Chess with Friends
| Chess With Friends | |
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| Developer(s) | Zynga |
| Platform(s) | iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch) |
| Genre(s) | chess game |
| Mode(s) | multiplayer |
Chess With Friends is is a multiplayer asynchronous chess game developed by Zynga With Friends (formerly Newtoy, Inc.), which also developed Words With Friends and Hanging With Friends.[1] It was one of the first iPhone games to take an asynchronous approach to multiplayer.[2] Released in November 2008[3] and published by Zynga, the game is available on iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch).
Paul Bettner, a Zynga With Friends founder, was quoted as saying, “So in August of 2008, we left Ensemble, bought some MacBooks and started working out of our local public library. A few months later, we put Chess With Friends on the App Store.”[3]
Chess With Friends is a freemium game, meaning there is no cost to play, but players have the option of purchasing premium content.
References
- ^ Ryan Kim, Zynga Grabs Words With Friends Builder for Mobile Expansion, GigaOM, 2 December 2010.
- ^ Stuart Dredge, Newtoy bringing asynchronous chess to iPhone, Pocket Gamer.
- ^ a b Ryan Rigney, The Origins of Words with Friends, GamePro, 3 November 2010.