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yatzy

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($4.41–$14.26) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 56Growth 53Conversion 81Competition 11Returns 96Price range 0Avg price 28Brand share 5Review moat 50Quality gap 24

Returns

Incredible0.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great8.5%

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

Market size

Good€405K

€405K/yr · 509K searches

Growth

Good+24.2%

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

Review moat

Okay1,545.7

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Okay€9.35

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Bad86%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad98%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad€4.41–€14.26

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, yatzy is a €405K/yr Amazon Germany market (509K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

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

yatzy market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 3,000–4,000/product
Revenue / yr
€374K–€468K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
8.5%
Avg BSR
#54
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
50%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
45 months
Avg seller age
193 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 86% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

104

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Schmidt50%
  • Schmidt Spiele35%
  • DiceCupFlex7%
  • jiawaggag4%
  • YEWCEP2%
  • DELALO2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +24.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
18K13KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Top yatzy search terms

  • kniffel377K/yr
  • kniffel set20K/yr
  • kniffel spiel76K/yr
  • kniffel reiseset10K/yr
  • reise kniffel8K/yr
  • kniffel to go5K/yr
  • mini kniffel7K/yr
  • reisekniffel4K/yr
  • kniffel reise4K/yr
All search terms

Top yatzy 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%€40K20%€81K30%€121K40%€162K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about yatzy

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

What buyers love

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis42%

“Super Spiel”

Gesamtgröße9%

“Passt alless”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“Preis Leistung super”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%

“Gutes Spiel wie beschrieben”

Portabilität6%

“Für Reisen perfekt”

Qualität insgesamt4%

“Bekannter Hersteller, bekannte Qualität”

Quizspiele4%

“Perfektes Duell”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit4%

“ganz brauchbar”

Sammlungsobjekte3%

“Alles dabei, inklusive großem Block für die älteren Semester”

Geschenk Zweck2%

“Tolles Geschenk”

What buyers complain about

Gesamtgröße34%

“der Durchmesser scheint mit ein wenig klein,”

Qualität insgesamt17%

“Schlechte Qualität”

Dicke9%

“aus vergleichsweise dünnem Papier (gefühlt etwas dünner als normales A4-Kopierpapier)”

Geschenk Zweck4%

“falls ihr das wie ich als Geschenk geplant hattet, vll eher nicht.”

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis4%

“Macht so keinen Spaß, da greife ich lieber auch zu Hause zur kleineren Reisegröße”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit2%

“Die ersten Blätter sind nicht richtig geklebt”

Hartes Gefühl2%

“Der könnte etwas weicher sein”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis2%

“Insgesamt erscheint mir das Set zu teuer”

Geräuschpegel1%

“Der Würfelbecher ist leider etwas laut”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße68%
Geschenk Zweck5%
Materialqualität3%
Qualität insgesamt3%
Produktzustand3%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis2%
Defekt Material/Teile2%
Haftung/Klebrigkeit2%
Druckqualität2%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt1%

Common questions

Is yatzy profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €405K/yr across 10 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +24.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
How competitive is the yatzy niche?
6 brands and 104 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 86% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in yatzy?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Gesamtgröße, Qualität insgesamt, Dicke. The return rate is 0.7%.
When does demand for yatzy peak?
Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the yatzy niche?
Listings span €4.41–€14.26; the average listing price is €9.35 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,546 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.