Here's a little experiment. I'm taking my top 30 board games, which excludes expansions and card games, and checking availability from the largest three distributors at my local, West Coast warehouses. Over a quarter of this list includes Alliance exclusives (marked with an "x" for distributors that can't get those games), which pretty much guarantees I'll be shopping with Alliance. Lets look at the fill rates with these games, with Alliance being judged with their exclusives included. The other two distributors get a pass on those games.
| Description |
ACD |
Alliance |
GTS |
| Pandemic: New Edition |
x |
Y |
x |
| Betrayal at House on the Hill |
N |
N |
N |
| Settlers of Catan Rev. |
x |
Y |
x |
| King of Tokyo |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Small World |
x |
Y |
x |
| Ticket to Ride |
x |
Y |
x |
| Forbidden Desert |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Smash Up |
N |
Y |
Y |
| Robinson Crusoe |
x |
Y |
x |
| Descent Journeys in the Dark 2E |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Firefly: The Board Game |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Takenoko |
N |
N |
N |
| Arkham Horror |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| 7 Wonders |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Carcassonne |
x |
N |
x |
| Zombicide |
N |
N |
Y |
| Lords of Waterdeep |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Castle Panic |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Star Wars X-wing |
N |
Y |
Y |
| Super Dungeon Explore |
N |
Y |
Y |
| Red Dragon Inn |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Elder Sign |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Krosmaster: Arena |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Rampage |
N |
N |
Y |
| Shadows Over Camelot |
x |
N |
x |
| Agricola |
x |
Y |
x |
| Cosmic Encounter |
Y |
N |
Y |
| A Game Of Thrones |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Mansions of Madness |
N |
N |
Y |
| Mice and Mystics |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
22 |
30 |
22 |
| Available |
14 |
20 |
20 |
| Fill Rate Percentage |
63.6 |
66.7 |
90.9 |
