diff --git a/hanabi/hanabi_cli.py b/hanabi/hanabi_cli.py
index 266a874..13872c8 100755
--- a/hanabi/hanabi_cli.py
+++ b/hanabi/hanabi_cli.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 import verboselogs
 
 from hanabi import logger, logger_manager
+from hanabi.live import variants
 from hanabi.live import check_game
 from hanabi.live import download_data
 from hanabi.live import compress
@@ -54,11 +55,22 @@ def subcommand_init(force: bool, populate: bool):
         logger.info("Successfully populated tables with variants and suits from hanab.live")
 
 
-def subcommand_download(game_id: Optional[int], variant_id: Optional[int], export_all_games):
+def subcommand_download(
+          game_id: Optional[int]
+        , variant_id: Optional[int]
+        , export_all: bool = False
+        , all_variants: bool = False
+):
     if game_id is not None:
         download_data.detailed_export_game(game_id)
+        logger.info("Successfully exported game ")
     if variant_id is not None:
-        download_data.download_games(variant_id, export_all_games)
+        download_data.download_games(variant_id, export_all)
+        logger.info("Successfully exported games for variant id {}".format(variant_id))
+    if all_variants:
+        for variant in variants.get_all_variant_ids():
+            download_data.download_games(variant, export_all)
+        logger.info("Successfully exported games for all variants")
 
 
 def add_init_subparser(subparsers):
@@ -78,9 +90,25 @@ def add_init_subparser(subparsers):
 def add_download_subparser(subparsers):
     parser = subparsers.add_parser('download', help='Download games from hanab.live')
     group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
-    group.add_argument('--var', '--variant', '-v', type=int, dest='variant_id')
-    group.add_argument('--id', '-i', type=int, dest='game_id')
-    parser.add_argument('--all-games', '-a', action='store_true', dest='export_all_games')
+    group.add_argument(
+        '--var', '--variant', '-v',
+        type=int,
+        dest='variant_id',
+        help='Download information on all games given variant id (but not necessarily export all of them)'
+    )
+    group.add_argument('--id', '-i', type=int, dest='game_id', help='Download single game given id')
+    group.add_argument(
+        '--all-variants', '-a',
+        action='store_true',
+        dest='all_variants',
+        help='Download information from games on all variants (but not necessarily export all of them)'
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--export-all', '-e',
+        action='store_true',
+        dest='export_all',
+        help='Export all games specified in full detail (i.e. also actions and game options)'
+    )
 
 
 def add_analyze_subparser(subparsers):
diff --git a/hanabi/live/variants.py b/hanabi/live/variants.py
index 27b3f36..770c0b0 100644
--- a/hanabi/live/variants.py
+++ b/hanabi/live/variants.py
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ def variant_id(name) -> Optional[int]:
         return var_id[0]
 
 
+def get_all_variant_ids() -> List[int]:
+    cur.execute(
+        "SELECT id FROM variants "
+        "ORDER BY id"
+    )
+    return [var_id for (var_id,) in cur.fetchall()]
+
+
 def variant_name(var_id) -> Optional[int]:
     cur.execute(
         "SELECT name FROM variants WHERE id = %s",