What Game You Bringing?
What Game You Bringing? is a specialized board game discovery application designed to solve the common problem of choosing the right game for any gaming situation. The app connects to the extensive BoardGameGeek database and leverages community-driven data to provide intelligent recommendations based on real-world play experiences.
Key Features
- Smart Player Count Filtering: Uses BoardGameGeek community votes to recommend games that actually play well at specific player counts, not just what's listed on the box
- Massive Database: Access to over 160,000 board games from the complete BoardGameGeek catalog
- Intuitive Filtering: Focuses on essential filters like player count, age, and game length without overwhelming users with advanced options
- Collection Management: Save games to custom lists and browse personal or friends' BoardGameGeek collections
- No Account Required: Works seamlessly with or without a BoardGameGeek account
- Subscription Model: Free core functionality with optional subscription for advanced features like multi-list filtering and search-based list creation
Technical Implementation
The app is built as a native iOS/iPadOS application with macOS compatibility through Apple's ecosystem. It features a clean, dark-mode optimized interface with accessibility features including color differentiation without color alone. The app integrates with BoardGameGeek's API to access their comprehensive game database and community voting data.
Target Users
- Board game enthusiasts who need help selecting games for different group sizes
- Game night organizers who want to quickly find appropriate games
- Parents looking for age-appropriate games for children
- Casual gamers overwhelmed by the thousands of available board game options
Privacy & Data Handling
The app collects non-personally identifiable data including search history, usage data, and diagnostics for analytics and app functionality purposes. All data collection is clearly disclosed in the privacy policy and follows Apple's privacy guidelines.
Platform Support
- Primary: iPhone and iPad (iOS/iPadOS 18.0+)
- Secondary: macOS 15.0+ (Apple Silicon required)
- Additional: Apple Vision (visionOS 2.0+)
Unique Value Proposition
Unlike generic board game databases, What Game You Bringing? focuses specifically on the practical problem of game selection by leveraging community wisdom about what games actually work well in real-world play situations, making it an essential tool for anyone who regularly hosts or attends game nights.
