diff --git a/database.py b/database.py
index f4661e9..0bddea3 100644
--- a/database.py
+++ b/database.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def load(game_id: int) -> Optional[Game]:
 def store(game: Game):
     stored = load(game.id)
     if stored is None:
-        print("inserting game with id {} into DB".format(game.id))
+#        print("inserting game with id {} into DB".format(game.id))
         cur.execute(
                 "INSERT INTO games"
                 "(id, num_players, score, seed, variant_id)"
diff --git a/download_data.py b/download_data.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b6f5cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/download_data.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import json
+from site_api import get, api, replay
+from database import Game, store, load, commit
+
+def download_games(variant_id):
+    url = "variants/{}".format(variant_id)
+    r = api(url)
+    if not r:
+        print("Not a valid variant: {}".format(variant_id))
+        return
+    num_entries = r['total_rows']
+    print("Downloading {} entries for variant {}".format(num_entries, variant_id))
+    num_pages = (num_entries + 99) // 100
+    for page in range(0, num_pages):
+        print("Downloading page {} of {}".format(page + 1, num_pages), end = '\r')
+        r = api(url + "?page={}".format(page))
+        for row in r['rows']:
+            row.pop('users')
+            row.pop('datetime')
+            g = Game(row)
+            g.variant_id = variant_id
+            store(g)
+    print()
+    print('Downloaded and stored {} entries for variant {}'.format(num_entries, variant_id))
+    commit()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    download_games(1)