--- title: "Days of Wonder vs Garphill Games: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Days of Wonder or Garphill Games more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Board game brands set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/days-of-wonder-vs-garphill-games" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Days of Wonder vs Garphill Games: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Days of Wonder or Garphill Games more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Board game brands set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Days of Wonder and Garphill Games - **Competitive set**: Board game brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Days of Wonder Share of Search**: 0.6% - **Garphill Games Share of Search**: 5.4% ## Is Days of Wonder or Garphill Games more popular in search? - In September 2026, Garphill Games had more branded searches than Days of Wonder among board game brands in New Zealand. Garphill Games had about 90 branded searches, while Days of Wonder had 10. Garphill Games made up 5.4% of all board game brand searches we track, and Days of Wonder accounted for 0.6%. - Garphill Games was ahead of Days of Wonder in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Days of Wonder’s share of searches among board game brands in New Zealand moved from 0.76% to 0.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Garphill Games’ share of searches among board game brands in New Zealand moved from 5.3% to 5.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 70 to 90. ## Top board game brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Days of Wonder and Garphill Games were each mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Days of Wonder was listed before Garphill Games in every answer that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ravensburger | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Asmodee | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Hasbro | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Days of Wonder | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Garphill Games | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Gibsons | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about board game brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which board game brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Ravensburger, 2. Asmodee, 3. Days of Wonder, 4. Garphill Games - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best board game brands in New Zealand?": 1. Asmodee, 2. Ravensburger, 3. Hasbro, 4. Days of Wonder, 5. Garphill Games - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best board game brand in New Zealand for a family game night?": 1. Ravensburger, 2. Hasbro, 3. Asmodee - Searched Google, AI Overview "best board games nz": named none of the brands we track - Searched Google, AI Overview "family board games": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Gibsons. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand board game brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Garphill Games gained share of searches among board game brands in New Zealand, from 3.6% to 5.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Days of Wonder estimated searches | Days of Wonder Share of Search | Days of Wonder rank | Garphill Games estimated searches | Garphill Games Share of Search | Garphill Games rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 10 | 0.76% | 6 | 70 | 5.3% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 20 | 1.4% | 6 | 90 | 6.4% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 50 | 3% | 6 | 140 | 8.4% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 40 | 2.6% | 6 | 110 | 7.2% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 20 | 1.8% | 6 | 110 | 9.9% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 10 | 0.81% | 6 | 90 | 7.3% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 20 | 1.5% | 6 | 90 | 6.7% | 4 | | May 2026 | 20 | 1.3% | 6 | 90 | 5.8% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 10 | 0.68% | 6 | 90 | 6.1% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 20 | 1.2% | 6 | 90 | 5.2% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 10 | 0.72% | 6 | 50 | 3.6% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 10 | 0.6% | 6 | 90 | 5.4% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Days of Wonder’s and Garphill Games’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Days of Wonder**: Measured on the search term “days of wonder”. - **Garphill Games**: Measured on the search term “garphill games”. - [Days of Wonder profile](/demand/nz/brands/days-of-wonder) - [Garphill Games profile](/demand/nz/brands/garphill-games) - [All board game brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-board-game-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Days of Wonder or Garphill Games more popular in search? In September 2026, Garphill Games had more branded searches than Days of Wonder among board game brands in New Zealand. Garphill Games had about 90 branded searches, while Days of Wonder had 10. Garphill Games made up 5.4% of all board game brand searches we track, and Days of Wonder accounted for 0.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Days of Wonder vs Garphill Games: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/days-of-wonder-vs-garphill-games This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/days-of-wonder-vs-garphill-games. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.