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I wonder if chess is actually the first ever online game. My granddad used to play chess over his rotary land line. Some enthusiasts must have tried a game ov
by jbj 6y ago
I wonder if chess is actually the first ever online game.
My granddad used to play chess over his rotary land line.
Some enthusiasts must have tried a game over telegram/morse or other technology.
- redog 6y agoWhat's considered online? Was it pong that became the first video game? Chess over landline kind of sounds more online than pong.
- fenwick67 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correspondence_chess https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correspondence_chess
- swilliamsio 6y agoChess has been played by mail for centuries. It wouldn't be surprising to me at all if it was also the first ever online game.
- Tiltowait-- 6y agoDiplomacy was played by mail since shortly after the game was invented in the 1950s. It formed an important part of what today we call geek culture. It overlapped with wargaming and miniatures gaming and directly led to the creation of Dungeons and Dragons, and from thence computer gaming. All but forgotten today, though.