diff --git a/classes/boardgame.py b/classes/boardgame.py
index 19b3b06..15e057f 100644
--- a/classes/boardgame.py
+++ b/classes/boardgame.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-class BoardGame():
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+class BoardGame(BaseModel):
     pass
 
 class BoardGameExpansion(BoardGame):