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Mages - Multiplayer Android Game Engine (chess game is included)

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Mages is multiplayer client/server game engine for Android and other mobile devices (currently Android and J2ME devices are supported, development for Windows Mobile in the progress). It allows developers to create internet multiplayer games by implementing only core game logic and GUI by using powerful engine API.

Site: http://mages.googlecode.com
 
Currently the Sidekick has quite a few apps that allow you to play multiplayer with anyone anywhere. Here's a list of what they have. Hopefully Android get's some cool apps that can allow this also.

Bowling
Andromeda Wars
Armored Strike
Bunny Chow (tic-tac-toe)
Conquest
Darts
MiniGolf
Navy Commander (Battle Ship)
Pool
Reversi
Spades
Texas Hold'em
 
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This looks very cool. Though the tricky part is figuring out how to actually build a fun multiplayer game that deals gracefully with latency and connectivity issues.

Nokia had a neat multiplayer Pool (billiards) game I saw in a demo once a few years back. But unless you go with something turn-based, it's tough.
 
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This looks very cool. Though the tricky part is figuring out how to actually build a fun multiplayer game that deals gracefully with latency and connectivity issues.

Nokia had a neat multiplayer Pool (billiards) game I saw in a demo once a few years back. But unless you go with something turn-based, it's tough.

The easiest, and I would say best way for most of these style games is for them to be turn for turn. Like four in a row, or battle ship (ala sidekick)
But of course make the game suiting for this OS/phones graphics.

Worms would be a nice choice :D
 
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Currently the Sidekick has quite a few apps that allow you to play multiplayer with anyone anywhere. Here's a list of what they have. Hopefully Android get's some cool apps that can allow this also.

Bowling
Andromeda Wars
Armored Strike
Bunny Chow (tic-tac-toe)
Conquest
Darts
MiniGolf
Navy Commander (Battle Ship)
Pool
Reversi
Spades
Texas Hold'em

Most, but not all are made by awesome dev and all around good guy Colin and his team over at Requiem Software Labs...hopefully he sees the market of the G1 and Android and makes his move.

http://www.requiemsoftwarelabs.com/

We are waiting.
 
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The easiest, and I would say best way for most of these style games is for them to be turn for turn. Like four in a row, or battle ship (ala sidekick)
But of course make the game suiting for this OS/phones graphics.

Worms would be a nice choice :D


There is a Worms-like game called Goobers Vs Boogers. (I wrote it.) It doesn't yet have networked multiplayer support but it is something I've been thinking about. It is not a simple problem though and introduces a lot of complexity in the game logic.


Cyrket - Goobers Vs Boogers
Goobers Vs Boogers
 
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Worms would be a nice choice :D

I would love to see Worms...Aside from that, I think a version of Rampart (Old Atari Arcade game) would work well. For those who don't know, it's basically a game where you build up your castle and battle another (or several) other players by launching catapults at them (accounting for wind, trajectory, etc). The graphics from back then would work well on today's Android phones and it's a turn based game that would not be very latency dependent...

Note there may already be a game out like this, but since I don't have my Droid yet, and Cryket has been down for a few days I wouldn't know...
 
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