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. Keep lamps off the cards themselves to avoid glare — a small side light helps the camera read the table.

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Camera + stand

Dedicated webcam or camera overhead

Pair any 1080p+ webcam or camera with an Ailight TS6101 desk boom. The overhead angle keeps cards readable on Convoke.

Recommended setup

Ailight TS6101 stand

Adjustable overhead desk boom — 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.

Recommended lighting

ULANZI VL120 RGB LED light

Rechargeable dimmable panel for even playmat lighting. Keep it off to the side so cards don't glare.

Desktop setup with an overhead camera aimed at a Magic playmat — Camera or webcam mounted above the playmatPhoto by @vicp21

Close-up of a Logitech 1080p webcam clamped to the overhead boom arm — Camera or webcam mounted above the playmatPhoto by @vicp21

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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.

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Tips at the table

The same Did you know? tips you'll see while joining a game — all 29 of them.

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