THE SOVEREIGN TABLE · EARLY PLAYTESTYour country.
Three independent AI rulers.
Download the playable game, negotiate with other governments, build coalitions, and command wars across multiple turns. Potluck runs the AI on your own computer.
New: bring an ally into the war
Version 0.12.0 lets you negotiate allied combat entry for one or two quarters. In the War room, choose support and then Join combat as an ally, or ask Council to draft a request. Your partner can accept, refuse, or shorten the commitment. Review the costs before confirming.
Allies command their own forces on shared fronts, pay their own upkeep and take their own losses. The original belligerents control peace terms. Agreements end after the promised quarters or when peace is signed; early withdrawal carries a diplomatic cost. Departing allies receive a two-quarter truce. Funding and supply agreements remain available.
The update is available for Windows and the portable ZIP. Both Mac installers are still on 0.8.0 while the updated apps await Apple notarization. Those Mac installers do not include these newer features.
Download, open, play
On Mac, open the DMG and drag The Sovereign Table into Applications, then open it. On Windows, open the installer to add the game to your user account and Start menu.
Let the game get Potluck
In the updated game, choose Play with AI rulers, then click Install AI helper. Mac 0.8.0 calls these Use local Potluck and Set up Potluck. The game downloads and verifies the official Potluck app, installs it for your user account, and opens it. If Potluck is already installed in its usual location, the button opens it.
Approve your model
Inside Potluck, choose a model that fits your computer, approve its download, then load it. Enable Settings → Connect tools. One loaded model serves all three rulers.
Return to the table
The game checks Potluck automatically. In version 0.12.0, it also checks for a short reply automatically and shows you the result. Choose your country and start a campaign when ready; you can skip the reply check. Keep Potluck running while you play.
A first mission
- Choose France in the 1992 scenario and send Britain a trade proposal.
- Ask Council: “Build a coalition with Britain to sanction Russia for two quarters.”
- Review the initiative, negotiate its duration and confirm the commitment.
- Advance turns and see whether each ruler follows through.
Desktop saves stay in your application data folder, outside the app. AI runs locally, with no cloud inference charge per turn. The separate model download and local processing use disk space, memory and power.
New: the War room
Declare war on a country, then command offensives or fortify three strategic fronts. Supply, readiness, exhaustion and economic strain decide how long you can fight. Offer peace or surrender through the same turn orders.
Tell Rob what happened
Send your operating system, model name, country and turn number, plus anything confusing, slow or surprising. Keep gateway keys and configuration files private.
Portable version and existing saves
Prefer the original package or use Linux? Download the portable ZIP (0.4 MB). It requires Node.js 24 LTS and a separately installed Potluck app. Extract the whole ZIP, then open Start-Mac.command or Start-Windows.cmd, or run sh Start-Linux.sh. See START-HERE.txt inside.
Existing portable saves remain in the original folder’s .data directory. Keep that folder when updating the portable game. The desktop app starts with a separate save location; it does not automatically import portable campaigns.
Portable ZIP SHA-256: bc7c17279a25ea5d003ddbc51ad109c5fee2020559bee1c61020cb9506371463