API for BGG and some logic on top of it for accessing the plays count.
The code here was used to create:
- Bar Chart Race of BGG plays over 20 years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-DTg_-EKRk
- This Google Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Vp8e4FpILk6dBTbJRiR4DCAvBRCOMYGrZQ1xwEUtdVk/edit?usp=sharing with game play ratios, for some research into how to assess player count for games based on logged plays