Great video! I do want to add one thing. If you are bothered by your video being upside down, there's no need to change the direction you are playing! Just click the 3 dots in the right hand corner of *your* video area and click flip video. Viola! You're right side up!
May I? I was wondering if you would be willing so showcase some peoples DIY setups. Doing so may convince people to try different options and experement. My friend had a genius setup. it was basically just using the pop socket on his phone in a coat hanger, puttiing that coat hanger in a large book, and having that book on top of other books for elevation. Super simple, used stuff he already had, and easy to tear down
THANK YOU! Question: Do we have to go through "Discord" to get into a Spelltable game? Or is Discord not even necessary? Can you do a follow-up video on creating a game, joining a game, and making a game public or private? Also, can you play with a Webcam on a MacBook laptop? Or is a phone the only way to do this? Any other little "must-do" steps that you didn't mention? (Sorry for the basic-level questions. Your help is MUCH appreciated!!)
Discord is not necessary to play on spelltable, but there are countless discord communities built around spelltable, a lot of them have voice channels for you to join with the people who you are playing with. (Spelltable input and output has given me trouble in the past, so I just use discord calls)
You don't need to use discord for a spell table game. Discord tends to be recomended because, at least a year ago, mic quality on spelltable was shakey. But discord also let's you do a better pre-game setting expectations, rather than joining a random game, and finding a major disparity. I also hope he does a follow up on all those things. Hopefully, in the meantime, you can find someone who can walk you though that. As for the MacBook laptop cam, it can be done, but it's awkward. You need a camera that can view your field. MacBook cam can do that, but then it's hard to see the screen. Phone was recomended because it's something most people have already. Hopefully that helps a bit.
These are great questions! I can do a follow up on the video to answer some questions that people may have, but for now. Discord is absolutely not necessary, but Discords can be a great community to find people that are down to play games rather than taking your chances with the randoms on the SpellTable lobbies. You can absolutely play with a Webcam, and I believe some people have been able to play with a laptop webcam, but that might be a bit tricky with the maneuvering. Honestly, best way to find out a lot of this stuff is just testing it out for yourself. You can do a private game and get your configurations in order before playing an actual game.
Hello there. I am trying to get into spelltable, but I encounter a big problem: glares from the ceiling! I tried to turn off the ceiling light and having indirect side lights, but the overall light exposure becomes too low for my webcam to produce something playable... (I use a simple full HD 1080 webcam mounted on a tripod) In your setup, your walls are white and you don't bother with light, but the quality is there! How can I improve my setup? Any tips about lights and preventing glares? (this is just preventing me from playing...)
If your light is directly above your setup you might get quite a bit of glare. I have a desk lamp that I like to use and try not to shine it directly at my space. I also use an old phone for the webcam games. Camera quality on phones these days are pretty good. If you do manage to get a desk lamp and find it too bright you can use fabrics to soften the light. Either shirts, towels, or even paper. But make sure it’s an LED light or else it might burn
Question, I’m also using an older phone for this, the display in SpellTable appears cropped, the sides are blacked out. Any clue how I can make my display full screen?
I recommend finding an LGS or joining some of the lobbies on SpellTable. I also have a link to the Discord in the description where you could try to find people to play with!
My group has found that only the creator of the game can use their phone, anyone else trying to use phone camera is told whatever browser their phone is using doesn’t have access to the camera, which is not an issue for the game creator.
