# TablePulse Board Game Compare

> TablePulse Board Game Compare is a paid API for AI agents from tablepulse.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Compares two or more board games side-by-side across dimensions like solo-friendliness, theme, complexity, and value using independent intelligence (not BoardGameGeek data).

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://tablepulse.vercel.app/api/table/compare
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/tablepulse-board-game-compare-0dff2911
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_wVzD3szxz7Ltrn7tgLApj

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability tablepulse-board-game-compare-0dff2911
```

Example prompt: Compare Wingspan and Everdell for me — I mostly play solo and care most about theme and replayability, so tell me which one wins overall and why.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when a user needs a direct head-to-head comparison between specific named board games rather than a general recommendation from scratch. It is ideal when the user has already narrowed to 2-3 titles and wants a decisive verdict with reasoning. Prefer this over a general recommendation endpoint when game titles are already known. Note: this uses independent intelligence, not BoardGameGeek data, which matters if you need a non-BGG perspective.

## Known failure modes

- Unrecognized or misspelled game names may return no useful comparison
- Comparing more than a supported number of games simultaneously may fail or be unsupported
- Missing or malformed query parameters may result in a 400 error
- Payment gate failure (x402) if USDC payment is not properly included results in a 402 response
- Very obscure or newly released games may have insufficient data to generate a meaningful verdict

## How this service works

Head-to-head board-game comparison — mechanics, complexity, replayability, and a use-case-specific verdict for 2-4 titles, grounded in current web reviews (never BoardGameGeek data).

## Output

Returns a JSON object listing the games compared and an overall verdict text explaining which game wins in the comparison and on which dimensions (e.g. solo-friendliness, narrative theme), with specific reasoning for the recommendation.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "lang": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "en | de | fr | es | it | ja | pt | ar"
      },
      "games": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Wingspan, Everdell | Catan, Ticket to Ride (required — 2-4 titles, comma-separated)"
      },
      "use_case": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "family game night | 2-player date night (optional)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "errors": {
     "type": "object",
     "description": "Documented error responses, keyed by HTTP status code",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
       "description"
      ],
      "properties": {
       "example": {
        "type": "object"
       },
       "description": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      }
     }
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "games_compared": [
   "Wingspan",
   "Everdell"
  ],
  "overall_verdict": "Wingspan edges out for solo-friendliness; Everdell wins for narrative theme."
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/tablepulse-board-game-compare-0dff2911/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from tablepulse.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/tablepulse.vercel.app/llms.txt)