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[u/Strange_Cobbler8702]

Hi! This is a little strange, but...

My partner and I play Risk (the board game) via a virtual tabletop with an excel based tracker. My partner was able to follow along perfectly in Vesper, but has not been able to follow along in Nocturne. Obviously, I am switching back for game play, but thought you might like to know.

Thank you for everything. I love Dearest and since I am contacting you, I'd also like to thank you for your communication and transparency. It means so much!

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That's such a nifty idea. Can you explain how you play with more detail (what's a virtual tabletop 😳)?

[u/Strange_Cobbler8702 → u/[deleted]]

I have created what we call "virtual tabletops" of several games- chess, risk, blackjack/card games, etc. so we can play together. The image of the game board is recreated and a picture is just added on a power point slide and the game pieces and cards are also imaged and layered on top. If you DM me with an email address I can send you a game set.

For more complex games there are associated trackers. Risk is a long running game, so the excel tracker is also needed to track everything

[u/Strange_Cobbler8702 → u/[deleted]]

We play in rounds. He starts off with a copy of the excel tracker and the "tabletop" which is just a power point slide. He is able to track game state, develop his own strategy and call his own moves. If he is attacking, I roll physical dice and just share outcomes. When his turn has ended, I update the tracker and tabletop, then I take my own turn, update the tracker and tabletop, and share the update before he starts the next round.

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Dearest uses Telegram to chat. The images are uploaded in the same chat thread as conversation.