# TablePulse Group Board Game Recommender

> TablePulse Group Board Game Recommender is a paid API for AI agents from tablepulse.theaslangroupllc.com, paid per call via x402, $0.15/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns a ranked shortlist of board game recommendations tailored to a group's player count, complexity tolerance, theme preferences, playtime, budget, and ages — sourced from current web reviews, not BoardGameGeek.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://tablepulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/table/recommend
- Price: $0.15/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/tablepulse-group-board-game-recommender-ec693811
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_R9mRY6p6KrB7Ns_BhmxEb

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-group-board-game-recommender-ec693811
```

Example prompt: Can you recommend some board games for our group of 5 adults — we're okay with medium complexity, prefer strategy or adventure themes, have about 2 hours to play, and want to spend under $60? Ages range from 25 to 45.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need personalized board game recommendations for a specific group with defined constraints — player count, ages, complexity, theme, playtime, and budget — and want recommendations grounded in current web reviews rather than static database ratings. Prefer this over general search when you need a curated, reasoned shortlist rather than raw search results.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required group profile parameters returns an error requesting player count or other fields
- Highly niche or contradictory parameter combinations may yield a sparse shortlist
- Budget too low for the desired complexity tier may return a warning with caveats
- Very large player counts (10+) may limit viable recommendations significantly

## How this service works

Board-game recommendations by group profile — player count, complexity tolerance, theme, playtime, budget, and ages, grounded in current web reviews/discussion (never BoardGameGeek data). Returns a ranked shortlist with fit reasoning, honorable mentions, and honest avoid-list.

## Output

A ranked shortlist of board games with fit reasoning explaining why each suits the group's profile, honorable mentions for near-misses, and an avoid list of games that would likely disappoint this group — 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": {
      "ages": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "8+ | adults only (optional)"
      },
      "lang": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "en | de | fr | es | it | ja | pt | ar"
      },
      "budget": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "$40 | under $60 (optional)"
      },
      "themes": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "optional"
      },
      "player_count": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "3-4 | 2 | 6+ (required — how many will play)"
      },
      "playtime_minutes": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "45 | 90 (optional)"
      },
      "complexity_tolerance": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "light | medium | heavy (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": {
  "summary": "A short, actionable pick for this group.",
  "recommendations": [
   {
    "title": "Example Game",
    "why_fit": "Fits a light-complexity 3-4 player group",
    "complexity_estimate": "medium-light"
   }
  ]
 }
}
```

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