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BoardGameGeek

iPhone + Android

7.8No. 1 of 14
in Game Databases
  • Recognised40% of the score20
  • Phone app26% of the score100
  • Documented20% of the score89
  • Free plan14% of the score100
Free plan
Yes
Runs on
Android, iPhone, Web
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Summary

BoardGameGeek is an online resource and community for board game and card game content, available on web, Android, and iOS. Game pages collect information, user ratings, forums, and related material. Members can browse reviews, images, play aids, translations, session reports, and live discussions, as well as maintain a virtual collection of games they own, play, rate, comment on, or follow. Account holders can log plays from a game page or their collection. The site also includes a Geek Market where members can transact and supports game trading between members. Registered membership and core site access are free, with no free trial. Annual support levels of $15 or more include a supporter icon; levels of $25 or more add ad blocking, a read feed for past subscriptions, and historical gaming trends. BoardGameGeek says it relies on community support and advertisements to pay expenses such as servers, bandwidth, and employee costs. Users must be at least 18 to have an account.

Who it is for

BoardGameGeek may suit people who want game information, discussion, collection tracking, or play logging for board and card games. Its free core membership is available to users aged 18 or older.

What is good

  • Game entries include ratings, forums, and related content.
  • Members can track collections and log plays.
  • The site includes a member game-trading activity.
  • Core site access and membership are free.

What to know first

  • An account requires users to be at least 18.
  • There is no free trial.
  • Ad blocking is limited to support levels of $25 or more annually.

Verdict

BoardGameGeek combines game information and community activity with collection and play tracking. Its core membership is free, while some supporter perks require annual support of $15 or $25 or more.

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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