The Village Geek TCG 4.5(190)

The address on file for The Village Geek is 105 N 3rd St, Manhattan, KS 66502. The closest other cities with listings are Fort Riley, about 17 miles out with 1 shop, and Junction City at roughly 18 miles. 190 Google reviews back the 4.5-star figure — fourth by volume among Manhattan's 5 rated shops. On the Manhattan page, which lists 5 shops (4 independent, 1 chain), this listing sits fourth. Order on a city page comes from rating shrunk toward the site-wide average by review volume, so a 5.0 from nine reviews does not automatically lead. Measured from its coordinates, the nearest other shops in the directory are 2 Peace Card Shop (under a mile) and GameStop (under a mile). Statewide, Kansas accounts for 99 independent listings spread over 39 cities, plus 26 chain locations.

The Village Geek posts hours for all seven days. The widest the posted week gets is 9 AM at one end and 11 PM at the other. The record carries a phone number and a website, so there are two ways to check something before setting out. The directory files this listing under trading card games. That is a classification applied to the business record, not the result of anyone checking a display case. What the directory does not hold is inventory: there is no record here of what is in the case on a given day, which sets are open, or what the shop pays for cards. Call before you drive.