Phil,
Both Steam and Tabletop Simulator work on Mac. I have been using TTS for years
and it works great.
Also, it regularly goes on sale for about $9.99 (regularly $19.99), if you
don’t mind waiting. It is worth the full price. It was just on sale a couple of
weeks ago. You can check the cheapest price or be alerted via email when it
goes on sale at https://www.cheapshark.com/
Just search for Tabletop Simulator.
Let me know if you or anyone else needs technical assistance getting set up
with it.
Tod
On Apr 14, 2020, at 11:37 PM, Phil Bock <philbock67@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Too bad they don’t offer Steam for Mac.
Sounds like it can work.
Cheers,
Phil
On Apr 14, 2020, at 8:33 PM, Jeffrey Schemmel <schemmel.jl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I’d be up for trying! I’m in a remote D&D campaign for D&D that uses Discord
- works well.
Jeff
On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 8:20 PM Forrest Harris
<knuckledusterharris@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi guys,
I've been checking out Tabletop Simulator. We could actually play Fire and
Fury virtually. If you're not familiar with Tabletop Simulator, it's a PC
game on Steam. You are given the table, dice, figures, everything you need
for a game in beautiful 3D graphics and you just point with the mouse and
click and move stands. You literally pick up dice with your mouse and roll
them, and you can measure by dragging your mouse for a measurement.
Communication would happen over Discord, a communication program that uses
the internet, but doesn't go through a browser. We as a group would have a
private channel where we can all talk on our computer mics and listen over
headphones to each other. So we could all chat while playing the game.
Everyone would just use their own charts at home.
If this sounds complicated, trust me, even I figured it out when Eddie
showed me.
Eddie would be the MC, as he has the tech down pat.
I sculpted toy soldiers and we're creating Cadet on tabletop simulator as
well. We've also got stands of figures in a simple format in solid colors to
play any Napoleonic game as Royal Red vs. Big Blue, Great Green, or Imperial
White.
Anyway, I think this is very do-able. if you can point and click a mouse,
you can play.
You would need to download the free Steam portal program, make a login (also
free), then buy Tabletop Simulator (about $30). You would also need to
download Discord, also free, also make yourself a login.
Also, we need to get Eddie on this list to coordinate. His email address is
eddiemhharris@xxxxxxxxx. The double "hh" is not a typo. It was a typo when
he setup his email, but he's sticking with it.
Also, just about any game you can imagine is on there. Sails of Glory. Black
Powder, Fire and Fury. Bolt Action. And of course many, many board games.
Let me know if you're interested!
Forrest
