VeeFriends TCG Championship Won by SaugyWaffles in NYC Tournament
VeeFriends TCG Championship Won by SaugyWaffles in NYC Tournament
🏆 Rookie Takes TCG Crown
The 2024 VeeFriends Trading Card Game Championship Tournament in NYC featured 64 competitors from 4 countries. SaugyWaffles emerged victorious over Ron Jordan in the finals. The tournament used Swiss rounds, requiring 3/5 wins to advance. The champion will receive a pure gold Perfect Persian Cat trophy card, while all participants get silver versions. At NYCC, VeeFriends also launched partnerships with Topps (trading cards) and Funko (limited POP! figure), with both exclusive items selling out quickly. The event drew over 200,000 attendees.
VeeFriends TCG Championship Qualifiers Open Registration via Turnkey Platform
VeeFriends is hosting two final qualifier tournaments for its 2026 TCG Championship using [Turnkey TCG](https://vf.turnkeytcg.com/) as the official registration platform. **Key Events:** - **San Diego Comic-Con Qualifier** - July 25, 2026 at 710 13th St, San Diego. Registration deadline: July 25 @ 3:59 PM PT. Limited to 64 players. - **The National Qualifier** - July 31, 2026 at Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel, Rosemont, IL. Registration deadline: July 31 @ 4:59 PM CT. Limited to 64 players. **Prize Package for 1st Place:** - $1,000 VeeFriends Shop credit - One-of-a-kind custom framed artwork - Custom VeeFriends T-shirt Turnkey TCG is a tournament management platform that streamlines player registration, standings, and event logistics for trading card game communities. Tutorial videos are available showing how to sign up, register for tournaments, and build decks on the platform. These qualifiers represent the final opportunities to earn Championship Points before the top 64 competitors battle in New York City this October. On-site registration is available at both venues.
VeeFriends Drops Ultra-Rare PSA Graded Comic Blind Boxes at San Diego Comic-Con
VeeFriends and PSA are releasing limited-edition blind box graded comic variants exclusively at San Diego Comic-Con 2026. The collectible features **Comic Book #13: Farm Fights**, a wrestling-themed story by Jim Rugg introducing 11 new characters. **Key Details:** - Only **555 total blind boxes** available - Price: **$129 per box** - Location: PSA Booth #4237, July 23-26 - Each box contains a PSA-graded variant with Bill Sienkiewicz Red Variant cover **Ultra-Rare Chase Items:** - 1/1 Bill Sienkiewicz original sketch cover - /5 triple-signed Gold Cracked Ice (Rugg, Vaynerchuk, Sienkiewicz) - 1/1 sketch covers from David Mack, DJ Coffman (5 variants), Agnes Garbowska, Andrew Drilon, Todd Beats - Various autographed editions from creators The release builds on Farm Fights' debut as a 1,000-copy mini-comic at NYCC 2025. Comic Book #13 is part of VeeFriends' ongoing anthology series, now spanning 17 issues. [Full comic series details](https://veefriends.com/comics)
GaryVee Returns to Entrepreneur Magazine Cover After Nearly a Decade
Gary Vaynerchuk is featured on the cover of *Entrepreneur* magazine for the first time since 2017, marking 40 years of building businesses and investing. **What's Happening:** - A special live show on [Whatnot](https://www.whatnot.com/live/1e1f89f2-6f93-45d3-ba77-7cc07965cebe) on **Tuesday, July 21st at 4:15 PM ET** - Gary will discuss his entrepreneurial journey and career decisions - 1,000 signed copies of the magazine available for purchase during the show **For VeeFriends Holders:** - Series 1 Entrepreneur Elf NFT holders can claim a free signed copy - Claim window: July 21st - August 4th at 12:00 PM ET - One magazine per eligible NFT at [VeeFriends Shop](https://shop.veefriends.com/collections/holder-claims) **Career Evolution:** Since his first cover in 2017, Gary has expanded VaynerX into a global communications company, launched VeeFriends as an entertainment IP, and continued investing in companies across industries.
🎬 VeeFriends Chrome Streams This Weekend
**VeeFriends Chrome 2026 is live, and the community is breaking boxes across multiple platforms.** The first weekend features 12+ live streams on Whatnot, Fanatics Live, and TikTok. Breakers are opening cases and offering character-specific spots—so collectors can buy into their favorite character and receive all cards pulled for that spot. **Notable streams include:** - Midwest Cards: 10-case break (192 boxes total) - BreakingCo: Pick-your-character format - Wildzone Breaks: Known for pulling last year's Entrepreneur Elf SuperFractor 1/1 - BargainHuntersBreaks: Hosted by Rene from *Storage Wars* Additionally, 10+ channels are streaming on [Fanatics Live](https://www.fanatics.live/explore?value=veefriends&type=Shows). Whether you're buying in, watching with family, or learning the set, the community is showing up in a big way.
VeeFriends Opens Three Consecutive Lava Variant Burn Windows for Comic Books 24-26
VeeFriends has announced burn windows for three consecutive Lava Variant comic books following the successful debut of variant #23, which saw 868 burns. **Key Details:** - **Lava Variant #24**: June 11-16, burn any one BOOK GAMES token - **Lava Variant #25**: June 18-23, burn requirements TBA June 16 - **Lava Variant #26**: June 25-30, burn requirements TBA June 23 Each window is open for five days only. Lava Variants are made-to-order physical comic books with alternate covers, available exclusively through [Burn Island](https://veefriends.com/burn-island). The print run is determined entirely by the number of tokens burned during each window. **How it works:** - Visit [veefriends.com/burn-island](https://veefriends.com/burn-island) during the active window - Hold BOOK GAMES tokens in your VeeFriends Wallet - Burn the required tokens (each burn = one variant) - Receive your made-to-order physical comic after the window closes BOOK GAMES tokens can be purchased on [Rarible](https://rarible.com/ethereum/collections/0xac98d8d1bb27a94e79fbf49198210240688bb1ed) using ETH on Base or fiat. Once a burn window closes, that specific variant will not be available again.