Teos Abadie

For Wizards to say that the Player's Handbook has sold three times as many as the 2014 version, that's great, right? Assuming that's all 100% accurate, that is fantastic. D&D has grown a lot since 2014, which is also amazing and fantastic and fortunate. And but we have to factor in that, you know, Sean, this is this is not like 60. It's another five.

For Wizards to say that the Player's Handbook has sold three times as many as the 2014 version, that's great, right? Assuming that's all 100% accurate, that is fantastic. D&D has grown a lot since 2014, which is also amazing and fantastic and fortunate. And but we have to factor in that, you know, Sean, this is this is not like 60. It's another five.

And you can argue about how that's been explained to us or whatever. But the end of it is it's always tricky to have a new version, whatever it is, and convince people that, hey, everything is fully compatible. So you kind of don't need this. Boy, you really want it.

And you can argue about how that's been explained to us or whatever. But the end of it is it's always tricky to have a new version, whatever it is, and convince people that, hey, everything is fully compatible. So you kind of don't need this. Boy, you really want it.

and if they really printed three times as many and are selling three times as many that's amazing and some darn good planning to have that match up of three times as many printed three times as many sold um there's some more data in this press release sean you want to chat about that

and if they really printed three times as many and are selling three times as many that's amazing and some darn good planning to have that match up of three times as many printed three times as many sold um there's some more data in this press release sean you want to chat about that

And that is like an ever-touched-it kind of thing, but that's still an enormous jump in how many people they say have played it.

And that is like an ever-touched-it kind of thing, but that's still an enormous jump in how many people they say have played it.

Yeah, it's possible. I mean, if I look at my son during the pandemic, before including, telling me, oh, there's five groups in our high school playing D&D. That's a lot of kids at just one high school, right? And there are how many high schools in our city? Like, just a ton, right? And then a couple of other high schools where the kids have reached out to me in one way or another.

Yeah, it's possible. I mean, if I look at my son during the pandemic, before including, telling me, oh, there's five groups in our high school playing D&D. That's a lot of kids at just one high school, right? And there are how many high schools in our city? Like, just a ton, right? And then a couple of other high schools where the kids have reached out to me in one way or another.

So, I mean, yeah, maybe. I don't know. It's a big jump. It's a surprising jump to me, you know, adding 35 million. But either way, a lot of people have played D&D, and I'm not going to quibble about that number too much.

So, I mean, yeah, maybe. I don't know. It's a big jump. It's a surprising jump to me, you know, adding 35 million. But either way, a lot of people have played D&D, and I'm not going to quibble about that number too much.

uh how many were there in 2022 13 million registered users now that interests me sean because 18 million is actually the number we had heard before right as you're saying so it's like We added 35 million ever played D&D. We didn't add to D&D Beyond. And I wonder if that, I mean, it's not been a long time, right? I'm talking about the Q2 2024 call.

uh how many were there in 2022 13 million registered users now that interests me sean because 18 million is actually the number we had heard before right as you're saying so it's like We added 35 million ever played D&D. We didn't add to D&D Beyond. And I wonder if that, I mean, it's not been a long time, right? I'm talking about the Q2 2024 call.

But at some point, there was a reason to adjust one and not adjust the other. That can just be different data sets. But, you know, maybe it means, I'm sure they would have liked to have increased that number. And so they probably looked pretty hard, is my guess, to increase it and couldn't. I don't know. Interesting. Yeah.

But at some point, there was a reason to adjust one and not adjust the other. That can just be different data sets. But, you know, maybe it means, I'm sure they would have liked to have increased that number. And so they probably looked pretty hard, is my guess, to increase it and couldn't. I don't know. Interesting. Yeah.

So, you know, one of the things that people have been trying to reconcile is these numbers, which are fantastic from the D&D marketing group. And it looks like it came, you know, from the wizard side rather than the Hasbro side. Or, you know, kind of reconcile that with... whatever people imagine the edition should do, right?

So, you know, one of the things that people have been trying to reconcile is these numbers, which are fantastic from the D&D marketing group. And it looks like it came, you know, from the wizard side rather than the Hasbro side. Or, you know, kind of reconcile that with... whatever people imagine the edition should do, right?

And then what made it more interesting is BookScan sales data being shared again by Stephen Glicker on his YouTube channel. And this data came across as the first week being 3,773 copies sold in BookScan in the U.S., And, you know, it was done in a way that sure felt like it was being done for clicks. You can decide for yourself. A lot of drama.

And then what made it more interesting is BookScan sales data being shared again by Stephen Glicker on his YouTube channel. And this data came across as the first week being 3,773 copies sold in BookScan in the U.S., And, you know, it was done in a way that sure felt like it was being done for clicks. You can decide for yourself. A lot of drama.