World Geek Pride Day Celebrated with: Shelfie Stacker, Millennium Blades, and King of Con

Being a geek is more than just a hobby - it’s a way of life

Today, May 25, the world celebrates Geek Pride Day - an unofficial holiday uniting fans of board games, comics, science fiction, and pop culture. For all of us, it’s the perfect excuse to celebrate the hobbies and fandoms we love, remember unforgettable moments around the gaming table, and, of course, add something new to our personal collections. Being a geek today is about much more than just having a hobby - it’s a unique lifestyle filled with the thrill of discovery, tactical thinking, and genuine devotion to beloved universes. To mark the occasion, we’ve prepared a special news digest dedicated to three outstanding tabletop projects. These games perfectly capture the essence of geek culture itself: from the eternal struggle of finding shelf space for new boxes to the simulation of massive trading card tournaments and the chaotic hunt for rare merchandise at conventions. Let’s jump into a world of strategy, rare finds, and the joyful madness of collecting.


The entire Tabletopia team wishes all fellow enthusiasts a happy Geek Pride Day!

Shelfie Stacker - The Art of Building the Perfect Shelf

Players: 1 - 4
Playing Time: 20m - 40m

What would Geek Pride Day be without admiring a perfectly organized collection? For many of us, arranging game boxes by size and color can be just as satisfying as playing the games themselves. That aesthetic side of the hobby is exactly what Shelfie Stacker, published by Arkus Games with participation from designer Shem Phillips, celebrates so well. Across seven intense rounds, players compete to create the kind of shelf setup every board gamer dreams about.

The game’s core system is elegantly simple. Each round, groups of three colorful dice are drawn from a bag to represent newly acquired games and placed onto delivery box boards. To claim the set they want, players secretly choose one of eight personal character cards. These cards determine turn order while also providing useful one-time abilities for smarter organization. The central challenge lies in fitting every die onto the Big Shelf while strictly following placement rules and avoiding the dreaded Shelf of Shame. It’s a perfect game for players who enjoy organization, efficiency, and long-term strategic planning.

Millennium Blades - Life Inside the Card Game Frenzy

Players: 2 - 5
Playing Time: 1h 15m - 2h

Once the shelves are properly organized, it’s finally time to put those treasured collections to use. Few board games capture the spirit of geek culture as accurately as Millennium Blades. Instead of simply simulating card battles, the game recreates the entire ecosystem surrounding trading card games - booster packs, trading, secondary markets, tournament pressure, evolving metas, and the endless chase for rare cards.

The story takes place in a world where the fictional card game Millennium Blades has existed for over a thousand years and has become the world’s ultimate hobby. Players step into this competitive scene, trying to achieve fame through clever deckbuilding, trading, and market speculation. The designers openly describe the game’s core emotions as excitement, desperation, strategic discovery, and the sense of community that naturally forms around trading card games.

Gameplay alternates between real-time market phases and structured tournament rounds. During the timed segments, players rush through booster openings, negotiations, and deckbuilding under heavy time pressure. The game deliberately captures the frantic energy of real card tournaments and crowded local game stores.

What makes the game especially impressive is the incredible level of detail in its parody of TCG culture. Promotional cards, collectible rarities, constantly shifting metas, friendship systems between players, and even a fully simulated aftermarket all appear within the experience. Yet beneath the humor lies a deeply strategic game that rewards quick thinking and adaptability.

For Geek Pride Day, Millennium Blades feels almost perfect because it celebrates not only the matches themselves, but the entire culture surrounding them.

King of Con - In the Heart of a Geek Convention

Players: 2 - 5
Playing Time: 1h 

Our digest concludes with a project that perfectly captures the atmosphere of a true geek convention. King of Con is a celebration of convention culture and collector obsession, where the goal is to build a collection worthy of admiration from every enthusiast in attendance. The designers created a game where the spirit of fandom events can be felt in every action - from planning routes through vendor booths to battling rivals for rare collectibles that can disappear in an instant.

At its core, the game is a competitive strategy experience built around hidden bidding and set collection. The board itself represents a convention floor filled with four vendor booths and a special market stall. Players compete over collectibles ranging from comics and games to rare figures and exclusive merchandise. The key challenge lies in managing bids wisely: players must not only secure the items they want, but also assemble valuable thematic collections for endgame scoring. In tie-break situations, special Monkey cards come into play, deciding which collector ultimately wins the conflict.

King of Con provides a fitting conclusion to this Geek Pride Day feature because it brings everything back to the roots of fandom culture. In geek culture, collecting is driven as much by emotion as it is by organization. It’s about excitement, competition, and the endless thrill of discovering something new.