Board Game Oracle Scraper

Scrape Board Game Oracle for board game price comparisons across 50+ online retailers. Get the lowest prices, price history stats, BGG ratings, and store-level pricing for any board game.

What does Board Game Oracle Scraper do?

This scraper extracts board game pricing and metadata from Board Game Oracle, the leading board game price comparison engine. It parses structured JSON data directly from the site's Next.js server-rendered pages — no brittle HTML scraping needed.

Key features

• Search by name — Search for any board game by title
• Price comparison — Get the lowest price across 50+ online board game stores
• Store-level pricing — See individual store prices, availability, and shipping info
• BGG data — BoardGameGeek ratings, complexity scores, player counts, play times
• Price drops — Browse current price drops with 30-day and 52-week low tracking
• Fast & reliable — Parses structured __NEXT_DATA__ JSON, no anti-bot issues

Input

Field	Type	Description
searchQueries	string[]	Board game names to search for. Use "browse" or "trending" to get homepage price drops.
maxListings	integer	Maximum games per query (default: 100)
scrapeDetails	boolean	Visit each game's price page for store-level pricing (default: false)
proxyConfiguration	object	Proxy settings (usually not needed)

Example input

{
    "searchQueries": ["catan", "gloomhaven", "wingspan"],
    "maxListings": 20,
    "scrapeDetails": true
}

Output

Each result includes:

Field	Description
title	Board game name
slug	URL-friendly identifier
yearPublished	Year the game was published
bggRating	BoardGameGeek average rating (1-10)
bggComplexity	BGG weight/complexity score (1-5)
playerCountMin / playerCountMax	Supported player range
playTimeMin / playTimeMax	Play time range in minutes
lowestPrice	Lowest available price in USD
lowestStoreName	Store with the lowest price
storeCount	Number of stores with listings
stores	Array of store offers (when scrapeDetails is enabled)
imageUrl	Game box art thumbnail
url	Board Game Oracle price page URL

Store offer fields (when scrapeDetails is true)

Field	Description
store	Retailer name
price	Listed price
availability	in_stock, out_of_stock, or backorder
shipping	Shipping rate description
pickupArea	Local pickup location (if available)

Browse/trending extra fields

When using "browse" or "trending" as a search query, results include additional price drop data:

Field	Description
thirtyDayLow	30-day lowest price
fiftyTwoWeekLow	52-week lowest price
priceDropDayPercent	Day-over-day price change %
priceDropWeekPercent	Week-over-week price change %
discountFromMedian	Discount from median price %

Example output

{
    "title": "CATAN",
    "slug": "catan",
    "yearPublished": 1995,
    "bggRating": 7.09,
    "bggComplexity": 2.28,
    "playerCountMin": 3,
    "playerCountMax": 4,
    "playTimeMin": 60,
    "playTimeMax": 120,
    "lowestPrice": 39.99,
    "lowestStoreName": "Tabletop Merchant",
    "storeCount": 14,
    "stores": [
        {
            "store": "Tabletop Merchant",
            "price": 39.99,
            "availability": "in_stock",
            "shipping": "Flat rate $14.99"
        },
        {
            "store": "Game Nerdz",
            "price": 41.97,
            "availability": "in_stock",
            "shipping": "Flat rate $6"
        }
    ],
    "imageUrl": "https://bgomedia-19127.kxcdn.com/image/product/lg/VxllVgl0jgUD0jpXl3vO",
    "url": "https://www.boardgameoracle.com/boardgame/price/04ACtDMij8/catan",
    "searchQuery": "catan",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-25T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Use cases

• Find the best deal — Compare prices across 50+ board game retailers
• Track price drops — Monitor when games hit their lowest prices
• Build a collection — Search for multiple games and find the best bundle deals
• Market research — Analyze board game pricing trends and store competition
• Wishlist monitoring — Feed into automated alerts when target prices are hit
• BGG data enrichment — Combine price data with BoardGameGeek ratings and complexity

Cost

This scraper uses pay-per-event pricing. You are charged $0.005 per result scraped. With scrapeDetails enabled, each game with full store pricing counts as one result.

Tips

• Start without details for fast, lightweight price checks
• Enable scrapeDetails when you need to compare across individual stores
• Use "browse" as a search query to find today's biggest price drops
• The site returns up to 24 results per search — use specific search terms for best results
• No proxy needed — Board Game Oracle has no anti-bot protection