# TablePulse Expansion Check

> TablePulse Expansion Check is a paid API for AI agents from tablepulse.theaslangroupllc.com, paid per call via x402, $0.08/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Analyzes board game expansions for a given base game — ranking which are worth buying, noting standalone/compatibility status, and recommending a purchase order, sourced from current web reviews (not BGG data).

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://tablepulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/table/expansion-check
- Price: $0.08/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/tablepulse-expansion-check-7fc413a2
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_G4QnOv66rnsjnVhWPa4Uk

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-expansion-check-7fc413a2
```

Example prompt: I own Wingspan and I'm thinking about picking up some expansions — can you tell me which ones are actually worth it, whether any are standalone, and what order I should buy them in based on current reviews?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when a user already owns or is interested in a specific base game and wants to know which expansions to buy, in what order, and whether any are standalone — especially when you need review-grounded analysis that avoids BoardGameGeek rating bias. Prefer this over general game recommendation endpoints when the query is specifically about expanding an existing game rather than discovering a new one.

## Known failure modes

- Base game name not recognized or too ambiguous — returns error or empty results
- No expansions exist for the specified game — returns a no-expansion notice
- Insufficient current web review data available for a niche game — may return partial or low-confidence results
- Rate limit exceeded for the endpoint — returns 429 or payment error
- Malformed request parameters — returns 400 bad request

## How this service works

Board-game expansion check for a base game — which expansions are worth it, standalone/compatibility status, and buy order, grounded in current web reviews (never BoardGameGeek data).

## Output

Returns a structured breakdown of expansions for the specified base game, including a ranked list of which expansions are worth buying, whether each expansion is standalone or requires the base game, compatibility notes, and a recommended purchase order — all grounded in current web reviews rather than BoardGameGeek data.

## 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"
      },
      "base_game": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Terraforming Mars | Gloomhaven (required)"
      },
      "expansions": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "optional — comma-separated; omit to cover all notable expansions"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "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": {
  "base_game": "Terraforming Mars",
  "recommended_buy_order": [
   "Prelude",
   "Colonies"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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