> Aren’t game servers just chat servers with extra constraints on the messages, e.g. physics, chess rules, etc? In a chat, information is simple, unordered, an

> Aren’t game servers just chat servers with extra constraints on the messages, e.g. physics, chess rules, etc? In a chat, information is simple, unordered, and public (to all parties). Now imagine a turn-based strategy game where complex moves happen in random order and are known to all players regardless of unexplored territory. For real-time games this analogy really breaks down.