Hi everyone!

I am the author of Tabletop Playground, an online platform to play any kind of board or tabletop game in a physically simulated 3D environment. Players can create their own games using the integrated editor and share their creations with other players. Tabletop Playground does not enforce game rules, but provides features to interact with typical game objects like dice and cards. It also supports measuring distances and angles, building formations, model color schemes, and other things useful for wargaming. Here's a trailer that shows the game in action:



You can find more information on the official website.

My original inspiration for creating Tabletop Playground was wargaming with friends who now live across the country. I believe it can be a great fit with 9th Age for those of you who want to play remotely, or test an army that you haven't bought and painted yet. There are no fantasy models included in the game, but it is easy to create a custom army from 3D models or even just images. You can share custom armies so everyone can use them.

Tabletop Playground is not publicly available yet, it is coming to the Steam store later this year. I want the game to work well for tabletop wargaming in particular.
So I'm very interested in your feedback! If you want to check out the current beta version, you can send me a PM or ask here in the thread!

Great, I've sent you a key! I like your work on Veil of the Ages and I've seen that you're doing a digital version using Tabletop Simulator. I'm very curious about your thoughts on how the two compare, and I hope that Tabletop Playground can become a more suitable tool for playing T9A.

User content is uploaded to the Steam Workshop. There is no file size limit that I am aware of, and every user has about 10 GB in total. So there should be plenty of space for all kinds of creations!

The basic principles are very similar, but here's a few examples of the differences: Tabletop Playground has some features that should help with playing T9A, for example angle measurements, movement history, color schemes for armies, and a dice roll log for all players. With the in-game editor, flexible custom objects can be created easily without programming or learning Unity.

I will send you a beta key so you can see for yourself how it compares!

You've got a key! Now that there are a few testers here, you could try to set up a multiplayer game. Could be done here on the forum, but the Tabletop Playground Discord may be more convenient.

As long as there are no T9A models uploaded yet, you could use the Three Plains package on the workshop for first T9A tests: the package has some fantasy models I created based on the print-and-play wargame Three Plains (with the author's permission).

1) Any PC or reasonably powerful laptop from the past 5 years should work. Framerate may not be great for older machines with no dedicated graphics card, but I've successfully played games on work laptops.
2) Yes, the game can be saved at any time!

Sorry I didn't see the question before, I'll need to change my notification settings... Yes, you can save the game at any time. You can also save a terrain setup, for example, and then use that as a starting point for multiple games with different people.

We've recently moved from the Beta phase to a Creator's Program: if you are interested in testing or creating content you can join the program and try the game before launch. You can find more information at https://tabletop-playground.com/faq

The basic approch to offer a platform for many different games limits how much like a videogame it can feel. But we try to offer special features for miniature wargaming in order to make the experience comfortable. We're also very open to player feedback and will add more features over time.

In addition, the game has support for scripting: players can use JavaScript to help with book-keeping, game setup, and more. So a T9A player could create more convenience functionality that other players can then use.