D&D 5E (2024) One Store's Sales (D&D 2014 & 2024)

FitzTheRuke

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At some point, I promised to share my FLGS's D&D sales from July 2014 to October 2025, for those that like to look at lists.

Obviously, very little (though perhaps not as little as some might think) can be told about the overall sales of D&D based on only one tiny little game store in a Canadian Suburb, when compared to Worldwide Sales. BUT... I have found over the 32 years that I've been in business, that my store is often very representative of the "Average". Take that for what you will.

Here it is (Alphabetically):

SOLD 5E TITLE SINCE
5 BIGBY PRESENTS GLORY OF THE GIANTS 23-Aug
11 BIGBY PRESENTS GLORY OF THE GIANTS EXCLUSIVE 23-Aug
46 CHARACTER SHEETS 2014 14-Aug
5 CHARACTER SHEETS 2024 24-Sep
6 CORE RULEBOOK GIFT SET 18-Nov
11 CORE RULEBOOK GIFT SET EXCLUSIVE 18-Nov
46 CURSE OF STRAHD 16-Mar
4 CURSE OF STRAHD REVAMPED 20-Oct
2 DECK OF MANY THINGS 24-Jan
14 DECK OF MANY THINGS EXCLUSIVE 24-Jan
2 DRAGON DELVES 25-Jun
10 DRAGON DELVES EXCLUSIVE 25-Jun
8 DRAGONLANCE SHADOW OF THE DRAGON QUEEN 22-Dec
3 DRAGONLANCE SHADOW OF THE DRAGON QUEEN DELUXE 22-Dec
19 DRAGONLANCE SHADOW OF THE DRAGON QUEEN EXCLUSIVE 22-Dec
197 DUNGEON MASTERS GUIDE 2014 14-Dec
21 DUNGEON MASTERS GUIDE 2024 24-Oct
67 DUNGEON MASTERS GUIDE 2024 EXCLUSIVE 24-Oct
16 DUNGEON MASTERS SCREEN 2024 24-Nov
19 DUNGEON MASTERS SCREEN DUNGEON KIT 21-Sep
142 DUNGEON MASTERS SCREEN REINCARNATED 17-Sep
13 DUNGEON MASTERS SCREEN WILDERNESS 20-Nov
21 DUNGEON TILES REINCARNATED CITY 18-Jan
27 DUNGEON TILES REINCARNATED DUNGEON 18-Jan
13 DUNGEON TILES REINCARNATED WILDERNESS 18-Jan
22 EBERRON RISING FROM THE LAST WAR 19-Nov
26 EBERRON RISING FROM THE LAST WAR EXCLUSIVE 19-Nov
66 ESSENTIALS KIT 19-Sep
24 EXPLORERS GUIDE TO WILDEMOUNT CRITICAL ROLE 20-Mar
27 FIZBAN'S TREASURY OF DRAGONS 21-Oct
19 FIZBAN'S TREASURY OF DRAGONS EXCLUSIVE 21-Oct
4 FORGOTTEN REALMS ADVENTURES IN FAERUN 25-Oct
15 FORGOTTEN REALMS ADVENTURES IN FAERUN ALT CVR 25-Oct
4 FORGOTTEN REALMS HEROES OF FAERUN 25-Oct
16 FORGOTTEN REALMS HEROES OF FAERUN ALT CVR 25-Oct
16 GHOSTS OF SALTMARSH 19-May
26 GHOSTS OF SALTMARSH EXCLUSIVE 19-May
26 GUILDMASTER'S GUIDE TO RAVNICA 18-Nov
5 GUILDMASTER'S GUIDE TO RAVNICA MAP PACK 18-Nov
19 ICEWIND DALE RIME OF THE FROST MAIDEN 20-Sep
19 ICEWIND DALE RIME OF THE FROST MAIDEN DELUXE 20-Sep
5 JOURNEY THROUGH THE RADIANT CITADEL 22-Jul
18 JOURNEY THROUGH THE RADIANT CITADEL EXCLUSIVE 22-Jul
