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Keyboard Shortcuts

Every keyboard shortcut and touch gesture for working fast in playtest rooms.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Master these hotkeys, and touch gestures, to work faster in realtime playtest sessions.

Bindings shown are defaults. You can customize every hotkey from inside any playtest room: open the right sidebar, click Hotkeys, then the Customize tab. Your changes are saved to your account and apply across all rooms.

Note

Shortcuts act on the object under your cursor (just hover over it) or on your current selection. Click an object to select it, or use multi-select to affect multiple objects at once.

Tip

With multiple objects selected, pressing a shortcut applies that action to the object under your cursor and every other selected object. Flip, roll, rotate, or move a whole group at once.

Selection & Basic Actions

Action Shortcut
Select Object, shows green border Click
Multi-Select, hold Ctrl and click to select multiple objects Ctrl+Click
Drag Select, box select on empty space; hold Ctrl to add to selection Drag / Ctrl+Drag
Move Object, drag to move selected object Drag
Cancel / Close, closes any open popup or dialog; with none open, deselects all and closes the preview Esc
Confirm, accepts the open popup or dialog (e.g. a prompt, picker, or rename) Enter
Delete Object, remove selected object(s) from table (host only) Delete or Backspace
Select All Same, select every copy of the hovered/selected component (generic pieces match by type and shape) Ctrl+A

Mobile Touch Controls

Use the room in landscape orientation on phones and tablets. All touch gestures work without any extra setup.

Action Gesture
Select Object, tap an object to select it Tap
Primary Action, flip card, roll die, draw from deck, etc. Double Tap
Multi-Select Mode, hold ~½ sec (device vibrates), then tap more objects to add them Long Press
Move Object, drag any selected object; the whole multi-selection moves together Drag
Pan Camera, one finger drag on empty table space 1-Finger Drag
Zoom Camera, pinch toward/away; zoom centers on midpoint between fingers Pinch
Context Menu, tap the More button in the floating action bar (replaces right-click) More
Toggle Toolbar, circle button in bottom-right shows/hides the bottom toolbar Toggle

Card & Object Manipulation

Action Shortcut
Flip, flip card/board/token face up/down, OR flip deck draw direction F
Randomize, roll dice, flip a coin, spin a spinner, or shuffle a deck, bag, or token stack (this does NOT draw) R
Draw, draw from a deck, bag, or token stack Double-click
Rotate Counter-Clockwise, step size set in Player Options (default 90°) Q
Rotate Half-Step Counter-Clockwise, by half the configured step size Shift+Q
Rotate Clockwise, step size set in Player Options (default 90°) E
Rotate Half-Step Clockwise, by half the configured step size Shift+E
Rotate View 90°, rotate your table view clockwise (like moving to the next seat); local only T
Lock/Unlock, lock selected object(s) in place to prevent movement L
Send to Back, move to bottom of layer order; if dragging onto a deck, drops to the bottom of the deck B
Group / Ungroup, merge 2+ selected cards into a deck, or 2+ tokens into a stack; press again to ungroup G
Undo, undo the last board action Ctrl+Z
Redo, redo the last undone action Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z
Add to Hand, add selected card/piece/token to your hand area H
Toggle Preview, open/close large preview of selected object or hand card (while hovering) Space
Peek, privately reveal the hidden (face-down) side of the hovered/selected card, token, board, etc. as a large preview. While you peek, an eye marked with your name and colour shows on the piece for everyone, and the action log notes that you are peeking P
Ping & Measure Ruler, hold to draw a live ruler from your cursor; release to send a ping Tab

Ping & Measure Ruler: Hold Tab and move your mouse to draw a live ruler from your cursor, the label shows the distance in inches (80 px = 1"). Release Tab to send a visible ping to all players at that location. The ruler is only visible to you while held; the ping is broadcast to everyone.

Dice Controls

Action Shortcut
Set Specific Face, with dice selected, set to that face (if it exists) 19
Next Face, cycle to the next face value (wraps to 1 at max) Shift+Plus
Previous Face, cycle to the previous face value (wraps to max at 1) Shift+Minus

Deck Operations

Action Shortcut
Draw Cards to Hand, with deck selected, draw that many cards to hand 19
Shuffle Deck / Stack / Bag, randomize draw order of the selected deck, bag, or token stack R
Draw While Dragging, while dragging a card or token, right-click any deck, bag, or token stack to draw its top item into your drag group Right-Click (during drag)

Stacking & Deck Rules

Drag cards onto decks, tokens onto token stacks, or objects into bags. These rules control what can combine:

  • Matching Size Required: Cards and tokens must be the same size (width & height) to stack together. A poker-sized card cannot join a mini-card deck, and a large token cannot stack onto a small token.
  • Matching Shape Required for Tokens: Tokens must share the same shape (circle, square, hex, etc.) to form a stack. Mismatched shapes will not merge.
  • Matching Mask Type Required for Cards: Cards and decks must share the same mask type (rectangle, circle, hex pointy, hex flat, diamond, triangle) to combine. A standard rectangular card cannot join a hex-shaped deck.
  • Locked Components Cannot Be Stacked: A locked component cannot be used as a stack target. Unlock the component first (L) to allow stacking.

