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BoardGameGeek

Ch 017.1of 14 Game Databases
  1. 1Runs onAndroid, iOS, Web
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3API accessYes
  4. 4Supported platformsboard games, card games, tabletop games, wargames, traditional games
  5. 5Export formatsXML, CSV
  6. 6Character dataNo
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Overview

BoardGameGeek is ranked #1 of 14 in game databases on Specifiction. It runs on Android, iOS, Web. There is a free plan.

BoardGameGeek plans and pricing

All plans
Free Free Core site access; registered membership is free boardgamegeek.com · 29 Sept 2026

Compared on game databases

Free plan
Yesboardgamegeek.com
API access
Yesboardgamegeek.com
Supported platforms
board games, card games, tabletop games, wargames, traditional gamesboardgamegeek.com
Export formats
XML, CSVboardgamegeek.com
Character data
Noboardgamegeek.com

Facts

Purpose
BoardGameGeek is an online resource and community for board game and card game content.boardgamegeek.com · 29 Sept 2026
Game information
Game entries include information, user ratings, forums, and other game related content.boardgamegeek.com · 29 Sept 2026
Community content
The site features reviews, ratings, images, play aids, translations, session reports, and live discussion forums.boardgamegeek.com · 29 Sept 2026
Collections
Members can maintain a virtual collection of games they own, play, rate, comment on, or follow.boardgamegeek.com · 29 Sept 2026
Play tracking
Account holders can log plays for games in their collection or from a game entry.boardgamegeek.com · 29 Sept 2026
Marketplaces
The site includes a Geek Market where members can transact, as well as game trade activity between members.boardgamegeek.com · 29 Sept 2026
Supporter perks
Annual support levels of $15 or more include a supporter icon; levels of $25 or more include ad blocking, a read feed for past subscriptions, and historical gaming trends.boardgamegeek.com · 29 Sept 2026
Operating costs
BoardGameGeek says it relies on community support and advertisements to pay expenses including servers, bandwidth, and employees.boardgamegeek.com · 29 Sept 2026
Infrastructure
The support page says BoardGameGeek uses Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, and Mandrill among other paid services.boardgamegeek.com · 29 Sept 2026
Privacy
The privacy policy says the site uses Cloudflare to deliver its websites securely and protect them from malicious traffic.boardgamegeek.com · 29 Sept 2026
Responsible disclosure
BoardGameGeek asks security researchers to report vulnerabilities to [email protected] and limit automated testing to two requests per second.boardgamegeek.com · 29 Sept 2026
Account age
The privacy policy says users must be at least 18 to have an account.boardgamegeek.com · 29 Sept 2026
Mobile apps
BoardGameGeek identifies its official app as available for iPhone and iPad and on Google Play for Android.apps.apple.com · 29 Sept 2026
Support contact
The responsible disclosure policy gives [email protected] as the contact for vulnerability reports.boardgamegeek.com · 29 Sept 2026

Company

Founded
2000boardgamegeek.com · 28 Sept 2026
Headquarters
Dallas, Texas, United Statesboardgamegeek.com · 28 Sept 2026

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