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New browser extension enables chess on X without API

A new browser extension called Gage allows users to play chess on X (formerly Twitter) without needing an API. Developed by Arda, Gage embeds a chessboard directly within a reply thread, using the thread itself to store the game's state. This innovative approach bypasses the need for a backend, accounts, or a database, making chess matches playable publicly within X's interface. AI

IMPACT Enables new forms of social interaction and gaming on social media platforms.

RANK_REASON A new product (browser extension) is released.

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New browser extension enables chess on X without API

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📝 New blog post: Introducing Gage: chess on X, no API You can't play chess against a rival on X — turn by turn, in public — without the API Twitter priced out o

    📝 New blog post: Introducing Gage: chess on X, no API You can't play chess against a rival on X — turn by turn, in public — without the API Twitter priced out of reach. So I built Gage: a browser extension that hides a chessboard inside a reply thread. No backend, no accounts, no…