86. From Roaring Success to HUGE Ambitions: Auckland Card Show 2026 Plans!

A few weeks ago, Will interviewed Steve Guinee about the 2025 Auckland Card Show. Now, he’s back—joined by Matt Rogers, the mastermind behind the massive TCG tournaments—to catch up on how it all went down and look ahead to what’s coming next. To begin, Matt talks about what it took to run those epic tournaments—spanning titles like Flesh and Blood, Grand Archive, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Disney Lorcana. Then Steve gives us the full breakdown—how the 2025 show more than doubled in scale, ran across two massive halls, and hosted almost 6,000 attendees and had more than $100,000 in prizes and giveaways.

Steve and Matt don’t just pause to pat themselves on the back though. They’re already unveiling ambitious plans for 2026 that are huge… unbelievable even! After the roaring success of this year’s show, you wouldn’t bet against them pulling it off.