Hosting a table

To play a game, you must first start a table server. Click the "Host Table" button  (or "File>Host Table")

You will automatically connect to your own table (and so can others if  you give them your IP address).  If you wish to connect to another player hosted game, click the "Connect" button   (or "File>Connect").

Notice that when you start the host server, the chat area shows your IP address. This is the address that you want to give to any opponent that  is trying to connect to your host.  **Note that the port is included at the end of the IP address.  You must be on the same port, which by default  is set to 18072.

No game has been started yet, and there are no players; only connected clients.
**This is like your local playgroup sitting around the table, but no one has gotten their decks out of their bags yet.

Starting a game

To start a game, clients must first join the game. Go to the File menu  again, and select "Join Game".

You will be prompted to select a deck to play (a few are shipped with Egg of P'an Ku, but of course you'll want to compose your own).

If you want to test your deck by playing solo, you can just start the game.
If not, once all clients interested in joining have done so, the host can start the game.

Again in the File menu, select "Start Game".

The server will set up the game, fetch each player's stronghold, and set  starting honor as appropriate.

Setting up the Playfield

As mentioned above, your stronghold should be on the playfield, but not much else.

Do these in any order:

Go to the Fate Deck menu and select "Draw Serveral" (<ctrl> + <shift> + D) or use the icon and draw 5 cards.

If you are going second, right click on your Dynasty Deck and choose "Look Through" (or select "Search" from the Dynasty Deck menu) and drag a legacy holding onto the playfield. Double click it to bow it.

Drag 4 Dynasty cards from your Dynasty Deck pile to the playfield for your provinces.

Now your ready to start....

Enjoy!

Other helpful items:

Communicating

Below the chat log is an entry box. You can use that to talk to your fellow  players at the table.

You can also use it to change your name; type '/name desiredname' to change  your name. This change is persistent and saved to your settings, so you will  not need to do it again next time you play.