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davidye

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    Comment #27358963

    Shameless plug - but give https://screentop.gg a try! Studios and kickstarters are already using it to develop and play deck building games.

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    Comment #24924139

    Shameless plug: I created a free 2d web based tabletop app at https://screentop.gg that lets you put together a multiplayer board game without any coding.

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    Comment #22035525

    I do plan to! But solo dev with a back log of features so I can't give a concrete ETA.

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    Comment #22022087

    This is web based and free to use. No need for everyone to purchase and install a copy - just send a link and start playing. Another major difference is that this is 2D, which shou…

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    Comment #22022063

    I spoke to the guy behind boardgame.io a few months ago. Awesome engine but it's more geared towards building out the rules / mechanics of a specific game vs a sandbox approach.

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    Comment #22018523

    Mobile is not currently supported.

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    Comment #22018098

    Yeah I need to clean up the marketing a bit! For now try it out by clicking the Play button on one of the games such as: https://screentop.gg/@BrotherMingGames/code-geass Also just…

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    Comment #22016940

    Thanks for the questions! Are you prepared for the incoming wave of DMCA takedown requests if this proves to be popular? I don't expect this to actually happen but if it does, I wo…

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    Comment #22016746

    This only works on desktop right now but I do want to support other devices in the future.

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    Comment #22016723

    I would take them down - though my understanding is that a lot of publishers actually want a digital version of their games available as a way to promote physical sales. So I would…

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    Comment #22016650

    The game state is a json schema object and user actions (roll dice, shuffle container, move component, etc) are json patches that update this state. I want scripting to allow speci…

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    Comment #22016570

    Excited to meet more people interested in this space - send me an email and let's chat!

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    Comment #22016567

    The idea is similar but I wanted to build something a bit more modern than boardgamearea. Focusing on adding more features and growing the site at the moment. Hope to license offic…

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    Comment #22016426

    The main difference is that Screentop runs in a web browser. To start a group play session, you can just send someone a URL and there's no need for everyone to purchase / install /…

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    Comment #22016260

    1) Game state is a json that is synced through websocket via Phoenix channels. 2) It doesn't currently enforce game mechanics like player turn.

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    Comment #22016199

    Oops definitely should have done that before posting, will get on it!

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    Comment #22016168

    Yeah I built this because it's painful to coordinate playing tabletop games online - with Tabletop Simulator or individual apps it's time consuming to get everyone to purchase/inst…

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    Comment #22016118

    Yes this is like a 2D web based Tabletop Simulator that you can play with friends without having everyone purchase and install a copy of TTS.

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    Comment #22016112

    I don't own the rights to any of the content. The Code Geass game is a fan created board game by my friend from: https://brotherminggames.com

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    Comment #22015718

    Author here. Screentop is a tabletop sandbox that supports cards, dice, boards, counters, and hidden player state. In the future I'd like to add scripting support so that more comp…

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    Comment #16586992

    What is the baseline accuracy if you just took a measure like team ELO and predicted based on that?