2 was USAopoly's Risk: The Walking Dead Survival Edition, with similarly modified gameplay mechanics.
Other publishers with products in the top ten include Hasbro, Konami Digital Entertainment, NECA/WizKids, and Wizards of the Coast.
TOP 25 GAMES
Based on Total Retail Dollar Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2013
| DOLLAR RANK |
QTY RANK |
ITEM CODE |
DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | OCT128266 | WALKING DEAD COMIC ED PX MONOPOLY | $39.99 | USA |
| 2 | 2 | OCT128267 | WALKING DEAD COMIC ED PX RISK | $49.99 | USA |
| 3 | 3 | JUN118204 | RISK LEGACY | $59.99 | HAS |
| 4 | 6 | JUN132398 | MTG TCG THEROS BOOSTER DIS | $143.64 | WZK |
| 5 | 7 | JUL138260 | MARVEL HEROCLIX THOR DARK WORLD MOVIE 24 CT GRAV FEED | $71.76 | NEC |
| 6 | 10 | JUL138333 | STAR TREK TACTICS HEROCLIX SERIES III 12 CT DISPLAY | $83.88 | NEC |
| 7 | 5 | JUN132400 | MTG TCG THEROS FAT PACK | $39.99 | WZK |
| 8 | 4 | JUL138261 | MARVEL HEROCLIX THOR DARK WORLD MOVIE STARTER SET | $24.99 | NEC |
| 9 | 23 | JUL138263 | PF BATTLES LEGENDS OF GOLARION 8CT BOOSTER BRICK (NET) | $67.55 | NEC |
| 10 | 48 | MAY138406 | YU GI OH TCG LEGENDARY COLLECTION 4 CASE JOEYS WORLD (NET) ( | $239.32 | KON |
| 11 | 40 | MAY138075 | YU GI OH TCG JUDGMENT OF THE LIGHT DELUXE ED CASE (NET) | $136.80 | KON |
| 12 | 35 | JUN132401 | MTG TCG THEROS INTRO DECK DIS | $149.90 | WZK |
| 13 | 15 | AUG132501 | PATHFINDER ROLEPLAYING GAME BESTIARY 4 | $39.99 | PAI |
| 14 | 9 | AUG132389 | DC COMICS JUSTICE LEAGUE 1000 PIECE JIGSAW PUZZLE | $15.99 | AQU |
| 15 | 11 | JUL132085 | ADVENTURE TIME EVERYTHING BURRITO GAME | $19.99 | BRI |
| 16 | 36 | JUN132403 | MARVEL HEROCLIX WOLVERINE & X-MEN BOOSTER BRICK | $125.90 | NEC |
| 17 | 46 | JUN132399 | MTG TCG THEROS EVENT DECK DIS | $149.94 | WZK |
| 18 | 21 | JUL112185 | WALKING DEAD COMIC BOARD GAME | $39.99 | ALL |
| 19 | 13 | JUL132084 | ADVENTURE TIME EPIC GASSY JAKE GAME | $16.99 | BRI |
| 20 | 24 | MAY132328 | MY LITTLE PONY MONOPOLY | $31.50 | USA |
| 21 | 51 | JUL138164 | MARVEL HEROCLIX FEAR ITSELF MONTH 5 OP KIT (NET) | $160.00 | NEC |
| 22 | 12 | AUG132390 | BATMAN & ROBIN SLIM 1000 PIECE JIGSAW PUZZLE | $14.99 | AQU |
| 23 | 17 | JUL138334 | STAR TREK TACTICS HEROCLIX SERIES III STARTER SET | $24.99 | NEC |
| 24 | 30 | MAR043750 | TICKET TO RIDE | $50.00 | DAY |
| 25 | 14 | JUL138262 | MARVEL HEROCLIX THOR DARK WORLD MOVIE MINI GAME (NET) | $7.80 | WZK |
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