diff --git a/src/classes/boardgame_classes.py b/src/classes/boardgame_classes.py
index 33b8048..d8abdcf 100644
--- a/src/classes/boardgame_classes.py
+++ b/src/classes/boardgame_classes.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class BoardgameType(Enum):
 class BoardGameBase(SQLModel):
     name: str
     description: str
+    weight: float
     image_url : str
     thumbnail_url : str
     year_published: int
diff --git a/src/modules/bgg_connection.py b/src/modules/bgg_connection.py
index ebb5933..31df512 100644
--- a/src/modules/bgg_connection.py
+++ b/src/modules/bgg_connection.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ def convert_xml_to_boardgame(boardgame_xml: ET.Element) -> boardgame_classes.Boa
     boardgame_dict = {
         "id" : int(boardgame_xml.get('id')),
         "name" : boardgame_xml.find('name').get('value'),
+        "weight": boardgame_xml.find('statistics').find('ratings').find('averageweight').get('value'),
         "description" : boardgame_xml.find('description').text,
         "image_url" : boardgame_xml.find('image').text,
         "thumbnail_url" : boardgame_xml.find('thumbnail').text,
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ def convert_collection_xml_to_owned_boardgame(boardgame_extra_info: boardgame_cl
     boardgame_dict = {
         "id" : boardgame_extra_info.id,
         "name" : boardgame_extra_info.name,
+        "weight" : boardgame_extra_info.weight,
         "description" : boardgame_extra_info.description,
         "image_url" : boardgame_extra_info.image_url,
         "thumbnail_url" : boardgame_extra_info.thumbnail_url,