Card and Tile/Token objects use identical tech “under the hood.” We’ll use cards as our primary example in this section, but know that all the same options apply to Tiles and Tokens also.

The “Card” type on the Select Object Type screen covers both single cards, and decks of cards. We’ll cover decks first so you understand the dialogue.

Card Sheets

Decks in TTP are constructed from card “sheets” – that is, a single image file consisting of a grid of component cards, like this one: 

If you’ve worked with earlier version of TTP, or another tabletop simulation program in the past, you’ve likely created sheets like this before using an external program, and can continue doing so if you prefer. But if you’re new to this, you may find it easier to let TTP do it for you via the “Create Card Sheet” option (in which case you can skip to “Creating a Card Sheet” below).

Using an Existing Sheet

To create a deck from an existing full sheet image, click “Select Card Sheet” in the object creation modal, or switch to Web Image mode and enter a URL for it (see Web Images below).  Then use the sliders below to tell TTP how many cards wide and tall your sheet is.

Creating a Card Sheet

Alternatively, you can have TTP generate a sheet for you from individual card image files. To do this, click “Create Card Sheet.” This will open the Select File window. Find and select all the images you wish to use, then click “Ok.”

TTP will construct a sheet for you, and automatically determine the proper Width and Height values for it.

Note: The Create Card Sheet function is only available when using local images. If using Web Images, you’ll need to make the sheet externally.

Creating a Single Card

If you want to create a single card, just click “Select Card Sheet,” choose your single card, and leave both the width and height sliders 1.

Whichever way you’ve inputted your sheet, click “Create” to generate the deck. This will bring you to Customize Deck dialogue.

The Customize Deck Dialogue

Let’s go over this dialogue in detail.

At the top you’ll see the sheet you chose under “Front Image.” If you used the “Create Sheet” function, you’ll also see a “Refresh” button beside it. Clicking this will cause TTP to re-make the card sheet using the same file names and locations you used originally. So if you want to update a card or cards, you can overwrite the individual card image file(s), and then hit that button. (Note that this will only work if both the package file and the card assets are exactly where they were when the sheet was originally created. If the package has moved, the refresh button will not appear.)

If you want to create a new sheet to replace your current one, click your current Front Image to open the Select Resource dialog. You should see a “Create Sheet” button at the bottom, next to “Import.”

Below that you’ll see a dropdown for how you’d like to choose your back image. It’ll be set to “Single Image” by default. If that’s what you want, you can click the “No Texture” button below it to bring up the Select Resource dialogue and choose or import your cardback.

The other options in the Back Image dropdown are:

• Choose from Front Sheet – If the back image is already part of your card sheet, select this, then use the slider that appears below to choose which card index it is. (“Card Index” refers to the card’s slot on the sheet, where the top-left is 1.)
• Match Front – All cards will display the same image on their back as their front.
• Unique Back Sheet – This will allow you to give each card a unique back from a separate sheet. Click the “No Texture” button to bring up the Select Resource dialog. If you want TTP to create the back sheet, click the “Create Sheet” button at the bottom of the Select Resource dialog.

Below the images, you’ll find the size controls.

These define how big each of your cards will be on the tabletop. The Width will always default to 2.5”, but TTP will generate the Height proportionally based on the sheet image size and grid dimensions. If you’d like to change the size of your cards, you can modify just the Width value, then click the icon beside it to have TTP automatically calculate the height proportionally.

Below that you’ll see the Card Sheet values you entered before, followed by a slider indicating the total number of cards. If you used Create Sheet, the Total Cards will match the number of images you uploaded, but if you selected your own pre-made sheet, and that sheet did not perfectly fill its grid, you’ll want to adjust the Total Cards slider to remove any blanks.

Finally, you’ll see a window displaying all the cards in your deck individually. Clicking any of these will cause it to appear in the card inspector area below.

In the card inspector window you can:

• Duplicate or Delete the selected card (this will not affect the card sheet, just how the cards present in TTP).
• Name the card – that name will appear on mouse-over if the card is on the table.
• Apply Tags to the card
• Change the Image of the card – this is only available if you used the Create Sheet feature (and does change the contents of the sheet.)

If you used Create Sheet and want to add new cards to your deck:

• If your sheet is “full” (that is there are no blank cards in the grid), you’ll see a “+” button next to the fields for your card sheet’s Width and Height. Hitting this will open the Select Resources window, allowing you to add more cards.
• If your sheet has blank space on it, the “+” will be greyed out. So instead, increase the number of total cards in your deck via the Total Cards slider below. You’ll see blank cards appear in the “Cards” window below. Click on the blank card, and then in the card inspector window click “Change Image.”