This Battleship game built for Surface Duo is kind of brilliant
Just don’t try to sink your Duo.
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We’re bound to see no shortage of fun apps, games, and concepts that make use ofSurface Duo’sdual displays in unique ways now that it’s out in the wild. One such idea is a web-based version of Battleship built to make the Duo’s displays work like the Battleship grids from your childhood.
The Battleship experience was created byAlexis Menard, who works on the Blink/Chromium web engine at Intel and also focuses on “supporting dual screen/foldable devices on the web,” according to his Twitter bio. The setup places your ships on the bottom screen, while the computer-controled enemy’s grid sits on the top screen when folded in laptop mode. Once loaded up, you take turns with the computer, tapping on spaces to try to hunt down the its ships.
Now with the hardware it really shines. If you have a@surfaceduo just head tohttps://t.co/ujepZinDvc. You can install it on your home screen if you want. All with the web! cc@surfaceduodev#pwa#surfaceduo#surface#DoOneBetterpic.twitter.com/uL75Tg05wfNow with the hardware it really shines. If you have a@surfaceduo just head tohttps://t.co/ujepZinDvc. You can install it on your home screen if you want. All with the web! cc@surfaceduodev#pwa#surfaceduo#surface#DoOneBetterpic.twitter.com/uL75Tg05wf— Alexis Menard (@darktears)September 11, 2020September 11, 2020
It’s a fun little experience that shows some of what makes the Duo unique. There are also options to adjust the game to work on Samsung’s Galaxy Fold, the ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo, and even the forthcomingSurface Neo. Of course, you can just play in a web browser at your PC, clicking the grid to shoot. But where’s the fun in that?
Surface Duo is available now starting at $1,400 at Microsoft, Best Buy, and AT&T. And if you need some protection while virtually dropping shells into the high seas, we’ve rounded up some of thebest Surface Duo casescurrently available.
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