[Suggest On] Chess (or other turn based multiplayer mobile games) on the go.

Mr_Grinch

So I was thinking of trying to find a game I can play with a friend when I'm on the train, or have a spare minute at work, or on the toilet. I've got access to a Windows Mobile Phone and an iPod (with Wifi pretty much everywhere) and I'd prefer something cross platform as most of my friends use an Android phone.

What I'm after is a turn based game that doesn't require a constant connection. So a game whereby I can submit my moves, he'll receive it and can make a move back. If we both drop offline then I don't want progress to be lost. I thought chess would fit pretty much perfectly in to this.

I used to play email chess which I guess I could do now, but it's not exactly ideal for on the go (being I'd have to have a copy of the board etc).

So are there any chess clients that allow this? Or any other games that fit the bill.

I've googled but can't seem to find anything that matches what I'm after.

::Edit:: We've been teaming up on Urban Dead, which has been fun, so any browser games like that.

Zenchess

You can play correspondence chess at chess.com. I assume it will work on your devices.

Frem

Perhaps Weewar? It's kinda like Advance Wars on a hex grid. Battles take a while, but I guess if you're already playing Chess, that's not an issue.

There's also something called Advance Wars By Web which appears to be a browser-based blend of the two GBA games.

Mr_Grinch

Cheers guys!

Michael H

Chess.com is one of my favorites for exactly what you're describing. You can also look at redhotpawn.com