Board Game Rankings Screensaver
The Board Game Rankings screensaver ranks the world's top-rated board games on a board, drawn key-less from BoardGameGeek's public API by a background pipeline (BoardGameGeek's API doesn't allow direct browser access). It's free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
How the Board Game Rankings screensaver works
A background pipeline fetches BoardGameGeek's real current hot-games list, with no key required.
Each game ranks in order with its real title and rank.
Readings refresh on the pipeline's schedule to track real shifts in what the community's playing.
Rankings reflect BoardGameGeek's own aggregated real user data.
A worked example
You might see current favorites like a cooperative deck-builder or a heavy strategy game near the top — the real, current BoardGameGeek community ranking, not a curated pick.
Settings & tips
- Accent recolours the rank numbers.
- Run
automation/run.py boardgamerankon your pipeline machine to refresh the data. - The "hot list" reflects recent real community activity, not all-time ratings.
Frequently asked questions
- Why does it need a pipeline?
- BoardGameGeek's API doesn't allow direct browser requests (no CORS), so a small background script fetches it and saves a snapshot the saver loads — no key needed, just a server-side fetch.
- Is this all-time best games?
- It's the real current "hot" list — trending by recent community activity, which shifts over time.
- Is BoardGameGeek official?
- It's the board-game hobby's largest and most-cited community database, widely treated as the de facto authority.
- Is it free?
- Yes — free, no download, in your browser.