TablePulse

Board-game recommendations by group profile — player count, complexity tolerance, theme, playtime, budget, and ages, grounded in current web reviews/discussion (never BoardGameGeek data). Returns a ranked shortlist with fit reasoning, honorable mentions, and honest avoid-list.

Board-game expansion check for a base game — which expansions are worth it, standalone/compatibility status, and buy order, grounded in current web reviews (never BoardGameGeek data).

Board-game collection valuation — out-of-print premiums, reprint-risk warnings, and condition factors for a list of titles. Honest estimates-only, never appraisals, grounded in current secondary-market web sources (never BoardGameGeek data).

Party/social board-game finder by group size, vibe, and setting — including drinking-game and family-mixed-ages fit, grounded in current web sources (never BoardGameGeek data).

Age-appropriate board-game picks for a family — actual-age-vs-box-age reality check and a gateway-game progression ladder, grounded in current web reviews (never BoardGameGeek data).

Best solo-mode board games by preference, with an honest solo-variant-quality read (designed-for-solo vs. weak bolt-on), grounded in current web reviews (never BoardGameGeek data).

Is this game right for MY group's experience level? Plain-language complexity breakdown, honest teach-time reality, and a rules-overhead verdict for a specific game, grounded in current web reviews (never BoardGameGeek data).

Crowdfunding radar for a tabletop Kickstarter/Gamefound campaign — back-now-vs-wait-for-retail verdict, FOMO economics, late-pledge options, and typical retail-price outcome. Uses the real Gamefound public API when the project is hosted there.

Spiel des Jahres, Kennerspiel des Jahres, Kinderspiel des Jahres, and Golden Geek award tracker — nominees, winner status, and what the award means for buyers and publishers, grounded in current news (never BoardGameGeek data).

Board-game pricing guidance — MSRP vs street price, when/where deals happen, holiday cycles, and Kickstarter-vs-retail math. Uses the real BoardGamePrices.co.uk multi-retailer API (UK/DE/US/Nordics coverage), never BoardGameGeek data.

Head-to-head board-game comparison — mechanics, complexity, replayability, and a use-case-specific verdict for 2-4 titles, grounded in current web reviews (never BoardGameGeek data).