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Re:Why I don't play mobile games on my smartphone by Simon_says on Sunday May 19, 2019 @06:22AM (#19952535)
I've found that the touch screen is a near perfect input device for chess. I prefer it to over-the-board play.
Re:Why I don't play mobile games on my smartphone by RugnirViking on Sunday May 19, 2019 @10:28AM (#19953424)
I know its silly to say, but I feel like I have much less patience when playing on a touchscreen. It feels much harder to think about the geometry of moves in that way.

That said, I don't think this is the same for everyone, just my observation.

Re:Why I don't play mobile games on my smartphone by zapzupnz on Sunday May 19, 2019 @08:49AM (#19953052)
I find the same for Scrabble and Monopoly, though on an iPad rather than a phone. The old version of the Scrabble app used to let you put an iPad on the table for everybody to see, then use the iPhone/iPod as your personal letter rack so people couldn't see each others' letters.