Tabletopia

Tabletopia is an online portal for users to play and create virtual tabletop games. The platform is developed by Tabletopia Inc and initially was released as a web browser based service after a successful crowdfunding campaign in August 2015. In December 2016 Tabletopia was released on Steam,[2][3] and later in 2018 became available in AppStore[4] and Google Play.[5]

Tabletopia
Developer(s)Tabletopia Inc.
Publisher(s)Tabletopia Inc.
Designer(s)Tim Bokarev
Artist(s)Andrey Shestakov
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, OS X, iOS, Android
ReleaseDecember 1, 2016[1]
Genre(s)Tabletop game simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Tabletopia is a sandbox system for running any game. That means no AI or rules enforcement. Participating players will have to know how to play the game.[6]

Nevertheless, the platform has some automated actions available, like card-shuffling and dealing, dice-rolling, magnetic placement of components in special zones, hand management, and some others. Tabletopia also features ready game setups for various player numbers to facilitate gameplay.

It also has customisable camera controls which let players save camera positions and switch between them using hot keys.

People can use the Game Designer mode to design and create their own board games using the component library. They can then monetise the games with a 70/30 split to the game designer.[7]

Development

Tabletopia was created in early 2014, by Tim Bokarev and his partners Artem Zinoviev and Dmitry Sergeev. These co-founders already had experience in the video and board games industry. Their other projects include Promo Interactive, an internet advertising agency, Playtox, a mobile MMORPG, Igrology, a game studio, and Tesera.ru, the main Russian-speaking board gaming portal.[8]

By Spring 2014, Artem, Dmitry and Tim created Tabletopia Inc. USA and started development. The main team is located in Novosibirsk, Russia, while the multinational crew behind Tabletopia includes professionals from Ukraine, Russia and Germany.[9]

The Kickstarter campaign in August 2015 earned $133,721 by 2,545 backers.[10] Tabletopia received Green Light on Steam in September 2015[11] and was released on Steam in March 2016. The platform remained in Early Access until December 2016, when it was officially released on Steam and on the web.[2] In February 2018 it was released as a stand-alone app for iOS tablets,[12] and in September 2018 for Android tablets.[13]

Significant games on a platform

The game catalog includes more than 1200 board games.
Game Publisher Free or Premium
Secret Hitler Blackbox Free
Wingspan Stonemaier Games Premium only
Scythe Stonemaier Games Free and Premium
Everdell Starling Games Free
Santorini Roxley Games Free
Terra Mystica Feuerland Spiele Free and Premium
Village Pegasus Spiele Free
Lisboa Eagle-Gryphon Games Free
Hansa Teutonica Argentum Verlag Premium only
Keyflower R&D Games Free and Premium
Zooloretto Abacus Spiele Free and Premium
Sub Terra Inside the Box Free and Premium
Spyfall Hobby World Free and Premium
Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards Cryptozoic Entertainment Free and Premium
Dominant Species GMT Games Premium only

References

  1. "Steam Database". Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  2. Hall, Charlie (2016-12-01). "Tabletopia is slick as hell, and it's free on Steam". Polygon. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  3. "Tabletopia on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  4. "Tabletopia". App Store. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  5. "Tabletopia - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  6. "Tabletopia wants to be the Kindle/iTunes of digital board games". www.digitaltrends.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  7. "6 Best Sites to Play Board Games Online for Free!". My Kind of Meeple. 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  8. "Tabletopia Blog".
  9. Gamache, Courtney (2018-02-08). "[Interview] Timofey Bokarev, CEO of Tabletopia; digitizing board games". www.gameskinny.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  10. "Tabletopia - The digital platform for board games". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  11. "Steam Community :: Discussions". steamcommunity.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  12. Slater, Harry. "Tabletopia is a brilliant app for any board gamer, and you can grab it right now for iPad". www.pocketgamer.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  13. "Tabletopia launches for Android tablets and phones | Dice Tower News". www.dicetowernews.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
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