diff --git a/PROJECT.org b/PROJECT.org
index e2a1e43..0c78a46 100644
--- a/PROJECT.org
+++ b/PROJECT.org
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ fetching and simple saving.
 *** Metadata sources
 **** Scraper
 
-* Backlog [0/24] :vrobbler:project:personal:
+* Backlog [1/26] :vrobbler:project:personal:
 ** TODO [#C] After transition to linux add curl_cffi as webpage scrapper again :webpages:metadata:
 ** TODO [#C] Create small utility to clean up tracks scrobbled with wonky playback times :bug:music:scrobbles:
 :PROPERTIES:
@@ -619,6 +619,19 @@ The Edit log form should have from top to bottom:
   - Expansion ids (which should a multi-select widget of expansions for this game)
   - Location (which should be a drop down of BoardGameLocations for this user)
 
+** TODO Exclude some board games from auto-expansion imports :boardgames:
+
+*** Description
+
+Some board games, especially trading card games, have silly amounts of expansions.
+We should have a setting SKIP_AUTO_EXPANSION_DOWNLOAD that is a list of BGG ids of
+games where expansions should not be download automatically. This exclusion should also auto-include
+any games with "Collectible Card Games" in it's family.
+
+** DONE Should be able to add new variants to board games via the log data form :boardgames:
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       5ed0dd25-3026-3da8-dc5c-f2a75751af9a
+:END:
 * Version 59.2 [1/1]
 ** DONE Fix test failure in discgolf app :discgolf:tests:
 :PROPERTIES:
diff --git a/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/models.py b/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/models.py
index 3d5e9be..3878f41 100644
--- a/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/models.py
+++ b/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/models.py
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class BoardGameLogData(BaseLogData, LongPlayLogData):
 
     @classmethod
     def override_fields(cls) -> dict:
+        from boardgames.widgets import VariantSelectWidget
         from scrobbles.forms import NotesDictField
 
         fields = {}
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ class BoardGameLogData(BaseLogData, LongPlayLogData):
             "variant_ids": forms.ModelMultipleChoiceField(
                 queryset=BoardGameVariant.objects.all(),
                 required=False,
-                widget=forms.SelectMultiple(attrs={"size": 5}),
+                widget=VariantSelectWidget(attrs={"size": 5}),
             ),
             "expansion_ids": forms.ModelMultipleChoiceField(
                 queryset=BoardGame.objects.filter(
diff --git a/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/templates/boardgames/widgets/variant_select.html b/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/templates/boardgames/widgets/variant_select.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e65d448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/templates/boardgames/widgets/variant_select.html
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+<select name="{{ widget.name }}"{% include "django/forms/widgets/attrs.html" %}>
+{% for group_name, group_choices, group_index in widget.optgroups %}
+  {% for option in group_choices %}
+    {% include option.template_name with widget=option %}
+  {% endfor %}
+{% endfor %}
+</select>
+<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary mt-1" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#addVariantModal">
+  + Add variant
+</button>
+
+<div class="modal fade" id="addVariantModal" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
+  <div class="modal-dialog modal-sm">
+    <div class="modal-content">
+      <div class="modal-header">
+        <h5 class="modal-title">Add Variant</h5>
+        <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal"></button>
+      </div>
+      <div class="modal-body">
+        <div class="mb-3">
+          <label for="newVariantName" class="form-label">Name</label>
+          <input type="text" class="form-control" id="newVariantName" placeholder="e.g. Map A">
+        </div>
+        <div class="mb-3">
+          <label for="newVariantDescription" class="form-label">Description (optional)</label>
+          <input type="text" class="form-control" id="newVariantDescription">
+        </div>
+        <p class="text-danger d-none" id="variantError"></p>
+      </div>
+      <div class="modal-footer">
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Cancel</button>
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" id="saveVariantBtn">Add</button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<script>
+(function() {
+  var select = document.getElementById('{{ widget.attrs.id }}');
+  if (!select) return;
+
+  var saveBtn = document.getElementById('saveVariantBtn');
+  if (!saveBtn) return;
+
+  var modalEl = document.getElementById('addVariantModal');
+  var nameInput = document.getElementById('newVariantName');
+  var descInput = document.getElementById('newVariantDescription');
+  var errorEl = document.getElementById('variantError');
+
+  saveBtn.addEventListener('click', function() {
+    var name = nameInput.value.trim();
+    if (!name) return;
+
+    var boardGameId = select.getAttribute('data-board-game-id');
+    var ajaxUrl = select.getAttribute('data-ajax-url');
+    var csrfToken = document.querySelector('[name=csrfmiddlewaretoken]');
+    if (!csrfToken) return;
+
+    errorEl.classList.add('d-none');
+
+    fetch(ajaxUrl, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
+        'X-CSRFToken': csrfToken.value,
+      },
+      body: new URLSearchParams({
+        name: name,
+        description: descInput.value.trim(),
+        board_game_id: boardGameId,
+      }),
+    })
+    .then(function(r) { return r.json(); })
+    .then(function(data) {
+      if (data.error) {
+        errorEl.textContent = data.error;
+        errorEl.classList.remove('d-none');
+        return;
+      }
+      var opt = document.createElement('option');
+      opt.value = data.id;
+      opt.textContent = data.name;
+      opt.selected = true;
+      select.appendChild(opt);
+      var modal = bootstrap.Modal.getInstance(modalEl);
+      if (modal) modal.hide();
+      nameInput.value = '';
+      descInput.value = '';
+    })
+    .catch(function() {
+      errorEl.textContent = 'Failed to create variant';
+      errorEl.classList.remove('d-none');
+    });
+  });
+})();
+</script>
diff --git a/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/urls.py b/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/urls.py
index 0e77e81..190a7a1 100644
--- a/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/urls.py
+++ b/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/urls.py
@@ -20,4 +20,9 @@ urlpatterns = [
         views.BoardGamePublisherDetailView.as_view(),
         name="publisher_detail",
     ),
+    path(
+        "variants/ajax-create/",
+        views.ajax_create_variant,
+        name="ajax-create-variant",
+    ),
 ]
diff --git a/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/views.py b/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/views.py
index 987680f..7510e11 100644
--- a/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/views.py
+++ b/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import datetime
+
+from django.http import JsonResponse
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.views import generic
+from django.views.decorators.http import require_POST
 from boardgames.models import BoardGame, BoardGameDesigner, BoardGamePublisher
 from scrobbles.models import Scrobble
 from scrobbles.views import (
@@ -10,6 +13,38 @@ from scrobbles.views import (
 )
 
