I'm trying to figure out how to run OCTGN 2-handed.

1) run OCTGN
2) click "Custom Games"  (without logging into server first)
3) click "Host"
4) select "Lord of the Rings the Card Game" from the "Game" list
5) click "Start"
6) click "OK"
7) uncheck "Use a two-sided table"

At this point, I can see my local IP address: 192.168.1.3

The following does not work:

8) open a second isntance of OCTGN (either on this computer or another computer on the LAN)
9) click "Custom Games"  (without logging into server first)
10) clicl "Join Offline Game"
11) for "IP Address/Host" type the local IP address: 192.168.1.3
12) select "Lord of the Rings the Card Game" from the "Game" list
13) click "Connect"

This does not work.  After several seconds' wait, I get the following red error message at the top of the "Connect To A Game" box:

"Could not connect: A connection attempt failed because t"  [cuts off]

I can't see anything past the "t". 

I get the same error message for either a second instance of OCTGN on the same PC, or a different PC on my LAN.


Any idea what I am doing wrong?
 

I run up two copies of OCTGN on my local machine for testing new releases of the game engine all the time so I know it can work.

You seem to be doing all the right things. The only thing I and think of is the port number. This usually defaults to 5000 but sometimes is 5001. Ensure the port number is the same for both games …..

If that still fails, you should be able to create a second OCTGN account and created a WAN game and join that using the normal match matchup.

Both instances are using port 5000.

Do you know if the error message ("Could not connect: A connection attempt failed because…") is logged somewhere?  If so, what file contains that complete error message?

I commented out this line in my hosts file:

::1 localhost

OCTGN game me errors for a couple more attempts, but then started working.  I don't know if/why that fix did the trick.

So now I can play 2 instances locally, which is great news!

I started a game, and noticed that when using 2 instances, when I use the Setup the Game option, the quest card is not automatically added to the quest area.  This isn't a big deal, but it does deviate from the single-instance behavior.

What other differences are there between 1 and 2-handed OCTGN?

And do you have any tips on how to make 2-handed OCTGN easier?

Thanks!