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Lord of the Rings Board Games

Fail

Shoppers spend only $23K a year here, so Lord of the Rings Board Games is a Fail.

Flapen Score
33
33 / 100
Ranks 1,488 of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · −11 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£23K/yr42K searches / yr
90-day growth
-25.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
72%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 86 sellers

Flapen Score

Lord of the Rings Board Games against its category

The dotted line is the Toys & Games average. Past it, Lord of the Rings Board Games is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

33Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Lord of the Rings Board Games market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Lord of the Rings Board Games 42K times last year and spent an estimated £23K. The top 5 brands take 96% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 33 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

1.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 42K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -25.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £23K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
42K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-25.8%
Conversion, latest week
1.7%
Market size, estimated
£23Ka year
Peak month
December6.1× the quietest month
Top search term
lord of the rings board game21K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £33.40.

Listings sell for £33.40 on average, from £9.37 to £74.15. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 1K to 1K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £33.40 that is £0 to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£33.40inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£9.37–£74.15
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
1K–1K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£3K
Returns
0.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

43% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #668 within Games & Accessories. It carries 1,544 reviews at 4.64 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
43%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
6.9%
Average rank
#668in Games & Accessories
Average rating
4.64 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,544per listing
Listings tracked
14

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 55 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
55 months

Products

Top Lord of the Rings Board Games products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 72% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£1K£2K£4K£5K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 flat

Sellers

86

Top-5 brand share

96%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

3%

  • Asmodee65%
  • Thames & Kosmos19%
  • Ravensburger7%
  • Winning Moves2%
  • Ares Games2%
  • Monopoly2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)

Demand

Lord of the Rings Board Games search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

3K2KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.1×

Search terms

Top Lord of the Rings Board Games search terms shoppers use

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

  • lord of the rings board game21K/yr
  • lord of the rings game14K/yr
  • lord of the rings card game7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lord of the Rings Board Games

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Fun/Entertainment Experience10%+2.69

boring

My guests were also bored

Hard Feel10%+0.17

Very hard

Assembly/Installation10%+0.17

Thought was going to be hard to set up and understand

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting7%+0.11

Seems complicated when you read the manual

Size-Overall7%

based on the description I was worried the LOTR tin was going to be bigger

Love

Fun/Entertainment Experience41%+2.69

Good fun

Great game

A fun game

Ease Of Use16%−0.26

easy to get started

Easy to learn

Easy to pick up and very enjoyable

Trivia Games11%+0.17

For me, a great board game is one where you get to make meaningful decisions

Fantastic twist on a classic board game

A great game once you get the hang of the layout haha brilliant

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%+0.12

We are big gamers and this is addictive and very playable

This game looked like it would be perfect for me

a brilliant game

Gifting Purpose6%+0.69

Item was a gift

Awesome gift

Present

Return

0.8% Return rate 11% Fixable by listing

Gifting Purpose36%▆▁▆▂▄█
Size-Overall10%▁▁▆▆█▁

based on the description I was worried the LOTR tin was going to be bigger

Product Condition10%▁▁▁█▁▁
Defective Material/Parts9%▁█▃▁▁▁
Functionality-Overall7%▁▁▁█▁▁

FAQ

Common Lord of the Rings Board Games questions

Answered from the same tracked data.