How it works.
The questions people actually ask, answered straight. If something here isn't true yet, it says so.
Does my whole pod have to sign up?
No. Just one person: whoever's driving. Everybody else can be added by name and never touch it. They don't need an account, an app, or an opinion about any of this.
If they do want their own page later, they claim it and everything they've already done is waiting there. Nothing is lost by them not bothering on night one.
What if we forget to use it?
Then log the night afterwards. Who played, what they piloted, who took it. About a minute, and it counts exactly the same as a game we watched happen live.
This matters more than it sounds. A record with holes in it is worth a lot less than a complete one, and no pod tracks every night perfectly from the start.
What is somebody actually doing during the game?
Tapping life totals, mostly. The same thing your table already does with a spindown or a life-counter app. Commander damage, whose turn it is, who died and to what, if you want that detail. It works on one shared device in the middle of the table or on everybody's own phone, and it's a web page, so a laptop on the TV works too.
The one thing worth doing that you're not used to: when something ridiculous happens, tap a note. Ten seconds at the table beats trying to remember it on Saturday, and it's what makes the write-up read like your pod instead of a scoreboard.
What do I actually get out of it?
A page for the night, and a record that keeps growing. Who beat whom, which deck is quietly running the table, how your Krenko does in this pod rather than against the whole internet. Every player and every deck gets a real address you can send to anyone.
Recaps are public by default, so somebody who wasn't there can read the whole night. Nothing writes them for you. A person titles the night and picks the game worth remembering, and anyone who played can add what they saw.
Do I have to rebuild my decks here?
No. Paste an Archidekt, Moxfield or EDHREC link and it pulls the list in. You can also build one here from scratch, or just name a commander and sort the rest out later. A deck with no list still plays fine and still keeps its record.
The rest of it.
Is it free? Yes, all of it, and nothing is metered. The pricing page is honest about where that might eventually change.
How many players? Two to eight at a table. Commander, Duel, Two-Headed Giant, Star, Archenemy and Horde all work. Planechase, Emperor and a couple of others aren't available yet.
Do I need a TV? No. It's optional, and it's just a browser window on a bigger screen. We didn't build a television app.
Can I be in more than one pod? Yes, and it's the same you in both: same decks, same history.
Is any of it private? Pod pages and recaps are public by default, because being able to send someone the link is most of the point. Your account and your email are not.
Have a look at one.
The Donut Holes is the demo pod, sampled from a real pod's games with the names changed, so every page you'll see is live data, including the unflattering parts. See the pod, or make an account and start your own.