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Mastermind

soft demand (-35.2% this quarter) — Mastermind doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

44
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Top 46% of 2,084 Spielzeug niches · +1 vs the category median of 43

Market size 27Growth 7Conversion 42Competition 24Returns 83Price range 75Avg price 78Brand share 42Review moat 72Quality gap 78
This niche Category average · 2,084 niches

Is Mastermind profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Mastermind is a €112K/yr Amazon Germany market (208K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Mastermind: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -35.2% over the last 90 days and 3.4% of searches end in a purchase.

€112K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-35.2%208K
Conversion rate3.4%
Avg price€16.03

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand, so 20% of the market is open.

20%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 75
Top-5 product click share72%
Open market20%
Avg brand age56 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 15 products

Sponsored placement53%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews635

Top Mastermind products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 72% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

€0€11K€22K€34K€45K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

75

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

15%

  • Goliath33%
  • Cayro18%
  • LOGOPLAY13%
  • KUNEN10%
  • Engelhart6%
  • GOTHINK5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 15%)

Mastermind demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume208KCVR3.4%Products15Brands12Top 5 Brands80%OOS Rate1.4%Rating4.3★Reviews635Avg BSR#1,049
15K10KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.7×

Top Mastermind search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • mastermind spiel54K/yr
  • mastermind80K/yr
  • master mind13K/yr
  • mastermind spiel original13K/yr
  • code breaker13K/yr
  • superhirn spiel8K/yr
  • master mind spiel original8K/yr
  • mastermind reisespiel5K/yr
  • superhirn5K/yr
  • code breaker spiel5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Mastermind

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

93% of reviews
Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis57%

Klasse Spiel

Qualität insgesamt11%

Sehr hochwertig

Geschenk Zweck9%

Geschenk

Gesamtgröße7%

Passt

Benutzerfreundlichkeit2%

Einfach gemacht

What buyers complain about

80% of reviews
Qualität insgesamt15%

Schlechte Qualität

Gesamtgröße13%

auch die farbigen Pins zu fummelig klein-

Benutzerfreundlichkeit13%

Nicht ganz praktisch

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis11%

man verliert die Lust am Spielen.

Farbe7%

Farben könnten etwas schöner sein

Mastermind return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

1.6%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Gesamtgröße
35%
2Defekt Material/Teile
13%
3Qualität insgesamt
9%
4Geschenk Zweck
6%
5Buchse/Anschluss/Stecker
5%

Common Mastermind questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Mastermind 44/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €112K/yr across 15 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -35.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Mastermind on Amazon Germany peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 4.7× the quietest.