Frequently Asked Questions
What are the requirements?
We recommend a webcam capable of 1280x720 streaming and a recent version of Chrome web browser. If you don’t have a webcam, you can use an Android or Apple phone as your camera.
Where’s the audio?
While we do currently provide built in audio it is still in an early state. We’re working on it but for now we recommend using Discord.
Can I use my phone as webcam?
Yes you can! It’s worth noting that this feature is currently experimental so you may hit a bug here or there but we’ve found it to work pretty well.
Here’s how to use your phone as a webcam:
- Login to SpellTable and if you are in the Lobby click "Configure Inputs". If you are in a game already click the gear icon in the left game bar and click “Configure Inputs”
- In the settings check the "Use mobile device as webcam".
- Once you have joined a game go on to your phone and navigate to the same game URL in your mobile browser.
- Login with the same account that you joined the game with.
- That’s it! Once the phone loads up the game your video should be coming from the camera on your phone.
Note: Since phones can have multiple cameras you might need to select the right one. In order to do that use the video input dropdown in the “Configure Inputs” dialog.
How many players are supported?
Up to 4 players.
How does card identification work?
Click a card in the focused stream and it should appear in the drawer on the right of the screen so you can read it more clearly. Read the card identification section below for tips.
It’s not identifying my card! Help!?
There are many reasons this could be. Here’s some troubleshooting tips:
- Glare is not your friend, creative lighting strategies may be required. We don’t recommend using glossy-sleeves. For once the de-foiling effect of Eclipse Pros is your friend.
- Is it blurry and out of focus? Most webcams have some software you can get to manually focus
- We don’t bother scanning basic lands, your beautiful full arts will get no love from us. (sorry)
- Make sure the video is not so zoomed in too far, or too far away. When you click it captures a 300X300 section of a 720p video stream.
- Is the card obstructed by other cards, fingers, or cheetos?
- Is your cam at an angle? For ideal scanning conditions it should be directly above the cards.
- Is it a proxy, custom token, alter or otherwise modified card? If so, it’s not in our database.
Is it free?
Yep, the plan is to keep this free forever.
Why do I have to login?
Logging in helps us keep this free by authenticating requests to our peering servers.
Can I play games other than Commander?
This software was purpose built for Commander, but there’s nothing stopping you from playing any format you want! We highly recommend the “focused” layout for non-multiplayer formats. You can switch to it in the left bar when in a game.
Where do I go for support?
What do you do with my data?
We only collect your email for login and we also collect the game data necessary to run the app. Game data is cleaned up nightly but we may collect anonymized game metrics in the future to help improve the product. We do collect some general usage analytics. Video streams are peer to peer, except in the rare case they need to be routed through a server due to network issues. Just in case, we don’t recommend leaving any blank checks nor social security cards in view of your webcam. Check out our privacy policy for more details.
Do you store cookies?
Yes, we store cookies for analytics and for authentication.