Help & docs

Everything you need to run your club. Can’t find it? Ask in your club chat β€” organisers usually know.

Getting startedEvents & game nightsTournamentsPlays & score sheetsLibrary & lendingPrivacy & safety

Getting started

Create an account

Sign up with email or Google. Import your BG Stats or BoardGameGeek history from Profile β†’ Your data whenever you like β€” it's one click and idempotent, so re-running is safe.

Start or join a club

Clubs β†’ Start a club takes about a minute; new clubs are live immediately. Joining an open club is one tap; approval-based and invite-only clubs are supported too.

Get the mobile app

BoardKeep runs in the browser on any device. The iOS/Android apps cover the on-the-night flows: check-in, score pads, table hosting and your shelf.

Events & game nights

Recurring events

Set a weekly/monthly rule when creating an event; edit one occurrence, the rest of the series, or everything. Members RSVP, join waitlists (auto-promoted when a spot opens) and check in on the night for XP.

Tables & seats

Anyone going to an event can host a table for a specific game. Players claim seats, hosts can add guests, transfer hosting, and finish with a live score.

What should we play?

The demand board lets members flag games they want to play before the night; organisers see a ranked summary. Polls cover dates, locations and anything else.

Tournaments

Formats

Single & double elimination, Swiss (Buchholz tiebreaks), round robin, high score, heats + finals, and multi-table points events.

Running one

Club admins create the tournament; members enter themselves and organisers can add guests. Starting it pairs round 1; results are one tap and the next round pairs itself.

The venue screen

Every tournament has a public TV page (the β€œTV mode” button) β€” put it on a screen at the venue and it updates live as results come in. No login needed.

Plays & score sheets

Logging plays

Log from the Play tab: players, expansions, roles, location, duration, photos. Private plays and household groups are supported.

Score sheets

Popular games have official templates with per-category rows and live totals β€” the sheet does the maths, including expression entry like 4*4+3. Request a template for any game we're missing.

Stats

H-index, win rates, streaks, milestones, per-game score breakdowns, head-to-head records, and a shareable year-in-review.

Library & lending

Club library

Admins add club-owned games with copy counts; members borrow and return in the app, and stock tracks itself. Wishlist alerts fire when a wanted game lands in the library.

Peer loans

Lend your own games with a handshake trail β€” propose, accept, hand off, return, confirm β€” so nothing gets lost. Overdue loans nudge the borrower.

Marketplace

Sell or trade games with club collection β€” meet at a game night; no shipping, no fees.

Privacy & safety

Youth accounts

Under-18 accounts get guardian linking and consent gates on messaging. DMs are friends-only for everyone.

Opt-in discovery

The global leaderboard, public profile pages and player matching are all off by default; each is a separate toggle in Safety & privacy.

Your data

Export everything (GDPR) or delete your account from Profile β†’ Your data. Play history exports as CSV too.