`bgg_get_games`

Pack: boardgamegeek · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/bgg_get_games for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Get BoardGameGeek details for up to 20 games by BoardGameGeek id: name, year, player count, play time, categories, mechanics, designers, and community statistics (rating, rank, weight, owners). Requires your own BoardGameGeek application token as _apiKey.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`ids`	array	yes	BoardGameGeek game ids, 1 to 20. Example: [174430] for Gloomhaven.
`items`	number	no
`include_stats`	boolean	no	Include ratings, ranks and weight (default true).
`_apiKey`	string	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "ids": [
    174430
  ],
  "_apiKey": "your-boardgamegeek-token"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/boardgamegeek/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"bgg_get_games","arguments":{"ids":[174430],"_apiKey":"your-boardgamegeek-token"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('bgg_get_games', {
  "ids": [
    174430
  ],
  "_apiKey": "your-boardgamegeek-token"
});

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`games`	array
`not_found_ids`	array
`source`	string \| null
`fetched_at`	string \| null

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "games": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "type": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "year_published": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "min_players": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "max_players": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "playing_time_min": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "min_age": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "description": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "categories": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "mechanics": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "designers": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "url": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "stats": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {},
            "additionalProperties": true
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": true
      }
    },
    "not_found_ids": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "number"
      }
    },
    "source": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "fetched_at": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": true
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the boardgamegeek pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "boardgamegeek": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/boardgamegeek/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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