https://www.youtube.com/@AZOMBYAPOCALYPS
https://www.youtube.com/@JeterexMTG
twitch.tv/azombyapocalypse
https://azacommanderpodcast.buzzsprout.com
STEVE: Let’s start with the basics today, Q1 What is Spelltable?
(TIM) HISTORY: SpellTable is on online platform for playing paper MTG. It was introduced in April 2020 as VirtualEDH after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Later, they expanded beyond Commander to other formats, rebranded with a new name, SpellTable, in May 2020.In August 2020, the creators of SpellTable joined Wizards of the Coast. It was announced that the considerable resources and relationships provided by being part of Wizards of the Coast would allow them to continually improve the app.
Retrieved from: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/SpellTable
(STEVE) FEATURES: SpellTable offers integrated audio & video, built in card identification, life, damage, and infect tracking, multiple video layouts, a turn indicator, and a turn clock.
TIM: Q2 To move into our discussion today, what are the broad positive and negative aspects of SpellTable?
STEVE - cons day and night pros all the features
TIM - Connect over distance, card reader, keeps track of life/poison/commander dmg, must have the tech to use it, not the same as in-person play
STEVE: Q3 Next up, let’s talk about what you need to play commander on SpellTable, so what’s on the list, what do we need?
TIM
Internet connection
Camera
Microphone
STEVE
Commander deck (digital or paper)
Add-ons (Tokens, readable dice)
Non-confusing playmat
TIM Q4: How can you use an online deck-builder like Moxfield or Archidekt on Spelltable?
STEVE -
STEVE Q5: What our first setup was and how has it changed over time
TIM - Cardboard box with a hole in it!
STEVE -
TIM Q6 What is good Spelltable etiquette?
STEVE
who should answer questions about cards/effects
Pointing out important cards
Screaming Assholes
TIM
Keep your board organized
How long to wait for someone to come back when getting logged
Call your plays
STEVE Q7: What are some cards that don’t work well on Spelltable?
TIM -
Shadow of the enemy
Thoughtseize
The Horus Heresy
Emrakul, The Promised End
STEVE -
opposition agent
Saurons ransom
Bibery/aquire
Perplexing chimera
TIM Q8 Finally, today we are gonna talk about some technical problems we’ve experienced and how you can fix them.
STEVE
Broken Lobby
Someones camera not working for one player
TIM
Card reader not working (Flipping video makes card reader work less)
Make sure sources are correct for microphone/camera (readjust sources)
https://www.youtube.com/@AZOMBYAPOCALYPS
https://www.youtube.com/@JeterexMTG
twitch.tv/azombyapocalypse
https://azacommanderpodcast.buzzsprout.com
STEVE: Let’s start with the basics today, Q1 What is Spelltable?
(TIM) HISTORY: SpellTable is on online platform for playing paper MTG. It was introduced in April 2020 as VirtualEDH after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Later, they expanded beyond Commander to other formats, rebranded with a new name, SpellTable, in May 2020.In August 2020, the creators of SpellTable joined Wizards of the Coast. It was announced that the considerable resources and relationships provided by being part of Wizards of the Coast would allow them to continually improve the app.
Retrieved from: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/SpellTable
(STEVE) FEATURES: SpellTable offers integrated audio & video, built in card identification, life, damage, and infect tracking, multiple video layouts, a turn indicator, and a turn clock.
TIM: Q2 To move into our discussion today, what are the broad positive and negative aspects of SpellTable?
STEVE - cons day and night pros all the features
TIM - Connect over distance, card reader, keeps track of life/poison/commander dmg, must have the tech to use it, not the same as in-person play
STEVE: Q3 Next up, let’s talk about what you need to play commander on SpellTable, so what’s on the list, what do we need?
TIM
Internet connection
Camera
Microphone
STEVE
Commander deck (digital or paper)
Add-ons (Tokens, readable dice)
Non-confusing playmat
TIM Q4: How can you use an online deck-builder like Moxfield or Archidekt on Spelltable?
STEVE -
STEVE Q5: What our first setup was and how has it changed over time
TIM - Cardboard box with a hole in it!
STEVE -
TIM Q6 What is good Spelltable etiquette?
STEVE
who should answer questions about cards/effects
Pointing out important cards
Screaming Assholes
TIM
Keep your board organized
How long to wait for someone to come back when getting logged
Call your plays
STEVE Q7: What are some cards that don’t work well on Spelltable?
TIM -
Shadow of the enemy
Thoughtseize
The Horus Heresy
Emrakul, The Promised End
STEVE -
opposition agent
Saurons ransom
Bibery/aquire
Perplexing chimera
TIM Q8 Finally, today we are gonna talk about some technical problems we’ve experienced and how you can fix them.
STEVE
Broken Lobby
Someones camera not working for one player
TIM
Card reader not working (Flipping video makes card reader work less)
Make sure sources are correct for microphone/camera (readjust sources)