`get_game`

Pack: boardgames · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/boardgames/mcp

Get full details for a specific board game by ID (from search_games results). Returns name, year, players, playtime, description, rating, publisher, designer, and price.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	yes	Board Game Atlas game ID (e.g. “OIXt3DmJU0” for Catan)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": "OIXt3DmJU0"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/boardgames/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_game","arguments":{"id":"OIXt3DmJU0"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_game', {
  "id": "OIXt3DmJU0"
});

Response shape

Always returns: id, name, year_published, min_players, max_players, min_playtime, max_playtime, min_age, description, image_url, thumb_url, url, price, msrp, average_user_rating, num_user_ratings, rank, trending_rank, primary_publisher, primary_designer

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	Board Game Atlas game ID
`name`	string	Game name
`year_published`	number \| null	Year the game was published
`min_players`	number \| null	Minimum number of players
`max_players`	number \| null	Maximum number of players
`min_playtime`	number \| null	Minimum playtime in minutes
`max_playtime`	number \| null	Maximum playtime in minutes
`min_age`	number \| null	Minimum recommended age
`description`	string \| null	Preview of the game description
`image_url`	string \| null	Full-size image URL
`thumb_url`	string \| null	Thumbnail image URL
`url`	string \| null	Board Game Atlas URL for the game
`price`	string \| null	Current price
`msrp`	number \| null	Manufacturer suggested retail price
`average_user_rating`	number \| null	Average user rating
`num_user_ratings`	number \| null	Number of user ratings
`rank`	number \| null	Overall rank
`trending_rank`	number \| null	Trending rank
`primary_publisher`	string \| null	Primary publisher name
`primary_designer`	string \| null	Primary designer name

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Board Game Atlas game ID"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Game name"
    },
    "year_published": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Year the game was published"
    },
    "min_players": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Minimum number of players"
    },
    "max_players": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Maximum number of players"
    },
    "min_playtime": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Minimum playtime in minutes"
    },
    "max_playtime": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Maximum playtime in minutes"
    },
    "min_age": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Minimum recommended age"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Preview of the game description"
    },
    "image_url": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Full-size image URL"
    },
    "thumb_url": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Thumbnail image URL"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Board Game Atlas URL for the game"
    },
    "price": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Current price"
    },
    "msrp": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Manufacturer suggested retail price"
    },
    "average_user_rating": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Average user rating"
    },
    "num_user_ratings": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Number of user ratings"
    },
    "rank": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Overall rank"
    },
    "trending_rank": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Trending rank"
    },
    "primary_publisher": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Primary publisher name"
    },
    "primary_designer": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Primary designer name"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id",
    "name",
    "year_published",
    "min_players",
    "max_players",
    "min_playtime",
    "max_playtime",
    "min_age",
    "description",
    "image_url",
    "thumb_url",
    "url",
    "price",
    "msrp",
    "average_user_rating",
    "num_user_ratings",
    "rank",
    "trending_rank",
    "primary_publisher",
    "primary_designer"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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