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How to Play

Build Your Library. Outsmart Your Rivals.

STEP 01

Generate Resources

Each round, your books on Display gives you different resources! Choose which book to Display wisely as this would help you gain strong momentum throughout the game.

STEP 02

Add to Your Shelves

Purchase different books to put on your shelves and build powerful collections. The right book collections would attract the right bookworms to your library!

STEP 03

Satisfy Bookworms!

Bookworms are a crucial part of the game and can help you gain lots of popularity. Use your librarian prowess to assign a bookworm to any book to gain its effect!

What’s Inside

Everything You Need for the Perfect Library.

65 Books

Across 7 genres, all books are unique with lots of puns.

4 Boards

Track your collection, and wish list progress.

48 Bookworms

Satisfy the right bookworms and get massive popularity boosts!

120 Resources

Never run out of resources!

Frequently Asked Questions

This is a mid-weight game. If you enjoy games like Everdell, Wingspan and Splendor, you might enjoy this one!

The length of a game depends on player count and board game experience. With 2 players with decent gaming experience, a game can last from 30 – 40 minutes. With 4 players with medium experience, a game can take up to 90 minutes!

This game is not recommended for those younger than 5 as there are small components and tokens in the game. Those under 12 may also find the game a bit too complex.

Get to Know Us

ConfettiPieces Games is a tiny enthusiastic game design studio founded by people who spend too much time at used bookshops and not enough time actually reading the books they buy.

Shelf Control is our debut title, a game we designed because we something cozy, clever, and quick enough to play on a weeknight.

Currently, we are focused on one game at a time. We care about the experience of the games and making it easy and digestible to play and have fun! Thank you for being here for it!

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