 
+@require_POST
+def ajax_create_variant(request):
+    name = request.POST.get("name", "").strip()
+    board_game_id = request.POST.get("board_game_id")
+    description = request.POST.get("description", "").strip()
+
+    if not name or not board_game_id:
+        return JsonResponse({"error": "Name and board game are required"}, status=400)
+
+    try:
+        board_game_id = int(board_game_id)
+    except (ValueError, TypeError):
+        return JsonResponse({"error": "Invalid board game"}, status=400)
+
+    from boardgames.models import BoardGameVariant
+
+    variant = BoardGameVariant.objects.filter(
+        name__iexact=name,
+        board_game_id=board_game_id,
+    ).first()
+    if variant:
+        return JsonResponse({"id": variant.id, "name": variant.name})
+
+    variant = BoardGameVariant.objects.create(
+        name=name,
+        board_game_id=board_game_id,
+        description=description or None,
+    )
+
+    return JsonResponse({"id": variant.id, "name": variant.name})
+
+
 class BoardGameListView(ScrobbleableListView):
     model = BoardGame
 
diff --git a/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/widgets.py b/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/widgets.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aaad4ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/widgets.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from django import forms
+
+
+class VariantSelectWidget(forms.SelectMultiple):
+    template_name = "boardgames/widgets/variant_select.html"
+
+    def get_context(self, name, value, attrs):
+        context = super().get_context(name, value, attrs)
+        return context
diff --git a/vrobbler/apps/scrobbles/views.py b/vrobbler/apps/scrobbles/views.py
index a47612d..fe2a782 100644
--- a/vrobbler/apps/scrobbles/views.py
+++ b/vrobbler/apps/scrobbles/views.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from django.http import (
     JsonResponse,
 )
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect
-from django.urls import reverse_lazy
+from django.urls import reverse, reverse_lazy
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.dateformat import DateFormat
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
@@ -1235,15 +1235,28 @@ class ScrobbleDetailView(DetailView):
     def get_form_class(self):
         return self.object.media_obj.logdata_cls().form()
 
-    def _update_expansion_ids_queryset(self, form):
+    def _update_board_game_widgets(self, form):
         from boardgames.models import BoardGame
 
-        if isinstance(self.object.media_obj, BoardGame) and "expansion_ids" in form.fields:
+        if not isinstance(self.object.media_obj, BoardGame):
+            return
+
+        if "expansion_ids" in form.fields:
             expansions = BoardGame.objects.filter(
                 expansion_for_boardgame=self.object.media_obj
             )
             form.fields["expansion_ids"].queryset = expansions
 
+        if "variant_ids" in form.fields:
+            form.fields["variant_ids"].widget.attrs["data-board-game-id"] = (
+                self.object.media_obj.id
+            )
+            form.fields["variant_ids"].widget.attrs["data-ajax-url"] = (
+                self.request.build_absolute_uri(
+                    reverse("boardgames:ajax-create-variant")
+                )
+            )
+
     def get_form(self):
         FormClass = self.get_form_class()
 
@@ -1255,14 +1268,14 @@ class ScrobbleDetailView(DetailView):
             log["notes"] = self.object.logdata.notes_as_str(separator="\n")
 
         form = FormClass(initial=log)
-        self._update_expansion_ids_queryset(form)
+        self._update_board_game_widgets(form)
         return form
 
     def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         self.object = self.get_object()
         FormClass = self.get_form_class()
         form = FormClass(request.POST)
-        self._update_expansion_ids_queryset(form)
+        self._update_board_game_widgets(form)
 
         if form.is_valid():
             data = form.cleaned_data.copy()