8 KEYS FROM THE GOLDEN VAULT 23-Feb
16 KEYS FROM THE GOLDEN VAULT EXCLUSIVE 23-Feb
179 MONSTER MANUAL 2014 14-Sep
24 MONSTER MANUAL 2024 25-Feb
40 MONSTER MANUAL 2024 ALT 25-Feb
38 MORDENKAINENS MONSTERS OF THE MULTIVERSE 22-May
53 MORDENKAINENS TOME OF FOES 18-May
22 MORDENKAINENS TOME OF FOES EXCLUSIVE 18-May
9 MYTHIC ODYSSEYS OF THEROS 20-Jul
20 MYTHIC ODYSSEYS OF THEROS EXCLUSIVE 20-Jul
40 OUT OF THE ABYSS 17-Sep
3 PHANDELVER & BELOW 23-Sep
13 PHANDELVER & BELOW EXCLUSIVE 23-Sep
2 PLANESCAPE BOX 23-Oct
12 PLANESCAPE BOX EXCLUSIVE 23-Oct
382 PLAYERS HANDBOOK 2014 14-Aug
54 PLAYERS HANDBOOK 2024 24-Sep
76 PLAYERS HANDBOOK 2024 EXCLUSIVE 24-Sep
32 PRINCES OF THE APOCALYPSE 15-Apr
3 QUESTS FROM THE INFINITE STAIRCASE 24-Jul
13 QUESTS FROM THE INFINITE STAIRCASE EXCLUSIVE 24-Jul
8 RULES EXPANSION BOX SET EXCLUSIVE 22-Jan
8 SPELLJAMMER ADV IN SPACE BOX 22-Aug
21 SPELLJAMMER ADV IN SPACE BOX EXCLUSIVE 22-Aug
194 STARTER 2014 LAST MINES OF PHANDELVER 14-Jul
8 STARTER 2024 HEROES OF THE BORDERLANDS 25-Sep
35 STARTER DRAGONS OF STORMWRECK ISLE 22-Oct
3 STARTER RICK & MORTY VS D&D 19-Nov
5 STARTER STRANGER THINGS 19-Jul
3 STARTER STRANGER THINGS WELCOME TO HELLFIRE CLUB 25-Oct
42 STORM KING'S THUNDER 16-Sep
13 STORM KING'S THUNDER DM SCREEN 15-Mar
15 STRIXHAVEN CURRICULUM OF CHAOS 21-Dec
12 STRIXHAVEN CURRICULUM OF CHAOS EXCLUSIVE 21-Dec
71 SWORD COAST ADVENTURER'S GUIDE 15-Nov
16 TACTICAL MAP REIMAGINED 19-Feb
38 TALES FROM THE YAWNING PORTAL 17-Mar
66 TASHA'S CAULDRON OF EVERYTHING 20-Nov
48 TASHA'S CAULDRON OF EVERYTHING EXCLUSIVE 20-Nov
35 TOMB OF ANNIHILATION 17-Sep
4 TYRANNY OF DRAGONS 23-Jan
52 TYRANNY OF DRAGONS 1 HOARD OF THE DRAGON QUEEN 14-Aug
28 TYRANNY OF DRAGONS 2 RISE OF TIAMAT 14-Oct
5 TYRANNY OF DRAGONS DM SCREEN 14-Dec
10 TYRANNY OF DRAGONS EXCLUSIVE 19-Oct
18 VAN RICHTEN'S GUIDE TO RAVENLOFT 21-May
26 VAN RICHTEN'S GUIDE TO RAVENLOFT EXCLUSIVE 21-May
3 VECNA EYE OF RUIN 24-May
14 VECNA EYE OF RUIN EXCLUSIVE 24-May
63 VOLO'S GUIDE TO MONSTERS 16-Nov
20 VOLO'S GUIDE TO MONSTERS EXCLUSIVE 16-Nov
37 WATERDEEP DRAGON HEIST 18-Sep
5 WATERDEEP DRAGON HEIST DM SCREEN 18-Dec
32 WATERDEEP DUNGEON OF THE MAD MAGE 18-Nov
8 WATERDEEP DUNGEON OF THE MAD MAGE MAP PACK 18-Nov
19 WILD BEYOND THE WITCHLIGHT 21-Sep
26 WILD BEYOND THE WITCHLIGHT EXCLUSIVE 21-Sep
99 XANATHAR'S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING 17-Nov
29 XANATHAR'S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING EXCLUSIVE 17-Nov


