Getting started

    How to get started

    Point a camera at your playmat, join a table, and play Magic with friends online. Find gear other players user and tips on how to play on Convoke.

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    What you'll need

    An overhead view of your playmat is the foundation. Pick a phone setup or a dedicated camera setup and ensure you have no direct light source to avoid glare on cards.

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    Camera + stand

    Dedicated webcam or camera overhead

    Pair any 1080p+ webcam or camera with an Ailight TS6101 desk boom. Built-in lighting helps keep cards readable on Convoke.

    Recommended setup

    Ailight TS6101 stand

    Adjustable overhead desk boom with light — mounts your camera or webcam straight over your playmat.

    Pair it with

    Recommended webcam

    A solid 1080p+ webcam for clear overhead playmat video on Convoke.

    Desktop setup with an overhead camera aimed at a Magic playmat
    Close-up of a Logitech 1080p webcam clamped to the overhead boom arm
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    Camera or webcam mounted above the playmatPhoto by @vicp21

    Ailight TS6101 stand

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    Setups from our players

    Real desks from the Convoke community!

    Player desk with overhead webcam, Convoke on screen, and cards on a playmat
    Webcam on a boom arm over the playmatSetup by @APPA
    Dual-monitor desk with phone on an articulating arm aimed at an MTG playmat
    Phone as the overhead cameraSetup by SeraphSix

    Setup guide

    How to set up for Webcam Magic on Convoke

    A full walkthrough of camera, arm mount, capture card, and desk gear — by lexicalunit (Amy), creator of SpellBot.

    Read on SpellBot

    Tips at the table

    The same Did you know? tips you'll see while joining a game — all 28 of them.

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    Import your deck and let other players browse it.

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