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==Multiplayer mobile games==

Many mobile games support multiple players, either remotely over a network or locally via [[Wi-Fi]], Bluetooth or similar technology.

There are several options for playing multiplayer games on mobile phones: live [[synchronous]] [[Tournament|tournaments]] and [[Turn based|turn-based]] [[asynchrony (game theory)|asynchronous]] tournaments. In live tournaments random players from around the world are matched together to compete. This is done using different networks such as [[Game Center]],  [[Google Play Games]], and [[Facebook]].

In asynchronous tournaments, there are two methods used by game developers centered around the idea that players matches are recorded and then [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] at a later time to other players in the same tournament. Asynchronous gameplay resolves the issue of needing players to have a continuous live connection. This gameplay is different since players take individual turns in the game, therefore allowing players to continue playing against human opponents.

This is done using different networks including [[Facebook]]. Some companies use a regular turn-based system where the end results are posted so all the players can see who won the tournament. Other companies take [[Screencast|screen recordings]] of live players and broadcast them to other players at a later point in time to allow players to feel that they are always interacting with another human opponent.