Note: I noticed that a few dates had sorted incorrectly. I tried to fix them all, but if you spot one that wrong, feel free to let me know. Every book should list the date that it first dropped (as a WPN store, that is often 2-weeks earlier than its standard release, though not always). Keep in mind, that most of the Exclusive covers are Allocated - which means that I don't get as many copies as I meant to order, and I can't get any more once they sell out. So if you're wondering why they are sometimes small numbers, that is the reason. I could sell far, far more of them.
 
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I can't seem to get a nice table to post.

My first attempt to post this had the formatting of the table turn to unreadable crap after I posted it, so I went back and replaced it with a text-only version, but that makes it annoying to read. Sorry about that. I'll try to fix it.
 

One thing that I noticed that I hadn't even realized - I've already sold 130x PHB 2024 (when you add up both covers). So when you compare that to my lifetime sales of PHB 2014 (at 382) - that's about a THIRD. Which is pretty good when we're comparing ONE year worth of sales to TEN.

I think this is what WotC means when they say that 2024 is off to a good start! Obviously, my store might be high here - or it might not be - but we can't really know. Still, I think that it says that we can "believe them" when they say it's doing well. YMMV.
 
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Also: My gut says that there's a mistake in the number up there for the DM Screen Reincarnated. I can't imagine that we've sold anywhere near that many. That number would mean that we sold a screen to most (72%) of the people that we've sold the DMG to. I really, really don't think that it's even close to that.
 



How about ...

SOLD 5E TITLE SINCE

5BIGBY PRESENTS GLORY OF THE GIANTS2023-Aug
11BIGBY PRESENTS GLORY OF THE GIANTS EXCLUSIVE2023-Aug
46CHARACTER SHEETS 20142014-Aug
5CHARACTER SHEETS 20242024-Sep
6CORE RULEBOOK GIFT SET2018-Nov
11CORE RULEBOOK GIFT SET EXCLUSIVE2018-Nov
46CURSE OF STRAHD2016-Mar
4CURSE OF STRAHD REVAMPED2020-Oct
2DECK OF MANY THINGS2024-Jan
14DECK OF MANY THINGS EXCLUSIVE2024-Jan
2DRAGON DELVES2025-Jun
10DRAGON DELVES EXCLUSIVE2025-Jun
8DRAGONLANCE SHADOW OF THE DRAGON QUEEN2022-Dec
3DRAGONLANCE SHADOW OF THE DRAGON QUEEN DELUXE2022-Dec
19DRAGONLANCE SHADOW OF THE DRAGON QUEEN EXCLUSIVE2022-Dec
197DUNGEON MASTERS GUIDE 20142014-Dec
21DUNGEON MASTERS GUIDE 20242024-Oct
67DUNGEON MASTERS GUIDE 2024 EXCLUSIVE2024-Oct
16DUNGEON MASTERS SCREEN 20242024-Nov
19DUNGEON MASTERS SCREEN DUNGEON KIT2021-Sep
142DUNGEON MASTERS SCREEN REINCARNATED2017-Sep
13DUNGEON MASTERS SCREEN WILDERNESS2020-Nov
21DUNGEON TILES REINCARNATED CITY2018-Jan
27DUNGEON TILES REINCARNATED DUNGEON2018-Jan
13DUNGEON TILES REINCARNATED WILDERNESS2018-Jan
22EBERRON RISING FROM THE LAST WAR2019-Nov
26EBERRON RISING FROM THE LAST WAR EXCLUSIVE2019-Nov
66ESSENTIALS KIT2019-Sep
24EXPLORERS GUIDE TO WILDEMOUNT CRITICAL ROLE2020-Mar
27FIZBAN'S TREASURY OF DRAGONS2021-Oct
19FIZBAN'S TREASURY OF DRAGONS EXCLUSIVE2021-Oct
4FORGOTTEN REALMS ADVENTURES IN FAERUN2025-Oct
15FORGOTTEN REALMS ADVENTURES IN FAERUN ALT CVR2025-Oct
4FORGOTTEN REALMS HEROES OF FAERUN2025-Oct
16FORGOTTEN REALMS HEROES OF FAERUN ALT CVR2025-Oct
16GHOSTS OF SALTMARSH2019-May
26GHOSTS OF SALTMARSH EXCLUSIVE2019-May
26GUILDMASTER'S GUIDE TO RAVNICA2018-Nov
5GUILDMASTER'S GUIDE TO RAVNICA MAP PACK2018-Nov
19ICEWIND DALE RIME OF THE FROST MAIDEN2020-Sep
19ICEWIND DALE RIME OF THE FROST MAIDEN DELUXE2020-Sep
5JOURNEY THROUGH THE RADIANT CITADEL2022-Jul
18JOURNEY THROUGH THE RADIANT CITADEL EXCLUSIVE2022-Jul
