Monopoly, introduced in 1935, leads every sales ranking. Chess and checkers are excluded because there is no reliable sales data for either. Here are the ten best-selling board games:

1. Monopoly: 275 million
2. Scrabble: 150 million
3. Clue: 150 million
4. Battleship: 100 million
5. Trivial Pursuit: 100 million
6. Backgammon: 88 million
7. Candy Land: 50 million
8. Rummikub: 50 million
9. The Game of Life: 50 million
10. Othello: 40 million