![]() It isn’t difficult to imagine how Chess With Friends might evolve with future updates from developer NewToy. A prompter alarm would make for speedier games. In practice, however, you need to open the app for your games to update. In theory, the app’s home screen icon should show you how many moves are awaiting your attention with a number encircled in red, similar to an e-mail or application update alert. ![]() One quibble with Chess With Friends: The app is not very good at alerting you to your next turn. I think I’ve averaged two moves a day for the past week. So the more games you have going, the more satisfactory Chess With Friends likely will be. To give you an idea of just how leisurely paced Chess With Friends is, your opponent automatically resigns if he hasn’t moved in a week. Although I’ve played a few games in which my opponent was actively engaged, the app is really about leisure chess: Make a move, wait an hour or two -or even longer-for your opponent’s next move. If you are accustomed to speed chess, then Chess With Friends is definitely not for you. But once you submit the move, there are no take-backs. ![]() If you have second thoughts, hit the Cancel button instead. Tap the square where you want to go and hit the Submit button. The app will show you which squares are open to you. But for those of us who think a Ponziani Gambit is just another pyramid scheme, Chess With Friends works just fine. Some of them are so sophisticated, they’ll practically play the game for you. By my count, there are about 26 other chess game apps available for download. I noticed a comment on the game’s App Store page in which the user complained that there is “no way to play against the computer.” Well, the entire point of the app is to play with other, live human beings. Finally, you can choose Pass and Play, which simply lets you hand off your device to a friend for a local game. The app will search out another opponent available for play. Then you can choose an opponent from your device’s contact list or by selecting Random Opponent. Once you’ve logged in, you create a game by tapping the Create Game button on the app’s home screen or by touching the plus sign in the upper right corner of the page. The app also encourages you to divulge your phone number, but this is optional. The sign-up process is somewhat cumbersome. Getting started is the hardest part about Chess with Friends.
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