Life counter

Your Magic table, on one screen.

Put your phone or tablet in the middle and play. Life, commander damage, poison, dice and turns for 2 to 10 players. Free, no account and no connection needed.

You don't need an account to play. With one, each player takes a seat from their phone and games are saved to their profile.

Magic: The Gathering

01 The game

2 to 10 players, each on their own side of the screen.

Tap to add or subtract, hold to go in tens and drag towards another player to deal commander damage. Pick the starting life and how you sit: face to face, along the sides or 2 vs 1.

  • Commander damage per opponent, partners included, and it comes off your life
  • Poison, energy, experience, commander tax, storm, mana and your own counters
  • Monarch and initiative as markers you hand from player to player
  • Automatic elimination at 0 life, 10 poison or 21 damage from one commander
02 Dice, turns and effects

Everything that used to clutter the table.

Roll real 3D dice, flip the coin, settle who goes first with a high roll and track turns with each player's time. Every hit, heal or death has its own effect.

  • d4 to d20 dice and a coin in 3D, with physics
  • High roll to decide who goes first
  • Turns with each player's time and a game clock
  • 3D effects when you take damage, heal, get poisoned, die or win
  • Undo up to 50 steps, and the screen stays on
03 Game modes

Planechase, Archenemy, Bounty and Treachery, no paper decks.

Turn the modes on in the settings and La Mesa draws the cards for you: planes and the planar die, the archenemy's schemes, bounties and the day/night cycle.

  • Treachery with the official cards, for 4 to 8 players
  • At a connected table, everyone sees their hidden role on their phone
  • Planechase, Archenemy and Bounty with their card decks
  • Day and night, with its card to flip
04 Connected table

Every player, with their life on their phone.

Each seat has its own QR code. Whoever scans it sits down with their account and their deck, and tracks their life, counters and commander damage from their phone.

  • Pick the deck you're playing and it shows on your seat
  • At a tournament, open La Mesa from your pairing and send the result when you're done
  • At the end, a life chart, time per player and commander damage taken
  • Confirmed games go to your profile and to your deck's record
05 Rules

The Comprehensive Rules, offline.

Look up any card and its rulings without leaving the game, or open Magic's Comprehensive Rules with an index, glossary and search.

  • Card search with Oracle text and rulings
  • The full Comprehensive Rules, in English and in a Spanish translation
  • Open them once online and they work without internet
06 Apps

No wifi at the store? Use Bluetooth.

The Android and iOS apps bring the connected table over Bluetooth: phones join the table with no network, encrypted, and Android and iOS play together. On Apple Watch, a counter on the Digital Crown, dice, coin and high roll. Coming soon.

  • Bluetooth table with no internet, across Android and iOS
  • Apple Watch: Digital Crown counter, dice and high roll
  • Meanwhile, the web version works offline on any phone

Frequently asked questions

Is it free? Do I need an account?

It's free and you don't need an account: open La Mesa and play. You only need one to take a seat from your phone with the QR code, play tournament tables and save games to your profile.

Does it work offline?

Yes. Open it once online and after that it works without internet. Card search, the QR connected table and the first load of the mode decks need a connection; the Comprehensive Rules work offline once you've opened them.

How many players fit?

2 to 10 on the same screen, with several table layouts. For Commander the starting life is 40, and you can set 20, 30 or any number you like.

How do I play Treachery?

Turn it on in La Mesa's settings with 4 to 8 players. La Mesa deals the roles with the official cards. At a connected table everyone sees their role on their phone; otherwise they peek at it on the screen by holding their seat. It can't be combined with Archenemy.

Can I use it at tournaments?

Yes. If your store runs the tournament on Gatewatch, open La Mesa from your pairing: the round clock shows up and, when you finish, you send the result and your opponent confirms it on their phone.

07 Let's play

Shuffle up.
La Mesa is ready.

Open it in your phone's or tablet's browser. Add it to your home screen and it works like an app.