Playing Classic Board Games Via iMessage On iPhone

Using an app that has Game Centre built in is a really easy way to play boardgames against friends, but here’s another perhaps slightly more tedious way of going about it.

Posters on Reddit (via Cult of Mac) have demonstrated that it is indeed possible to play chess, checkers and Connect Four via iMessage using emoji characters.

While it’s definitely time consuming, it’s very impressive. Take a look below!

Henry Taylor-Gill

Henry is a student who is a huge Apple fan, and has used their products since day one. He can remember how happy he was when he received the first iPod back in 2001 as a birthday present. He has an international background, having spent most of his life in France but he now lives in the UK. He is also a native French speaker and can also speak Spanish at a decent level. In addition to tech, Henry is an avid sports fan and has his own sports blog.