Guide · Crucible Cards

How to Play

Crucible Cards is a free online tabletop — it runs the board, you bring the rules. Here's everything you need to start a game in about two minutes.

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Get into a game

1

Set your name

First time in, pick a display name (click your name in the sidebar to change it any time). No sign-up needed to play — you're given a guest identity automatically. Signing in later keeps your decks across devices.

2

Build or import a deck

Open Decks and either build one in the editor (search, filter, and click to add cards) or hit Import and paste a decklist in the standard text format. Browse the Precons tab if you just want a ready-made deck to jump in with.

Commander/EDH decks work, including partner commanders — mark up to two with a Commander section header in your import.

3

Host or join a table

From the home screen, Host a game to get a room code you can share, or Find Game to browse open lobbies and join one. Pick your deck, ready up, and the host starts the match. Up to ten players per table.

4

Play

Drag cards from your hand to the battlefield. Tap a card by clicking it. Right-click any card for its menu (flip, copy, give to a player, add counters, group). Your public board, life, and counters sync live to everyone at the table.

Handy controls

Right-click a card

Opens its action menu — flip, duplicate, give, group, counters.

Drag

Move cards between hand, battlefield, and zones; rearrange the battlefield.

Right-click your life

Jot a note on your scorecard — floating mana, reminders, anything. Everyone at the table can see it.

Table view

Zoom out to see all players' boards at once.

Dice & soundboard

Roll dice and play sounds everyone at the table hears.

Chat

Open the chat panel to talk to the table during the game.

Playing nicely

Names and chat are auto-filtered for profanity. If someone's being abusive, use the ⚐ report button on their nameplate — reports are logged for review. Be decent; it's a small community.

Stuck or found a bug? Jump into our Discord — that's the fastest way to get help, find a game, or tell us something's broken.