Working As Intended

Dave Peck runs a very slick email driven Go service. It lets you create a game, supplying only the name and email address of both players.

Here is what you see when you first arrive at the site.

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Simple and clean, like the game itself.

After you “Get Going” you have to supply a few pieces of information, setting up your game. At first, I didn’t notice that the list on the right was clickable. You can change the board size, handicap, and swap colors by clicking on the option that you wish to change.

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You don’t have to log in, nor can you. You receive an email when it is your turn, with a “secret” URL that contains a token for your game. When you click on the link, you are taken directly into your game. Place your stone, click “make this move” and you’re done.

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The source code for the site is also open source in case you’d like to help out or run your own server.