C hances are, you’re never far from your phone, and your friends and family are the exact same way. But that a good thing.

Play text-based games with friends using SMS text messaging or chat apps like WhatsApp or iMessage. There's no need to download another app! You can play classic games everyone will have heard of, ...

I’m Thinking of a Number: There’s literally no easier game to play. Think of a number. Text your friends that you’re thinking of a number between 1 and 100. Let them guess. The end.

Yet even Colossal Cave Adventure has recently got a refresh in the form of a 3D graphical version, which has led [Bryan Lunduke] to take a look at how to best revisit the original text adventure.

Beneath its familiar chat interface lies a diverse gaming ecosystem, offering a surprising variety of adventure games.

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