{"id":1761,"date":"2024-03-06T15:02:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T15:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boardgamewire.com\/?p=1761"},"modified":"2024-03-07T13:33:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T13:33:58","slug":"wyrmspan-soars-to-top-of-new-owner-rankings-for-february-stonesaga-most-wishlisted-bgg-stats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boardgamewire.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/06\/wyrmspan-soars-to-top-of-new-owner-rankings-for-february-stonesaga-most-wishlisted-bgg-stats\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyrmspan soars to top of new owner rankings for February, Stonesaga clinches most wishlisted | BGG Stats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wyrmspan<\/a>, the dragon-themed successor to Stonemaier Games’ bestselling board game Wingspan<\/a>, topped the charts for most new owners on BoardGameGeek last month after a huge launch campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stonemaier saw a huge buzz around Wyrmspan when it announced the game at the start of January, and revealed it had printed a hefty 100,000 copies for what was its biggest-ever launch a month later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stonemaier president Jamey Stegmaier said on February 2 that the company had sold more than 16,000 copies from its website within 24 hours, with another 75,000-plus copies heading out to distribution and retailers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That huge opening salvo of sales saw Wyrmspan registered by more than 3,200 new owners on BoardGameGeek<\/a> in February according to data collected by user Igor Larchenko<\/a>, well ahead of second-placed Canvas, which has just finished its Kickstarter fulfillment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Serious Poulp’s post-apocalyptic cooperative exploration and adventure game The 7th Citadel was third with just over 1,900 new owners, closely followed by ISS Vanguard on 1,869 – both of which are also in the final stages of fulfilling delivery of their crowdfunding campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wingspan was in fifth place, perhaps partly through a Wyrmspan-related bump. The game had previously topped the new owner charts in January, possibly due to a rise in sales and gifting over the Christmas period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evergreen popular titles Azul, Cascadia, 7 Wonders Duel, Catan made up the rest of the top ten alongside Heat: Pedal to the Metal<\/a>, which appears to be joining the ranks of perennial consistent seller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the most-wishlisted games in February, Open Owl Studios<\/a> scored both first and third place with Stonesaga, a co-op survival and crafting campaign created by former FFG designers Max Brooke and Luke Eddy, and its more “cosy” adventure and town-building game Mythwind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dead Cells: The Rogue-Lite Board Game was in second place, while other high performers included World Order, Hegemonic Project Games’ follow-up to last year’s well-regarded political and economic simulator Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Owners Top 10, February 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Wyrmspan<\/strong><\/a> (2024) +3,229<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Canvas<\/strong><\/a> (2021) +2,193<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The 7th Citadel<\/strong><\/a> (2024) +1,923<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. ISS Vanguard<\/strong><\/a> (2023) +1,869 <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Wingspan<\/strong><\/a> (2019) +1,830 <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Azul<\/strong><\/a> (2017) +1,762<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. 7 Wonders Duel<\/strong><\/a> (2015) +1,627<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Cascadia<\/strong><\/a> (2021) +1,601<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Catan<\/strong><\/a> (1995) +1,507<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Heat: Pedal to the Metal<\/strong><\/a> (2022) +1,465<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Wishlist Additions, February 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Stonesaga<\/a><\/strong> (2024) +848<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Dead Cells: The Rogue-Lite Board Game<\/a><\/strong> (2024) +706<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Mythwind<\/a><\/strong> (2024) +664<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. World Order<\/a><\/strong> (2024) +629<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Aqua: Biodiversity in the Oceans<\/a><\/strong> (2024) +469<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Floe<\/a><\/strong> (2024) +466<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Harrow County: The Game of Gothic Conflict<\/a><\/strong> (2024) +451<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Wyrmspan<\/a><\/strong> (2024) +443<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. Arkham Horror: The Card Game – The Feast of Hemlock Vale: Campaign Expansion<\/strong><\/a> (2024) +405<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    10. Imperium: Horizons<\/a><\/strong> (2024) +344<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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