Mongoose Top Sellers 2006

[MongooseMatt]

Hi guys,

Thought you might be interested in this - a top ten listing of Mongoose's best sellers in 2006;

1. RuneQuest Main Rulebook
2. RuneQuest Companion
3. Light Armour Mobile Infantry Troopers
4. Glorantha
5. Babylon 5 2nd Edition
6. Arachnid Army Book
7. Mobile Infantry Army Book
8. Paranoia Main Rulebook
10. RuneQuest Monsters
11. RuneQuest GM Screen
12. The Klendathu Invasion
13. RuneQuest Legendary Heroes
14. Rune of Chaos
15. A Call to Arms
16. Titos Trading Post
17. Darkness & Light
18. Cults of Glorantha I
19. Lurking Terror of Nahab
20. RuneQuest Arms & Equipment

 

[Mage]

1. RuneQuest Main Rulebook
3. Light Armour Mobile Infantry Troopers
5. Babylon 5 2nd Edition
7. Mobile Infantry Army Book
12. The Klendathu Invasion
15. A Call to Arms

These are the ones I got, and quality gaming material all the way. I'm not very surprised that the majority of the current rune quest system sold so well. Just goes to show that space quest will be that big. Hope to see more games on this system, as I am a big Cthulhu fan, and the systems are so similar.
Keep up the good work Mongoose.

I am a tad surprised the exosuits from Starship Troopers were not on there.... :?:

 

[toothill man]

only 2 for conan is a surprise :shock:

 

[weasel_fierce]

Runequest have done solidly well, I see

Is this measured in terms of revenue earned, or units sold or how is it done ?

 

[xeoran]

How interesting that the only miniatures in the top 20 are the LAMI....

 

[Mage]

I'd guess both.

 

[MongooseMatt]

How interesting that the only miniatures in the top 20 are the LAMI....

It is based on individual product codes and on unit sales only. For example, if we collated all CTA ship sales into one heading, they would be at the top and miles ahead of anything else. If we had included BF Evo (which have yet to officially go on sale), they would already be in the top ten with pre-orders.

 

[Mr Evil]

3. Light Armour Mobile Infantry Troopers

6. Arachnid Army Book
7. Mobile Infantry Army Book

12. The Klendathu Invasion

these are the items i own !

but i have to say its an eye opener.

i dont do role play and never realised it was so popular !!!

 

[Mage]

RPGing is huge evil. It started GW off after all.

 

[xeoran]

How interesting that the only miniatures in the top 20 are the LAMI....

It is based on individual product codes and on unit sales only. For example, if we collated all CTA ship sales into one heading, they would be at the top and miles ahead of anything else. If we had included BF Evo (which have yet to officially go on sale), they would already be in the top ten with pre-orders.

Ok. But its still quite interesting that the miniatures everyone buys are the LAMI.

 

[Mage]

Nice sculpts + value = skyrocketting sales.

 

[toothill man]

guess punters like me that as well as play buy every item for conan/lone wolf/slaine etc makes alot of money :shock: I remember matt saying a while back that they never needed to get into bank loans to start the model section it was financed by roleplaying profits on lines like runequest and conan/B5 its the books that bring home the bacon :twisted:

 

[Mr Evil]

its proof if you get the price right for mini they sell better than you could imagin, £ when the price is right a product shifts £ when a price is damn good value, it shifts evan quicker £

As for role players well i didnt know they still existed

 

[Rob_A]

I got
1.Runequest main rulebook
3.LAMI troopers
6.Arachnid army book
7.Mobile infantry army book
8.Paranoia main rulebook
11.Runequest GM screen
14.Rune of chaos

Kind of puts it perspective, although all this was demo credit :?

 

[toothill man]

As for role players well i didnt know they still existed

and we belived that tabletop wargamers died of lead poisoning in the 1990s so we all live and learn :lol: :wink:

 

[Mr Evil]

As for role players well i didnt know they still existed

and we belived that tabletop wargamers died of lead poisoning in the 1990s so we all live and learn :lol: :wink:

arnt role players the ones with long hair long coats and bog hats ? thats what i heard in some tales of days gone by ?

 

[toothill man]

and when do you not wear combat uniform and do you all have a very short hair cuts

wargaming is important but I am a roleplayer and will be till I die and while related its the buzz of living in a created world without visual aids i find is my sort of game(but did enjoy the game of gangs which I played a pair of fatties that turned the other gangs into jam)and have very little hair on my head as it seems to be coming out of my ears and nose the older I get :shock: and what is a bog hat :?

 

[Mr Evil]

lol i meant big hat but i type like a mental monkey on speed

i have been known to wear combats alot !!! and i have short hair !!! but i have a Role players beard


ahhh the horror of reality !!!!

 

[Tim]

for 2006 My main RPG purchases were Conan, I own all of the books, am running a campaign, and and will continue to support the line untill Mongoose goes of the reservation with it. The overall quality of the writing and material, excellent, editing poor to good, gaming experience very good.

I also built huge Bug and MI forces and am working on my second fleet for ACTA, first was Minbari, next will be PakMara, (I found a bunch of their ships from the previous edition of the game at a local store.)

My only real problem with the rpg game sare the 96 page hard-backs. I dont mind hard backs or 96 page suppliments, but when you do both you add a lot of weight and thickness to an already heavy stack of books. For the GM who will find-themselves carrying a lot more books than the player this is a bit annoying as well as a waste of space. I would prefer thicker hardbacks, and/or the thinner books being soft-back.

I know some peole prefer the hard backs for their durability, But I find that my soft backs last just as long because I take care of my books. a little care will extend the life of a book by many years.

for the future, i'm not sure, in 2007 a 2nd ed of ACTA, it needs som rules cleaning, clarifications and consolidations, I'll buy it. Conan 2nd, I'll buy, it could use a little work, (same as ACTA) and SST Evolution, I'll but for the same reason as the other 3. Minis, we'll I'm not sold on the prepaints yet, I'll still need to see them in person before I make my final decision. and ACTA fleets, I'll buy some more Pak, maby more if i I like the new ships but that may well be the limit of My Mini dollar that Mongoose sees in 2007.

 

[Yoda300]

I would really like to know the number of RQ sales, especially if the sales are made in France and Finland or are more worldwide. It's important to know if your favorite game is gaining new players or if it's the same old players who keep buying.

My only real problem with the rpg game sare the 96 page hard-backs. I dont mind hard backs or 96 page suppliments, but when you do both you add a lot of weight and thickness to an already heavy stack of books. For the GM who will find-themselves carrying a lot more books than the player this is a bit annoying as well as a waste of space. I would prefer thicker hardbacks, and/or the thinner books being soft-back.

Yes, that's a truth. I consider suing Mongoose for severe joint disorders :twisted: . I understood that the problem will be resolved by Mongoose buying its own printing facility.