Man i dont have a pc so at some point i pressed the button to go to single board view and lost that side bar where you can change the views and invite friends on the left of the screen
I think any tripod could work. I mean I've seen folks use stacked cans. The dedication some folks have just to play is very impressive, just depends how creative you wanna get. Here's one for about $20 www.amazon.com/Sensyne-Extendable-Wireless-Compatible-Android/dp/B09TQY66NH/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=O5OG890HMX7N&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.OZ_SJcCaMCp6k2xnibmV-eu4z3tyP9bi7AU4n8RwN_3EChhNECq5OoO-aUubQpoNE_Jw4WZJR3AyDVv6XhscIyuaoR_hYSLWm5Xcdlq01rAFz0H8hHZB0al48LelvX-yM2tlwDBgL7u5ZfCG8I-cA8iBLtAYq0yniCDYZ40u5BMfysAjxRUTZ1IlkP1hv97y1yfatSsgNXHnkrxNl0iUcKYNo7tdI2R8EtWNvJOzV2Y.fTFyNfuyWTOqnyywoP8QdcuUVq40_IipMIAv2c_jkAw&dib_tag=se&keywords=phone+tripod&qid=1710783417&sprefix=phone+tripod%2Caps%2C71&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1
I dunno if anyone has any ideas but I can connect to spell table with my phone and the quality is actually pretty decent. But the camera is super zoomed in. Like 8 cards on screen max. Does anyone have an idea on how to fix that? It’s a iPhone 13 Pro Max and my stand holds my phone like 2 feet above my play area if any of that helps
how do you handle smartphone's battery life and lighting when you play for hours in the evening? i know solution would be to plug your phone and switch on light. but i am interested in the details in order to find a proper light source and charging setup for me. i hate that the charging cable sometimes get in the way of my cam view during gaming
I’ve got a power strip on the desk that connects to the wall and a desk lamp and a phone charger. I do have an old phone that I use as a webcam so I don’t have to worry too much about draining the battery of my current phone
I never realized there was an intuitive tool like this. The mtg community is pretty damn dedicated
We gotta get our fix of CARDBOARD CRACK somehow 😂
Great video! I do want to add one thing. If you are bothered by your video being upside down, there's no need to change the direction you are playing! Just click the 3 dots in the right hand corner of *your* video area and click flip video. Viola! You're right side up!
Great tip!
Only if it rotated 90°
@@TheSpiritombsableye does rotating the camera not work for you?
@@keepingitcasualmtg, it does. I'm just saying, if only you can rotate the screen on the website by 90°; my life would be easier.
Great video and tips. My playgroup uses spelltable to playtest decks we are building between our monthly kitchen table sessions.
I love it! It gets the job done!
May I?
I was wondering if you would be willing so showcase some peoples DIY setups. Doing so may convince people to try different options and experement.
My friend had a genius setup. it was basically just using the pop socket on his phone in a coat hanger, puttiing that coat hanger in a large book, and having that book on top of other books for elevation.
Super simple, used stuff he already had, and easy to tear down
I've got a few examples in the video, but I would love to do a video of people and their janky setups! Send it to me on the Discord!
Just wanted to say thanks for posting the Discord. I've been finding a lot of tables because of it! :3
Thanks for joining! Glad you're getting a lot of value out of it!
I would be interested in seeing the moxfield setup. my setup space is kinda limited for the physical method.
I will have a video on it soon!
Thanks for the video I don't have a good LGS near by and playing on spelltable has made me a better magic player because you can play whenever!
Yeah this is a pretty good substitute in my opinion!
Always helpful nice work bud!!
Thanks!
THANK YOU! Question: Do we have to go through "Discord" to get into a Spelltable game? Or is Discord not even necessary? Can you do a follow-up video on creating a game, joining a game, and making a game public or private? Also, can you play with a Webcam on a MacBook laptop? Or is a phone the only way to do this? Any other little "must-do" steps that you didn't mention? (Sorry for the basic-level questions. Your help is MUCH appreciated!!)
Discord is not necessary to play on spelltable, but there are countless discord communities built around spelltable, a lot of them have voice channels for you to join with the people who you are playing with.
(Spelltable input and output has given me trouble in the past, so I just use discord calls)
You don't need to use discord for a spell table game. Discord tends to be recomended because, at least a year ago, mic quality on spelltable was shakey. But discord also let's you do a better pre-game setting expectations, rather than joining a random game, and finding a major disparity.
I also hope he does a follow up on all those things. Hopefully, in the meantime, you can find someone who can walk you though that.
As for the MacBook laptop cam, it can be done, but it's awkward. You need a camera that can view your field. MacBook cam can do that, but then it's hard to see the screen. Phone was recomended because it's something most people have already.
Hopefully that helps a bit.
These are great questions! I can do a follow up on the video to answer some questions that people may have, but for now.
Discord is absolutely not necessary, but Discords can be a great community to find people that are down to play games rather than taking your chances with the randoms on the SpellTable lobbies.
You can absolutely play with a Webcam, and I believe some people have been able to play with a laptop webcam, but that might be a bit tricky with the maneuvering.
Honestly, best way to find out a lot of this stuff is just testing it out for yourself. You can do a private game and get your configurations in order before playing an actual game.
@@Xavi_Shado Thank you! This is very helpful feedback! :)
@@krvys7226 Thank you so much for the tech-wisdom!! :)
Tabletop simulator is your friend. Easy to set up. And way cheaper to build decks 🤣
You can always use Moxfield with Spelltable too
BRO!!!!! Thank you 😇
Glad it helped!
