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title: "Goblin Games vs Vagabond Games & Collectables: Which is more popular in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Goblin Games or Vagabond Games & Collectables more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Card and tabletop game stores 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."
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# Goblin Games vs Vagabond Games & Collectables: Which is more popular in New Zealand?

Is Goblin Games or Vagabond Games & Collectables more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Card and tabletop game stores 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**: Goblin Games and Vagabond Games & Collectables
- **Competitive set**: Card and tabletop game stores
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **Goblin Games Share of Search**: 7.4%
- **Vagabond Games & Collectables Share of Search**: 3.3%

## Is Goblin Games or Vagabond Games & Collectables more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Goblin Games had more branded searches than Vagabond Games & Collectables among card and tabletop game stores in New Zealand. Goblin Games had about 2,910 branded searches, while Vagabond Games & Collectables had 1,300. Goblin Games made up 7.4% of all card and tabletop game store searches we track, and Vagabond Games & Collectables accounted for 3.3%.
- Goblin Games was ahead of Vagabond Games & Collectables in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Goblin Games’ share of searches among card and tabletop game stores in New Zealand moved from 7.8% to 7.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.9K.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Vagabond Games & Collectables’ share of searches among card and tabletop game stores in New Zealand moved from 4.3% to 3.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 1.3K.

## Top card and tabletop game stores in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Vagabond Games & Collectables was mentioned in two out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Goblin Games was mentioned in one out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Vagabond Games & Collectables was listed before Goblin Games in two out of three answers.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vagabond Games & Collectables | 1st | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Cerberus Games | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Spellbound Games | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Card Merchant | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Bea DnD Games | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Goblin Games | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Hobby Lords | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Shuffle and Cut | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Nova Games | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Calico Keep | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Gaming DNA | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about card and tabletop game stores

- Asked ChatGPT "Which card and tabletop game store should I shop at in New Zealand?": 1. Cerberus Games, 2. Goblin Games, 3. Bea DnD Games, 4. Card Merchant
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best card and tabletop game stores in New Zealand?": 1. Vagabond Games & Collectables, 2. Card Merchant, 3. Spellbound Games, 4. Cerberus Games, 5. Bea DnD Games, 6. Hobby Lords
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best card and tabletop game store in New Zealand for tabletop games?": 1. Vagabond Games & Collectables, 2. Spellbound Games
- Searched Google, AI Overview "card game stores": 1. Card Merchant

Not named in any answer: Shuffle and Cut, Nova Games, Calico Keep and Gaming DNA.

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 card and tabletop game stores in October 2026?

- In October 2026, Cerberus Games overtook Goblin Games and Shuffle and Cut to rank 3rd among card and tabletop game stores in New Zealand, with 9.1% of the searches.
- In October 2026, Goblin Games lost share of searches among card and tabletop game stores in New Zealand, from 8.5% to 7.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Vagabond Games & Collectables in New Zealand fell 18.8% over 12 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.3K in October 2026.

## How has branded search for Goblin Games and Vagabond Games & Collectables changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

| Month | Goblin Games estimated searches | Goblin Games Share of Search | Goblin Games rank | Vagabond Games & Collectables estimated searches | Vagabond Games & Collectables Share of Search | Vagabond Games & Collectables rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 2.9K | 7.8% | 5 | 1.6K | 4.3% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.9K | 7.8% | 5 | 1.6K | 4.3% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.6K | 9% | 4 | 1.6K | 4% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.9K | 8.3% | 5 | 1K | 2.9% | 10 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.6K | 10.5% | 3 | 1.3K | 3.8% | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.6K | 8.8% | 3 | 1.3K | 3.2% | 9 |
| May 2026 | 3.6K | 9.4% | 3 | 1.3K | 3.4% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.6K | 9% | 3 | 1.3K | 3.2% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.6K | 9% | 4 | 1.3K | 3.3% | 9 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.6K | 8.9% | 3 | 1.6K | 3.9% | 9 |
| Sep 2026 | 3.6K | 8.5% | 3 | 1.3K | 3.1% | 9 |
| Oct 2026 | 2.9K | 7.4% | 4 | 1.3K | 3.3% | 9 |

## How are Goblin Games’ and Vagabond Games & Collectables’ branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Goblin Games’ and Vagabond Games & Collectables’ 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.

- **Goblin Games**: Measured on the search terms “goblin games”, “goblin games warhammer” and “goblingames”, summed into one figure.
- **Vagabond Games & Collectables**: Measured on the search term “vagabond games”.

- [Goblin Games profile](/demand/nz/brands/goblin-games)
- [Vagabond Games & Collectables profile](/demand/nz/brands/vagabond-games)
- [All card and tabletop game stores in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-card-and-tabletop-game-stores): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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 Goblin Games or Vagabond Games & Collectables more popular in search?

In October 2026, Goblin Games had more branded searches than Vagabond Games & Collectables among card and tabletop game stores in New Zealand. Goblin Games had about 2,910 branded searches, while Vagabond Games & Collectables had 1,300. Goblin Games made up 7.4% of all card and tabletop game store searches we track, and Vagabond Games & Collectables accounted for 3.3%.

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