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BoardGameGeek MCP for AI. Analyze Game Data, User History, and Community Trends.

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BoardGameGeek MCP connects your AI agent to the world's largest board game database. Search 150,000+ titles instantly, pull deep metadata like player count and complexity, track personal collections, analyze play logs, and read community discussions—all without manual browsing.

What your AI can do

Get forum list

Lists the different discussion areas (like Rules, Reviews, etc.) available for a given board game ID.

Get game plays

Retrieves recent records of who played a specific game and when they did it.

Get guild

Fetches details about community groups or 'guilds' centered around shared board game interests.

+ 7 more capabilities included
Search Game Details

Find any board game by name and retrieve its core stats, ratings, and IDs.

Analyze User Activity

Review a user's complete collection or analyze detailed play logs, including dates and comments.

Research Community Trends

See what games are currently popular, read specific discussion threads, or explore community guilds.

Fetch Core Game Metadata

Get deep-dive stats for a game like complexity weight and Bayesian rating using its ID.

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BoardGameGeek MCP with 10 Tools

Use these ten tools to orchestrate complex data retrieval from the BGG database. Access game stats, user profiles, historical play records, and forum discussions.

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Get Forum List

Lists the different discussion areas (like Rules, Reviews, etc.) available for a given board game ID.

Get Game Plays

Retrieves recent records of who played a specific game and when they did it.

Get Guild

Fetches details about community groups or 'guilds' centered around shared board game...

Get Hot Items

Shows what is currently popular across different categories of games and hobby items...

Get Thing

Retrieves detailed stats, ratings, and descriptions for one or more specific board...

Get Thread

Reads the actual content of a single discussion thread or review about a game.

Get User Collection

Returns all games a user owns, noting their personal rating and whether they want to play it.

Get User Info

Gathers basic profile information about a specific user on the platform.

Get User Plays

Gets a detailed list of dates and locations where a user played games, optionally...

Search Games

Searches the database for matching game titles and returns their unique IDs for...

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1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.

2

Add Custom Connector

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3

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Open a new chat. The BoardGameGeek integration is available immediately — no restart needed.

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Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more

The Model Context Protocol standardizes how applications expose capabilities to LLMs. Instead of operating in isolation, your AI gains direct access to external platforms, live data, and real-world actions through secure, standardized connections.

This connection provides 10 powerful capabilities that interface natively with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other compatible AI platforms. No middleware. No custom integration required.

The Pain of Manual Game Research

Right now, finding structured game data means jumping between pages. You check a game's page for the rating, then open a separate tab to see its play history, and maybe click into a forum thread just for one specific rule clarification. Copying those stats into an article or spreadsheet is slow; you spend more time navigating than writing.

With this MCP, your agent handles all that clicking. You give it the task—say, 'Compare Catan to Ticket to Ride'—and it pulls together the necessary data points for both games from multiple sources and hands them back structured and ready to use.

Get User Profiles with `get_user_info`

Manually building a user profile requires visiting the user's page, noting their name, then checking what games they own, and separately reviewing their play history. It’s three different actions across three tabs.

Now, you can ask your agent to pull together that data stack using `get_user_info` for identity, followed by `get_user_collection` and `get_user_plays`. You get a unified view of the user's interests in one go.

What your AI can actually do with this

Need data from a massive source but don't have time to click through dozens of pages? This MCP lets your AI agent talk directly to the BoardGameGeek database. You can search for any game by name and pull detailed information on everything it needs, including its publication year, player range, play time, and global rating.

If you're tracking a user's gaming habits, you can analyze their full collection or review specific play sessions over months of history. Need to know what people are arguing about? Access the game forums and read discussion threads right from your agent. By connecting through Vinkius, you get access to all this rich data—from trending titles to deep-cut guild details—all in one place for your AI client.

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Questions you might have

How do I search for games using the `search_games` tool? +

Use the search_games tool and provide the primary name or keyword. It will return a list of matching titles, each with its unique BGG ID. You'll need this ID to get full stats later.

Can I see what games are currently popular using `get_hot_items`? +

Yes, calling get_hot_items shows the current trending items across board games, RPGs, and other hobby categories. This is useful for spotting market interest.

What's the difference between `get_user_collection` and `get_user_plays`? +

get_user_collection shows what games a user owns, along with their personal rating. get_user_plays, however, tracks specific instances of play—the date, location, and sometimes comments.

How do I find out about community discussions using `get_forum_list`? +

First, use a game's ID to call get_forum_list. This returns IDs for the various forums (Reviews, Rules, etc.). You then feed those specific forum IDs into get_thread to read the actual discussion content.

What specific data points can I retrieve for a game using `get_thing`? +

The tool returns comprehensive metadata, including year published, min/max players, playing time, complexity weight, and both Bayesian and user ratings. This is the best way to get detailed stats on multiple games at once.

How does `get_guild` help me understand community interests? +

It provides details about BGG guilds, which are dedicated community groups. You can use this information to discover people who share specific tabletop interests or organize around shared hobbies.

Can I track recent engagement with a game using `get_game_plays`? +

Yes, this tool returns play logs showing who played the game and when. You can also access any comments left during those recorded sessions, which helps gauge current activity.

What kind of general information does `get_user_info` provide? +

This function pulls core data about a user's profile and social connection points on the platform. It lets you understand their overall preferences or relationship to the board gaming community.

How do I find a game's BGG ID to get full details? +

Use the search_games tool with the game's name. The results include the BGG ID for each match. Then pass that ID to get_thing for complete metadata including ratings, player count, complexity weight and description.

Can I see what board games are currently trending? +

Absolutely! Use the get_hot_items tool. By default it returns the 50 hottest board games, but you can also check trending RPGs, video games, or even industry people by specifying the type parameter.

Does this integration allow modifying data on BoardGameGeek? +

No. All tools are strictly read-only queries. You can search, explore collections, read forums and analyze play history, but no data on BoardGameGeek will be created, modified or deleted through this integration.

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