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New Feature: Quick Play

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Posted by yang
For Electrofringe, we've created a quick way to play games without having to register online. Find the game id of the game you want to play (the number after the "g" in the URL of the game poster) then SMS our number, 61429357459 - with: !join <game>

You're ready to go!
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Posted by Hame
is this a sitewide option
or just for electrofringe games ?
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Posted by yang
This will work for any Cipher game.

Though this allows anyone to quickly play games, we don't have an option to then have the player register properly on the site and retain/merge their quick play game history. This is something we are currently working on and will release in the near future.

The important thing to consider if you're thinking of promoting this method of play is that players won't have seen your Game Poster, so they might not know where to begin, what equipment they need, etc. Basically, think of the player! The last thing anyone wants is a confused player from the get go.

We've implemented this feature due to the festival dynamic and we'll be looking closely at how it's being used to see how it needs to be improved. We'll keep you all up to date on how this feature evolves.
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Posted by JohnE6
I have tried that with 3 games and none of them worked. Can you include an example? Is it "!join 109" to join that game or "!join <109>" or "!join <109>"?