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carcassonne

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 21Growth 16Conversion 22Competition 20Returns 96Price range 88Avg price 91Brand share 0Review moat 61Quality gap 16

Returns

Incredible0.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great€21.57

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great€12.18–€43.96

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Review moat

Good1,048.86

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Bad1.7%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Market size

Bad€85K

€85K/yr · 229K searches

Competition

Bad76%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-18.6%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, carcassonne is a €85K/yr Amazon Germany market (229K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 34/100.

Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

carcassonne market data

Units sold / yr
5K–6K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
€108K–€129K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.7%
Avg BSR
#1,356
Page quality
0%
Prime
86%
Sponsored
7%
Out of stock
1.9%
Avg brand age
58 months
Avg seller age
199 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 76% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

117

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Hans im Glück78%
  • Schmidt12%
  • Z-Man Games9%
  • Kosmos2%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -18.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.5×

Top carcassonne search terms

  • carcassonne129K/yr
  • carcassonne spiel67K/yr
  • carcassonne spiel des jahres15K/yr
  • carcassonne grundspiel6K/yr
  • carcasonne6K/yr
  • carcassone5K/yr
  • carcassonne-spiel1K/yr
All search terms

Top carcassonne products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%10%€8K20%€17K30%€25K40%€34K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about carcassonne

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis62%

“Super Spiel”

Add-Ons/Anhänge10%

“Super Erweiterung”

Quizspiele9%

“Tolle Spiel - perfekte Mischung aus Glück und Taktik”

Design insgesamt5%

“Wir lieben die Winterlandschaft wegen der optischen Gestaltung”

Dehnbarkeit/Erweiterbarkeit/Elastizität3%

“Tolle Erweiterung”

Eignung Anfänger3%

“Auch für Anfänger gut geeignet”

Gesamtgröße3%

“passt”

Entwicklungsbedürfnisse1%

“Auch für Erwachsene gut geeignet”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt1%

“Alles wie erwartet”

Qualität insgesamt1%

“Hochwertig verarbeitet und man fühlt sich sofort naturverbunden”

What buyers complain about

Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung29%

“Unbrauchbare Anleitung”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis21%

“Zu teuer im Vergleich zur Bigbox”

Druckqualität21%

“Selber Printfehler”

Funktionalität insgesamt7%

“oft sehr knappe Ergebnisse”

Qualität insgesamt7%

“Leider ist die Qualität nicht mehr wie die von früher”

Top return reasons

Defekt Material/Teile18%
Produktzustand15%
Kompatibilität – insgesamt10%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis10%
Funktionalität insgesamt10%
Feucht/Trocken5%
Geruch5%
Druckqualität5%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%
Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis5%

Common questions

Is carcassonne profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €85K/yr across 14 tracked products. 2 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -18.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (34/100).
How competitive is the carcassonne niche?
4 brands and 117 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 76% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in carcassonne?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Druckqualität. The return rate is 0.7%.
When does demand for carcassonne peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the carcassonne niche?
Listings span €12.18–€43.96; the average listing price is €21.57 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,049 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.