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World Of Fourcraft: Foursquare Hack Turns NYC Into Giant Game Of Risk

June 29, 2011 by James Johnson

World Of Fourcraft Map

World Of Fourcraft MapWe’ve seen a lot of clever hacks on the Foursquare system, however none of them have come even close to a new game called World Of Fourcraft. The game uses the company’s check-in capabilities and Google map APIs to transform New York City into one big game of Risk the popular battle board game that pits users against one another for world domination or in this case city domination.

When a user checks in at different areas around the city they are basically placing their plastic men in that areas board game. The system then figures out which “teams” players have checked into that area the most in order to determine who owns the area.

By placing players on teams (there are currently approximately 100 players) the game essentially allows for multiple “plastic pieces” to be placed in each area based upon check-in. [Read more…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Foursquare, Hackathon, Social Gaming, World Of Fourcraft

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