Hello there. I am trying to get into spelltable, but I encounter a big problem: glares from the ceiling!
I tried to turn off the ceiling light and having indirect side lights, but the overall light exposure becomes too low for my webcam to produce something playable...
(I use a simple full HD 1080 webcam mounted on a tripod)
In your setup, your walls are white and you don't bother with light, but the quality is there!
How can I improve my setup?
Any tips about lights and preventing glares? (this is just preventing me from playing...)
If your light is directly above your setup you might get quite a bit of glare. I have a desk lamp that I like to use and try not to shine it directly at my space. I also use an old phone for the webcam games. Camera quality on phones these days are pretty good. If you do manage to get a desk lamp and find it too bright you can use fabrics to soften the light. Either shirts, towels, or even paper. But make sure it’s an LED light or else it might burn
Question, I’m also using an older phone for this, the display in SpellTable appears cropped, the sides are blacked out. Any clue how I can make my display full screen?
Before entering the room there should be a preview screen and an option to change aspect ratios
@@keepingitcasualmtg amazing, thank you!
How do we find people to play with considering my friend group isn’t big on magic?
I recommend finding an LGS or joining some of the lobbies on SpellTable. I also have a link to the Discord in the description where you could try to find people to play with!
Please also make the OBS video option.
I shall work on that video soon!
My group has found that only the creator of the game can use their phone, anyone else trying to use phone camera is told whatever browser their phone is using doesn’t have access to the camera, which is not an issue for the game creator.
That's interesting... I haven't run into that issue. You might have to give the browser permissions for it to allow the phone camera.
Man i dont have a pc so at some point i pressed the button to go to single board view and lost that side bar where you can change the views and invite friends on the left of the screen
Yeah it's tough without a PC is it possible to do without one?
Its nice to have the option tô use ur Phone, but some games May be very long, so its nice to have ur Phone free in case of someone trying to reach you
That's a good point. Also good to have a charger near by
Anyone have a tri-pod they would recommend?
I think any tripod could work. I mean I've seen folks use stacked cans. The dedication some folks have just to play is very impressive, just depends how creative you wanna get. Here's one for about $20 www.amazon.com/Sensyne-Extendable-Wireless-Compatible-Android/dp/B09TQY66NH/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=O5OG890HMX7N&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.OZ_SJcCaMCp6k2xnibmV-eu4z3tyP9bi7AU4n8RwN_3EChhNECq5OoO-aUubQpoNE_Jw4WZJR3AyDVv6XhscIyuaoR_hYSLWm5Xcdlq01rAFz0H8hHZB0al48LelvX-yM2tlwDBgL7u5ZfCG8I-cA8iBLtAYq0yniCDYZ40u5BMfysAjxRUTZ1IlkP1hv97y1yfatSsgNXHnkrxNl0iUcKYNo7tdI2R8EtWNvJOzV2Y.fTFyNfuyWTOqnyywoP8QdcuUVq40_IipMIAv2c_jkAw&dib_tag=se&keywords=phone+tripod&qid=1710783417&sprefix=phone+tripod%2Caps%2C71&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1
Soon time bro 👌🏽
can you use a tv instead of a computer for your screen?
You could certainly try. As long as you have the right connections.
I dunno if anyone has any ideas but I can connect to spell table with my phone and the quality is actually pretty decent. But the camera is super zoomed in. Like 8 cards on screen max. Does anyone have an idea on how to fix that? It’s a iPhone 13 Pro Max and my stand holds my phone like 2 feet above my play area if any of that helps
Hmm I'm not sure exactly. I've also tried using a software that can use my phone as a webcam that works pretty well
Hey it tells me with all my e-mails that they already exist whenever I wanna claim it. Is that a bug?
That your wizards account already exists? Maybe have to change password?
Ah sorry it was about your discord. Worked out all in the end and great ppl to play with 😇
how do you handle smartphone's battery life and lighting when you play for hours in the evening?
i know solution would be to plug your phone and switch on light. but i am interested in the details in order to find a proper light source and charging setup for me. i hate that the charging cable sometimes get in the way of my cam view during gaming
I’ve got a power strip on the desk that connects to the wall and a desk lamp and a phone charger. I do have an old phone that I use as a webcam so I don’t have to worry too much about draining the battery of my current phone
don't love the phone mic recommendation but otherwise great
Not the greatest, but it does the job