View & Camera

Action Shortcut
Pan Camera, move the camera view around the tabletop WASD or Arrow Keys
Pan Mode, right-click drag, middle-click drag, or WASD to pan the view Right-Click+Drag
Zoom, zoom in/out on the tabletop Scroll Wheel
Reset View, reset zoom and pan to default position 0
Save Camera View, save your current view (pan, zoom, and seat rotation) into a slot. The host saves to the setup so it loads for everyone; other players save a personal view for their own session Shift+1Shift+9
Jump to Camera View, jump to a saved camera view. Only fires when no deck, die, bag, or stack is selected or hovered — otherwise 19 draws/sets the die (see below) 19

Tip

Hosts can pre-define up to 9 camera views per setup. Frame a view and press Shift+a number to save it; anyone who loads the setup can press that number to jump straight there. Manage and clear views from Camera Views → Manage in Player Options.

Voice

Action Shortcut
Push-to-Talk, when enabled (PTT toggle in the voice bar), hold to transmit; release to mute ` (backtick / tilde)

Tool & Mode Toggles

Action Shortcut
Marker / drawing tool C
Sticker mode K
Blindfold N
Zone placement mode (host) Z
Snap-point placement mode (host) X
Text-label placement mode (host) V

Host-Only Controls

Action Shortcut
Copy, copy selected object(s) to clipboard (or the object under your cursor if nothing is selected) Ctrl+C
Paste, paste clipboard at your cursor position; snaps to grid if grid snap is enabled Ctrl+V
Duplicate, duplicate selected object(s) stacked directly on top of the original Ctrl+D
Scale Up, increase size of selected object(s) by 25% + or =
Scale Down, decrease size of selected object(s) by 25% - or _

Important

Copy, paste, duplicate, scaling, and delete shortcuts are only available to the room host.

Host Tools (Right-Click Menu)

Tool Where
Snap Points, enter snap point placement mode; click table or a component to place an anchor (objects dropped within 60 units snap to it automatically) Right-Click → Snap Tags
Disable / Enable Snap Follow, prevent a snapped object from moving when its parent component moves or rotates Right-Click → Restrict
Prevent / Allow Snap to Point, stop an object from ever snapping to any snap point Right-Click → Restrict
Free Scale Mode, drag the 4 corner handles to resize a component freely; click Done in the blue banner to finish Right-Click → Scale → Free
Rotate Submenu, CW/CCW 90°, CW/CCW 45°, and 180° rotate options all in one place Right-Click → Rotate

Tips

  • Multi-Select Actions: Use Ctrl+Click or drag on empty space to select multiple objects, then press F, Q, E, or L to affect all at once. Hold Ctrl while dragging to add to your existing selection.
  • Quick Cleanup: Multi-select unwanted pieces and press Delete to remove them all at once.
  • Fast Drawing: Double-click a deck repeatedly to draw cards quickly, or press 19 to deal that many straight to your hand.
  • Hand Management: Draw multiple cards at once by selecting a deck and pressing a number key (19).
  • Lock Important Objects: After placing the game board, select it and press L to prevent accidental movement.
  • Hand Card Actions: When hovering over a card in your hand area, press F to flip it or Space to preview it.
  • Dice Precision: Set dice to exact values (19) or cycle through faces with Shift+Plus / Shift+Minus.
  • Ping & Measure: Hold Tab and move your mouse to pull out a live ruler. Release to fire a ping all players can see.
  • Draw While Dragging: With a card or token in hand (dragging), right-click any deck, bag, or token stack to draw the top item into your current drag group.

Complete Keyboard Reference

Shortcut Action
Click Select object
Ctrl+Click Multi-select
Drag (empty space) Box select objects
Ctrl+Drag Add to selection
Drag Move object
Esc Cancel / close any open popup; otherwise deselect all & close preview
Enter Confirm the open popup or dialog
Delete / Backspace Remove selected
F Flip card/board/token OR flip deck draw direction
R Roll dice / flip coin / spin spinner / shuffle deck, bag, or stack
Double-click Draw from a deck, bag, or token stack
Q Rotate object CCW (configurable step)
Shift+Q Rotate object CCW (half-step)
E Rotate object CW (configurable step)
Shift+E Rotate object CW (half-step)
T Rotate view 90° (next seat)
C / Z / X / V / K Marker / Zone / Snap-point / Text-label / Sticker mode
L Lock / unlock
G Group / ungroup (2+ selected)
B Send to back layer
Ctrl+Z Undo
Ctrl+Y / Ctrl+Shift+Z Redo
H Add to hand
Space Toggle preview
Tab Hold = ruler; release = ping
N Toggle blindfold
Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V / Ctrl+D Copy / paste / duplicate (host only)
19 Draw # cards / set die face — OR jump to saved camera view when nothing's targeted
Shift+1Shift+9 Save camera view (host → setup, others → personal)
0 Reset view
+ / = Scale up (host only)
Shift+Plus Next die face
- / _ Scale down (host only)
Shift+Minus Previous die face
WASD / Arrows Pan camera
Right-Click Drag to pan
Scroll Zoom in/out

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