Tabletop Simulator (0)

Overview

Tabletop Simulator is a physics sandbox game focused on tabletop multiplayer gameplay. The game uses a "no-rules" design to give players the ability to play an unlimited number of tabletop games with their friends. Up to 8 players may pick up the pieces and move them around, throw them, and even completely flip the table in real-time. It includes customization options which allow any player to upload his or her own board game to be played with others, while also having a selection of up to 15 default board and card games like Poker or Chess. More game types are also in development.

Gameplay

Multiplayer is the main focus of the game, as it does not currently include any form of "play against the computer". The game features a server browser and players can host their own servers from the main menu for free. The Host, or server admin, has many options not available to the connecting players. Including the ability to ban/kick other players, set a server password, and disable "table flipping". There are also tools he can use for dealing cards, creating "turns" for players, and minor physics adjustments (like gravity). The players themselves have the ability to edit an in-game notepad for keeping track of the game, and they can manipulate any part of the game environment with their mouse-pointer (except table flipping if disabled by the host). The game includes 17 default game-modes so far, and they are:

• Backgammon
• Cards
• Card Bots
• Checkers
• Chess
• Chinese Checkers
• Dice
• Dominoes
• Go
• Jigsaw Puzzles
• Mahjong
• Pachisi
• Piecepack
• Poker
• Reversi
• Solitaire
• Tablet

An unlimited amount of game-modes can be added in by the players through a customization option. This allows players to upload a custom picture for the board, a custom set of card decks, and load in a variety of different piece types. Players can save these setups and share them with others, and many mod sites are already seeing an influx of several popular tabletop games being shared.

Physics

The physics engine allows players to manipulate every game piece individually, as well as sets of cards and pieces as well. The player can pick up the piece, rotate it vertically and horizontally, and place it wherever they desire. They may also throw pieces and drop them off the table, but they'll spawn back on top of the table after a few seconds.

There is a Semi-Lock option which temporarily disables physics so pieces don't get knocked over accidentally. This is a host option and is good for more serious game play.

An entire deck of cards may be picked up by clicking and holding for a few seconds. Players can also grab a single card from the top of the deck by grabbing it and sliding away in quick manner. Placing a card on your edge of the table will allow you to see the card, and it will appear facing down to everyone else. You may hold the Alt key to zoom in on the card and read its fine details.

To shuffle a deck of cards, players can pick up the entire deck and shake the mouse, which plays a shuffling noise and a shuffling animation over and over. Players can do a similar thing with dice, by picking it up and shaking the mouse, the dice will roll.

To pick up multiple objects, players can hold the first object with left click, then hover over each additional object and press right click.