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debacle on Nov 8, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: ChesSMS: Using Unicode to play Chess over SMS

For those who want the TLDR:

> You can play ChesSMS by texting "PLAY" to +1 (415) 494-8454.

Working with SMS is a very interesting space because of the limitations of the protocol.

twilsher on Nov 8, 2012 | [–]

good summary, though I would claim another takeaway from this is that SMS is also more capable than most people realize.

jaytaylor on Nov 8, 2012 | [–]

This is pretty cool and clever too. I'd like to see more SMS games!

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