8KEYS FROM THE GOLDEN VAULT2023-Feb
16KEYS FROM THE GOLDEN VAULT EXCLUSIVE2023-Feb
179MONSTER MANUAL 20142014-Sep
24MONSTER MANUAL 20242025-Feb
40MONSTER MANUAL 2024 ALT2025-Feb
38MORDENKAINENS MONSTERS OF THE MULTIVERSE2022-May
53MORDENKAINENS TOME OF FOES2018-May
22MORDENKAINENS TOME OF FOES EXCLUSIVE2018-May
9MYTHIC ODYSSEYS OF THEROS2020-Jul
20MYTHIC ODYSSEYS OF THEROS EXCLUSIVE2020-Jul
40OUT OF THE ABYSS2017-Sep
3PHANDELVER & BELOW2023-Sep
13PHANDELVER & BELOW EXCLUSIVE2023-Sep
2PLANESCAPE BOX2023-Oct
12PLANESCAPE BOX EXCLUSIVE2023-Oct
382PLAYERS HANDBOOK 20142014-Aug
54PLAYERS HANDBOOK 20242024-Sep
76PLAYERS HANDBOOK 2024 EXCLUSIVE2024-Sep
32PRINCES OF THE APOCALYPSE2015-Apr
3QUESTS FROM THE INFINITE STAIRCASE2024-Jul
13QUESTS FROM THE INFINITE STAIRCASE EXCLUSIVE2024-Jul
8RULES EXPANSION BOX SET EXCLUSIVE2022-Jan
8SPELLJAMMER ADV IN SPACE BOX2022-Aug
21SPELLJAMMER ADV IN SPACE BOX EXCLUSIVE2022-Aug
194STARTER 2014 LAST MINES OF PHANDELVER2014-Jul
8STARTER 2024 HEROES OF THE BORDERLANDS2025-Sep
35STARTER DRAGONS OF STORMWRECK ISLE2022-Oct
3STARTER RICK & MORTY VS D&D2019-Nov
5STARTER STRANGER THINGS2019-Jul
3STARTER STRANGER THINGS WELCOME TO HELLFIRE CLUB2025-Oct
42STORM KING'S THUNDER2016-Sep
13STORM KING'S THUNDER DM SCREEN2015-Mar
15STRIXHAVEN CURRICULUM OF CHAOS2021-Dec
12STRIXHAVEN CURRICULUM OF CHAOS EXCLUSIVE2021-Dec
71SWORD COAST ADVENTURER'S GUIDE2015-Nov
16TACTICAL MAP REIMAGINED2019-Feb
38TALES FROM THE YAWNING PORTAL2017-Mar
66TASHA'S CAULDRON OF EVERYTHING2020-Nov
48TASHA'S CAULDRON OF EVERYTHING EXCLUSIVE2020-Nov
35TOMB OF ANNIHILATION2017-Sep
4TYRANNY OF DRAGONS2023-Jan
52TYRANNY OF DRAGONS 1 HOARD OF THE DRAGON QUEEN2014-Aug
28TYRANNY OF DRAGONS 2 RISE OF TIAMAT2014-Oct
5TYRANNY OF DRAGONS DM SCREEN2014-Dec
10TYRANNY OF DRAGONS EXCLUSIVE2019-Oct
18VAN RICHTEN'S GUIDE TO RAVENLOFT2021-May
26VAN RICHTEN'S GUIDE TO RAVENLOFT EXCLUSIVE2021-May
3VECNA EYE OF RUIN2024-May
14VECNA EYE OF RUIN EXCLUSIVE2024-May
63VOLO'S GUIDE TO MONSTERS2016-Nov
20VOLO'S GUIDE TO MONSTERS EXCLUSIVE2016-Nov
37WATERDEEP DRAGON HEIST2018-Sep
5WATERDEEP DRAGON HEIST DM SCREEN2018-Dec
32WATERDEEP DUNGEON OF THE MAD MAGE2018-Nov
8WATERDEEP DUNGEON OF THE MAD MAGE MAP PACK2018-Nov
19WILD BEYOND THE WITCHLIGHT2021-Sep
26WILD BEYOND THE WITCHLIGHT EXCLUSIVE2021-Sep
99XANATHAR'S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING2017-Nov
29XANATHAR'S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING EXCLUSIVE2017-Nov

EDIT - I added the year because someone mentioned that it was a bit confusing without.

In case anyone else hits this issue with tables, what I did was click on the "[ ]" on the upper right (just to the left of the preview). That puts you into html edit mode which for this is just TRs and TDs, notepad++ and a macro later and it only took a minute to reformat. :)
 
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One thing that I noticed that I hadn't even realized - I've already sold 130x PHB 2024 (when you add up both covers). So when you compare that to my lifetime sales of PHB 2014 (at 382) - that's about a THIRD. Which is pretty good when we're comparing ONE year worth of sales to TEN.

I think this is what WotC means when they say that 2024 if off to a good start! Obviously, my store might be high here - or it might not be - but we can't really know. Still, I think that it says that we can "believe them" when they say it's doing well. YMMV.
Is your historical data easily accessible? I am mostly interested in the curve of those 382 PHB sales, because I think that will tell us something about when the D&D spike really hit.
 



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