Recommended New User Journey

Here’s a recommended learning journey if you’re new to Screentop:

1. Create a screentop.gg account, create a new game, and just browse around the interface, optionally creating some Components to see their interfaces.
2. Read or at least skim over the Building Blocks Overview. (Alternatively, do this after Step 3.)
3. Go through one or more of the available tutorials, depending on the type of tutorial you prefer (video vs. written, dense overview vs. interactive walkthrough):
   1. Official Tutorial that walks you through creating a deck of cards and a hidden player hand.
   2. Screentop 101 video series by Jack Rosetree. These are 10 videos, around 5 minutes each, covering key concepts. Potentially follow along and/or try things out yourself.
   3. Guided Prototyping on Screentop.gg by Xoe Allred. A 2 hour walkthrough tutorial to create a prototype from scratch. Again, potentially follow along.

You might be able to jump in and start creating a prototype now. You can find a reference for most Screentop concepts and Components under Building Blocks.

If you prefer to read a bit more before starting out, consider the following resources, in no particular order:

• Browse the sub-sections in Building Blocks to understand individual Components better.
• Browse the Screentop Tips & Tricks example project by Jack Rosetree. It demoes a collection of (mostly advanced) techniques to accomplish certain tasks.

Creating a New Game

From Screentop.gg, access your games by selecting your avatar in the upper-right corner.

Create a new game by selecting Create.

When you select an existing game, you can choose:

• Edit to define a template that sets the available components, behaviors and start state for when you choose to Play a game.
• Play to create a new instance of the game (a “Room”) that can be shared with other players. Changes made while playing the game do not affect the template at all.

In Edit mode, these are the most common items that you’ll need to update in the left page:

• Components: Add and define the elements of your game, including boards, cards, dice, and tokens. See Adding Components.
• Assets: Upload image files that can be used to set the appearance of components. See Adding Assets & Variants️.
• Seats: Add seats to increase the maximum number of players and/or add a seat in an Admin role.

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