⚖️ The BGG Rules Lawyer & Rulebook Authority Engine (Full Ranked Catalog #1 – #31,498 + Previews)

Type letter-by-letter to narrow across all 31,505 ranked & preview BoardGameGeek games (from #1 Brass: Birmingham to #5,328 The Cost to #20,000 + 2026 convention previews). Automatically pulls the game's Designer, Developer & Publisher IDs, scans its BGG Rules Forum + Official Rulebook Files, cross-references uploaded .pdf, .docx, .md, or .html rulebooks, and verifies whether answers came from the 👑 Designer, 🏢 Publisher, or a 🧠 Rules Guru.

📖 Tier 0: Written Rulebook / Official FAQ Direct page & paragraph match from your uploaded PDF/DOCX/MD/HTML rulebook or BGG Pinned FAQ thread.

👑 Tier 1: Official Designer / Developer Poster's BGG designerid matches the game's credited designer/developer or carries the official Designer badge.

🏢 Tier 2: Official Publisher Staff Poster's BGG publisherid matches the game's credited publisher or carries the Publisher badge.

🧠 Tier 3: Verified Game Rules Guru High-frequency responder in this game's Rules Forum or high community 👍 Thumbs.

🔍 Step 1: Type Any Game (#1 to #31,498) & Ask or Browse Rules

Instant Load: ⭐ The Cost (#292894 • Rank #5,328) Brass: Birmingham (#224517) Brass: Lancashire (#28720) Root (#237182) Arcs (#359871) Ark Nova (#342942)

Type Letter-by-Letter (e.g. T-H-E C-O-S-T or B-R-A-S-S) — Live 31,505-Game Narrowing:

Active BGG Object ID:

Forum Scan Depth:

Your Rules Question / Filter Keywords (or click any Rules Thread below to inspect):

🏛️ Official Game Authority Roster (Auto-Cross-Referenced Against Forum Posters):

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💬 Active Rules Forum Threads for This Game (Click any thread to load all replies & verify posters):

📖 Step 2: Rulebook Cross-Referencer (PDF / DOCX / MD / HTML + BGG Files)

Drop any rulebook or FAQ file (.pdf, Word .docx, .md, .html, .txt) below to extract every page in your browser and cross-reference exact rulebook paragraphs alongside BGG forum answers.

📂 Click or Drop Rulebook File Here (.pdf, .docx, .md, .html, .txt)

No local rulebook loaded yet — or click any official BGG Rulebook/FAQ file below.

Or Paste a Rulebook Section / Errata Snippet Directly:

📑 Official Rulebooks, FAQs & Player Aids on BGG (/api/files):

⚡ Instant Table Ruling (Cross-Referenced: Rulebook + Designer/Publisher/Guru Badges) Powered by Zero-Key Synthesis + BGG Authority Matrix

🏛️ Verified Evidence Feed (Sorted by Authority: Rulebook → 👑 Designer → 🏢 Publisher → 🧠 Guru → 👍 Thumbs)

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