The following results were compiled by our staff from the ten months of Bestseller surveys that we ran this year. Games are ranked first by total number of mentions, then by the number of months on the survey. Where appropriate, and so marked, we have combined products in a series, such as Assault and Boots and Saddles by Game Designers' Workshop.
| War Games | Rank | Mentions | Months | Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambush series | 1 | 58 | 8 | Victory Games, Inc. |
| Squad Leader series | 2 | 56 | 10 | The Avalon Hill Game Co. |
| Firepower | 3 | 43 | 7 | The Avalon Hill Game Co. |
| Third World War series | 4 | 42 | 8 | Game Designers' Workshop |
| Sixth Fleet | 5 | 40 | 7 | Victory Games, Inc. |
| Axis and Allies | 6 | 38 | 6 | Milton Bradley Co. |
| Assault series | 7 | 28 | 6 | Game Designers' Workshop |
| Star Fleet Battles series | 7 | 28 | 5 | Task Force Games Inc. |
| Vietnam, 1965-1975 | 8 | 21 | 5 | Victory Games, Inc. |
| Conquest of the Empire | 9 | 18 | 6 | Milton Bradley Co. |
| War Games Miniatures | Rank | Mentions | Months | Company |
| Napoleonics, 15mm | 1 | 53 | 10 | Minifigs |
| Colonials, 25mm | 2 | 32 | 9 | Ral Partha Enterprises |
| MicroArmour, 1:285 | 3 | 30 | 6 | GHQ |
| Computer Software (Survey results for 3 months) | Rank | Mentions | Months | Company |
| Mech Brigade | 1 | 18 | 3 | Strategic Simulations Inc. |
| Kampfgruppe | 2 | 15 | 3 | Strategic Simulations Inc. |
| Colonial Conquest | 3 | 8 | 3 | Strategic Simulations Inc. |
| Role-Games | Rank | Mentions | Months | Company |
| Twilight:2000 | 1 | 115 | 10 | Game Designers Workshop Inc |
| Dungeons & Dragons | 2 | 112 | 9 | TSR Inc. |
| Marvel Super Heroes | 3 | 55 | 8 | TSR Inc. |
| Champions | 4 | 34 | 5 | Hero Games Inc. |
| Paranoia | 5 | 31 | 8 | West End Games Inc. |
| RuneQuest III | 6 | 27 | 6 | The Avalon Hill Game Co. |
| Unearthed Arcana | 7 | 22 | 2 | TSR Inc. |
| Indiana Jones | 8 | 15 | 3 | TSR Inc. |
| Dr. Who | 9 | 13 | 9 | FASA Corporation |
| Deluxe Car Wars | 10 | 12 | 2 | Steve Jackson Games Inc. |
| James Bond 007 | 10 | 12 | 4 | Victory Games Inc. |
| Middle-earth Role Playing | 10 | 12 | 4 | Iron Crown Enterprises |
| Role-Games Miniatures | Rank | Mentions | Months | Company |
| Dragon of the Month | 1 | 140 | 9 | Grenadier Models Inc. |
| Personalities | 2 | 110 | 10 | Ral Partha Enterprises |
| Fantasy Lords | 3 | 33 | 7 | Grenadier Models Inc. |
| Grenadier Line | 4 | 30 | 3 | Grenadier Models Inc. |
| Dragon Lords | 5 | 26 | 6 | Grenadier Models Inc. |
| Adult Games | Rank | Mentions | Months | Company |
| Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective | 1 | 98 | 10 | Sleuth Publications |
| Trivial Pursuit | 2 | 61 | 7 | Selchow & Righter |
| 221B Baker Street | 3 | 28 | 8 | John N. Hansen Co. |
| Superstar Wrestling | 4 | 24 | 7 | Super Star Game Co. |
| Diplomacy | 5 | 21 | 6 | The Avalon Hill Game Co. |
| A Question of Scruples | 6 | 18 | 4 | Maruca Inc. |
| Sexual Trivia | 7 | 15 | 6 | Baron-Scott Publications |
| Civilization | 8 | 13 | 4 | The Avalon Hill Game Co. |
| Status Pro Baseball | 9 | 11 | 4 | The Avalon Hill Game Co. |
| Supremacy | 10 | 9 | 4 | Supremacy Games Inc. |
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