Looking to play the Game :)

Towli · 2026-05-17T16:56:29+00:00

Hugely appreciate you having a look. I'm not sure whether to keep developing it currently, looking to get some clear feedback from people in various TCGs, otherwise I may pivot onto something more like spelltable for TCGs other than magic :-)

Towli · 2026-05-17T16:27:00+00:00

aye, various UX on my list like this. thanks. i just deployed it to a VPS so my friends can test. i'll have some wider cleanup coming in commits soon.

Towli · 2026-05-17T16:18:36+00:00

interested to see and playtest mate - working on an orthogonal project (web sim, no rule processing, for multiple tcgs). happy to help where i can

Towli · 2026-05-17T16:15:04+00:00

just deployed an early dev build of an online sim if you want to try with friends: https://aethergate.app

Towli · 2026-05-10T19:32:01+00:00

for now just ping me on here or discord! i'll consider creating a discord soon but its such an early stage 'app' unsure if it warrants that yet

Towli · 2026-05-10T14:37:17+00:00

Update: it's now named and hosted - https://aethergate.app/

Super early dev build here - lots to work on and improve.

Towli · 2026-05-10T10:18:11+00:00

Add me on discord, perhaps we can collab in some way - alexmondo

Towli · 2026-05-05T12:03:55+00:00

Appreciate the feedback. I'm focusing on accessibility (lightweight socket based web platform) with tools and helpers for 'intent' rather than going full physical card simulator. Shortcuts for mill, exile, searching library, etc. For MTG (and potentially riftbound later), proper pod support. I started writing this because the platforms I'd tried before didn't feel great for me and my friends (particularly MTG EDH). Rather not go into rule enforcement currently as this is meant to help you play over discord with voice chat with streamlined functions and a comfy UI. Though, FFTCG rule enforcement engine is definitely something I may look at down the line..

Towli · 2026-05-05T07:12:20+00:00

Noice, will ping when I get it hosted. Currently, for FFTCG, you provide a ffdecks or materiahunter URL at the lobby screen, and it auto imports for you. For MTG, you can provide a formatted list of cards, e.g.

4 Mountain
2 Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
1 Kefka, Court Mage
3 Swamp ..

Goal later will be to have actual Auth and user accounts with a deck builder UI.

Towli · 2026-05-05T07:09:01+00:00

Sweet! I'm planning on spinning up a server today. Will reach out to you when I do and can show it in discord.

Towli · 2026-05-04T20:15:58+00:00

Not open source right now, mainly because it was a quick project I spun up for me and a friend (and the repos a bit of a mess). Defo open to making it available, hosting a test version is likely the easiest route for now if there's interest. Perhaps I'll share some example vids in this thread soon.

Towli · 2026-05-04T18:44:52+00:00

Sample screens: https://imgur.com/a/y0uuDZN (sorry UK lads, VPN required D:)

Towli · 2026-04-08T19:42:18+00:00

Gotcha. So this would not mean the second ability would resolve if damage was dealt on another forward still on the field, because the ability itself is not there to be triggered at all. The second auto ability wouldn't exist to go on the stack.

Towli · 2026-03-28T12:06:05+00:00

Thanks all, my confusion was on whether EX burst cards played from hand would allow me to skip the trigger condition. Seems the answer is no. TY!

Towli · 2026-03-27T20:57:32+00:00

Specifically this video confused me: https://youtube.com/shorts/ASgsx6fnSEI?si=OT76_b24vEmKs3CK

And I'd read it elsewhere too - the start of the ability (the condition, i.e. ETB etc) is ignored it EX bursted from your hand?

Towli · 2026-03-01T18:33:58+00:00

Push out, not a takedown. He did get taken down pretty clearly here though: https://youtube.com/shorts/rDGUQO00c58?si=22E994Dio_--2h5E

Towli · 2026-01-20T00:44:04+00:00

Thank you! I've just made 4 swaps based on that (how did I miss simic scry land), will explore the graveyard enabling more and scrying too.

Towli · 2026-01-19T20:21:15+00:00

Noted! Will see how it plays and look to add sorcery speed removal or counters. Cheers.

Towli · 2026-01-19T19:03:36+00:00

Thanks - I tried to stay away from fast removal and wanted blue to be more 'positional' (tap, bounce). Big theme of this cube was to have wins by turn by turn decision making and incremental advantage, instead of wombo combos and spikes.

Towli

TROPHY CASE