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Welcome to The Holotable, where you can find everything you need to play Star Wars CCG online! Holotable and Holodeck provide the gameplay and deck building components, respectively, you need. Both are updated frequently, with user input having a major effect on what gets done. If you've been playing all along the lifespan of SWCCG, or if you're just getting (back) into the game, Holotable provides you the ability to play the game even when you don't have anyone around your area who plays anymore. Check out the links on the left to find out more, then go to the download page to find instructions on how to get started.

News

11/21/09

Holotable 0.8.6 is now available from the downloads section.

It has several bugfixes. A large number of potential jumping card conditions have been removed. A problem with saved games which could crash the program has been fixed. A complicated problem with pile search and verify dialogs which would crash the program has been fixed as well.

Matt

11/14/09

Holotable 0.8.5 and Holodeck 0.3.4 are now available from the downloads section.

Holotable 0.8.5 has the capability to automatically update image files (optional). This is very similar to the CDF and program update capability from 0.8.4. Additionally, the pile search dialog card list comes up in pile order; that is, the top card in the pile is at the top of the card list. The list can be sorted alphabetically by clicking on the column header. A long-standing bug where some people would see cards jump across the table has been fixed.

Holodeck 0.3.4 allows the user to create random decks. The sets used as the card pool are selectable. All cards have the same weight when being selected.

If you have 0.8.4 set for trying to download program updates, it's not going to work. It will download the file and then fail to execute it. Apparently I screwed something up in the 0.8.4 code after testing it with the program update function. It appears that the GTK call doesn't work as it should. Anyway, you ought to have a file "ht_temp.exe" in your Holotable install directory after that fails. You can manually run that and get the new versions (it's a normal installer). Alternatively, you can download the update from the Holotable website. I modified (and tested) 0.8.5 so that it should be able to do program updates correctly in the future. I guess we'll have to see what really happens when the time comes.

Thanks to MAVanDriel, Accolon, and JediJer for their testing help. Some image updates (available through 0.8.5) are courtesy of Crickett.

Matt

10/21/09

Holotable 0.8.4 and Holodeck 0.3.3 are now available from the downloads section. Enjoy!

Matt

7/11/09

The preview cards from Virtual Set 18 are now available. Thanks to Mark VanDriel for his work on this.

Matt

4/18/09

Holotable 0.8.3 is now available. It's got a lot of improvements, so you should get it. It's been a year and a half since a new version...

Matt

7/11/08

From Jeremy (Psychobabble)

I have been informed that there are a lot of events happening on Saturday 26th July and that it's going to be something of a world SWCCG day. So what better way to celebrate world SWCCG day than to start an online tournament on (around) that date? Here's the details:

What: 4 round constructed Swiss online tournament
When: Friday 25 July - Sunday 17 August (one round per week - players organise their own matchup times.)
Where: Holotable (instructions here)
Cost: nothing
Prizes: GLORY!!!
How to enter: Email me at psychobabbleswccg@gmail.com. Once I have got your email I will reply to confirm your entry and provide you with a copy of the online tournament guide. You must register before Thursday 24th July (US EST) so I am able to do round matchups and notify everyone.

Matt

5/18/08

From the PC Online Tournament Commitee:

Online Cube Tournament - May 2008

Registration is now open for the first ever online cube tournament, run by the Online Tournament Committee. Tom Hollingworth (WiseMarsellus) will be the Tournament Director. To register, send an email expressing interest and your choice of pod (see below) to hollingt@bc.edu. Registration will extend until 6 PM Friday, May 23rd. There will be no cost for registration.

The Cube is the PC's way of bringing sealed deck to SWCCG. The cards in the cube have been selected to create a balanced and enjoyable draft experience for all players. More detail about the cube can be found here.

The draft will happen in real time over AIM. Each player drafts in groups of up to 5 players of the same side. Random 9 card 'packs' will be generated and sent to each participant in the tournament who will then draft a card and send the remaining cards on to the next player. Once the first pack is exhausted, it will be done again until 5 packs have been drafted and each player has 45 cards. Players will then build a 40 card deck from these cards and from the 13 fixed locations available for their side. In order to ensure there is no cheating, players will then send their completed draft sheets in an email to the tournament director.

Drafting will take place in live pods via AIM. The tournament will have two draft pods, one beginning at Saturday, May 24th 2200 GMT and the other beginning at Sunday, May 25th 1200 GMT. Please allow for a maximum of 2 hours for drafting. If you cannot make either of the pods email Tom with a time that you can make and he will try to match you into a pod.

Players will then play a 4 round swiss tournament with their decks, with each round extending from Monday until 10 PM Sunday. All games must be played on holotable. Results should be communicated to the TD by emailing hollingt@bc.edu. Pairings will be posted on the PC forums every week by 10 AM Monday.

Matt

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