Pre-alpha · Building now

Know the rules.
Rule the game.

RuleVault is a board game rules companion. It isn't out yet. It covers interactive setup, turn-by-turn guides, scoring, and rules questions answered from the official rulebook. Join the waitlist and we'll email you when alpha testing starts.

Alpha news and the occasional build update. Unsubscribe anytime.

AlphaComing soon
FreeCore features
Android & WebFirst platforms
CatanTurn Guide
Step 3 of 5
Roll both dice
Collect resources
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Trade with bank or playersUp to any number of trades
4Build roads or cities
5Play development card
Free Companion App

Log your plays in
Board Games Tracker.

Board Games Tracker logs your game nights and win rates, and keeps your collection. Same login as RuleVault.

  • Session history with scores & winners
  • Win rates, streaks & player stats
  • Full game collection management
  • Player groups & friend comparisons
Try Board Games Tracker Free · Android & Web · boardgamestracker.com
127 sessions
Win rate 43%
34 games
Features

What's in the app

Five tools for setting up, playing and scoring a board game. Each one is generated from the official rulebook and meant to sit on the table next to the box.

Turn Guide

Tap through each step: setup, player turns, end of round, scoring. This is the core of the app and the first thing alpha testers will see.

Setup Checklist

Game-specific setup checklists with player-count variants. A first-game mode strips it down to the essentials so you can start playing faster.

Ask AI

Ask a rules question mid-game. Answers come only from the official rulebook PDFs we add, and cite the exact section they used.

Scoring

Game-specific VP breakdown and a manual score calculator. Scoring from a photo comes later.

Reference

Searchable icon guide, keyword glossary and a FAQ for each game. Find a symbol or term without opening the rulebook.

How it will work

How a game night with RuleVault will go

This is the plan, not the finished app yet.

1

Search your game

Open the app, find your game. We start with the most-played titles and add more from there. If you use Board Games Tracker with the same account, your collection is already there.

2

Tap through Setup

Follow the interactive checklist together as a group. Player-count variants, first-game mode, and component lists included.

3

Play with Turn Guide open

Each turn becomes a short tap-through list, so nobody forgets a step or skips an optional action.

4

Ask when things get weird

Someone disputes a rule, you ask RuleVault. The answer cites the exact rulebook section, so you stop inventing house rules by accident.

5

Score and log itLater

Calculate final scores with the game-specific VP breakdown, then send the result to Board Games Tracker in one tap.

Ecosystem

Board Games Tracker and RuleVault share one account.

RuleVault is for setup, rules and scoring while you play. Board Games Tracker logs the game afterwards and keeps your stats and collection. Sending a result from one to the other in one tap is on the roadmap.

Visit Board Games Tracker
RuleVault
Before & during
Turn guidesSetupReferenceScoring
One account
Board Games Tracker
After play
Session logStatsCollection
Pre-alpha

Get in before launch.

We're building RuleVault now and inviting a small group of testers before public launch. Leave your email and we'll write to you when alpha invites go out.

Alpha news and the occasional build update. Unsubscribe anytime.

  • Early access to alpha & beta builds
  • Vote on which games we add first
  • Behind-the-scenes build updates (occasional, not constant)
You can also follow @rule-vault.com on Bluesky for new guides and build updates.