ACD Distribution LAST VERIFIED: August 5, 2026

ACD Distribution is an established B2B-only distributor of tabletop and board games, trading card games including Pokemon TCG, toys, plush and hobby accessories, serving hobby retailers. The catalog exceeds 27,000 SKUs, and the company partners with major publishers including Hasbro, Paizo, The Pokemon Company International and Exploding Kittens. It presents named leadership, with Bob Maher as President and CEO, runs an active retailer blog with promotions, and hosts the annual ACD Expo trade show for its retailer network. Founding year and headquarters location are not published in the record, but the publisher partnerships and trade-show presence mark this as an institutional player in hobby-game distribution.

Access is strictly gated: ACD sells only to businesses, and prospective buyers must apply for a retailer account before seeing terms. Beyond that gate, the record contains no published commercial details; MOQ, minimum order values, shipping arrangements and payment methods are all unpublished and presumably disclosed during onboarding. This is typical for authorized hobby distribution, where terms depend on the retailer relationship, but it means new store owners cannot evaluate pricing or minimums before applying. What the company does surface publicly is retailer-facing programming: ongoing promotions and the annual ACD Expo, which functions as both a buying show and a relationship venue for its accounts.

ACD is a strong fit for brick-and-mortar game stores and established hobby retailers who want authorized access to Pokemon TCG, Hasbro and major board-game publishers, with the promotions and trade-show ecosystem that comes with a real distributor relationship. The record lists no red flags. The constraints are structural rather than cautionary: the B2B-only application gate excludes casual resellers and consumers, and the absence of published MOQ, shipping and payment terms means all commercial specifics must be established through the account process. Retailers should apply with business documentation ready; individuals or marketplace sellers without a storefront or resale credentials are unlikely to be the intended customer here.