BoardGameBrain

Your board game rules assistant

BoardGameBrain

Less time reading. More time playing.

Ask setup, scoring, and edge-case questions. BoardGameBrain checks available rulebooks and shows the sources behind its answers.

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Brass: Birmingham coverRules ready

Brass: Birmingham

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Ark Nova coverRules ready

Ark Nova

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Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 coverRules ready

Pandemic Legacy: Season 1

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Gloomhaven coverRules ready

Gloomhaven

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Dune: Imperium – Uprising coverRules ready

Dune: Imperium – Uprising

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Dune: Imperium coverRules ready

Dune: Imperium

1–460–120m
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How it works

Choose a game. Ask naturally. Check the source.

BoardGameBrain keeps the selected game in context, answers from available rules material, and attaches citations to the claims that matter. If a source is silent or ambiguous, treat the official rulebook or publisher ruling as authoritative.

  • Setup and turn-order questions
  • Scoring and end-game timing
  • Odd interactions and table-stopping edge cases