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Life & fun · March 30, 2011

Snack Words - Real-time, Multi-player Word Game for iOS

I just finished my first iOS game, Snack Words, which is a real-time, multi-player word finding game. iTunes link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snack-words/id425786167?mt=8&ls=1 YouTube video demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zPQuqoUHqU I wanted to build something very simple and minimal. There's no figuring out who to play, and each game is only 90 seconds long. The backend is 2,400 lines (so short!) of Erlang which speaks a custom protocol (length tagged JSON packets) to the client. The Objective-C side protocol implementation makes heavy use of blocks and works a lot like my…

Snack Words - Real-time, Multi-player Word Game for iOS launched on March 30, 2011 with 16 votes, #57 of 272 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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Snack Words is a real-time multiplayer word-finding game for iOS where players compete to find words within 90-second rounds. Designed for simplicity and quick play, it requires no setup to start a game. The app is built on a lightweight Erlang backend that handles real-time multiplayer functionality, making it ideal for players seeking casual, fast-paced word games on their iPhone or iPad.

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I just finished my first iOS game, Snack Words, which is a real-time, multi-player word finding game. iTunes link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snack-words/id425786167?mt=8&ls=1 YouTube video demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zPQuqoUHqU I wanted to build something very simple and minimal. There's no…

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