Flipcase Turns Your iPhone 5c Case Into a Game

IanDavis

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Flipcase Turns Your iPhone 5c Case Into a Game


The free game makes clever use of the official case.

Apple introduced the iPhone 5c last month in a flourish of colors, complete with matching cases. The holes on the back show off the color of the phone, creating a stylized contrast. Some love them, others hate them, while still others have put them to creative use. While some have used them for [a href=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/casecollage/id708869486?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4]self-expression[/a], two Australians have decided that it would be perfect for a game.

Created by Dave McKinney and Stuart Hall, [a href=https://itunes.apple.com/app/flipcase/id712929884?mt=8]Flipcase[/a] uses those divisive perforations as a gameboard for a simple four-in-a-row app. Its multiplayer applications are pretty obvious, but it also has a single player mode for those times you're alone AND really want to play Connect Four using your iPhone case.

It's a clever idea to be sure, but it can be tricky to get the case on backwards without triggering the power button. Once you get that down, it's a pretty straight-forward game that makes good use of its environment. Here's hoping that their next game involves a [a href=http://www.lifeproof.com/en/]LifeProof[/a] case and an aquarium.

Source: [a href=https://itunes.apple.com/app/flipcase/id712929884?mt=8]iTunes[/a] via [a href=https://twitter.com/flipcaseapp]Twitter[/a]

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InvaderTim

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The fact that there's an extra two columns that don't sit in the screen region makes it look a little silly.
 

VanQ

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Slow news day, huh?

CpT_x_Killsteal said:
Isn't Connect-Four meant to be 7x7, not 5x5?

Either way, it's a nifty little app.
Considering the extra two columns there, I assume the creators knew that but forgot they were developing for an iPhone and not Android, where some Android devices have a screen that cover the entire front face. Kinda embarrassing when a normal app could give you the proper 7x7 experience without having to bother flipping the case around.