MeFites, let's connect on GameCenter

June 16, 2012 6:42 PM

MeFites on GameCenter for iOS, unite!

I've had an iPod for a while, and finally feel the need to have friends. It is because I have begun playing Tiny Tower, and need to measure my tower against others.

Anyone who wants to add me, my user id is stedman15.

posted by reenum to MetaFilter-Related at 6:42 PM (58 comments total)

I suck at words with friends as cjorgensen and I think my game center username is thisflapfirst.
posted by cjorgensen at 6:46 PM on June 16, 2012

I think I'm immlass but I don't have much registered. What games are people playing?
posted by immlass at 7:12 PM on June 16, 2012

I've got a few games going. Scribblenauts Remix, Ticket to Ride, Angry Birds and Infinity Blade II are the most played. My username is amandaudoff
posted by youcancallmeal at 7:31 PM on June 16, 2012

I currently have no friends so this would be good - I'm rockmejoe over there
posted by jontyjago at 7:45 PM on June 16, 2012

Oh hey, a relevant thread since I only just now upgraded to an iphone 4. I'm amphetamine42.
posted by The demon that lives in the air at 7:58 PM on June 16, 2012

and need to measure my tower against others

You know, you're just confirming what women already believe about us guys.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 8:14 PM on June 16, 2012 [2 favorites]

PanaceaPrescription, if any of you like playing Carcasonne.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 8:30 PM on June 16, 2012

The ones I play a lot are Carcasonne and Tiny Tower.
posted by reenum at 8:33 PM on June 16, 2012

Okay, I appear to be failing at having Game Center friends. Do I just add you all by nick? I'm trying to add PanaceaPrescription and it won't send my friend request because that is an unverified name.
posted by Dr. Zira at 8:40 PM on June 16, 2012

griphvs
posted by griphus at 9:08 PM on June 16, 2012

Also, I'm playing a lot of Ticket to Ride and Plague Inc.
posted by griphus at 9:08 PM on June 16, 2012

Oooh, is anybody playing Scramble with friends??
posted by Salamandrous at 9:40 PM on June 16, 2012

LMAYLIFFE, add me. Woot.
posted by lazaruslong at 9:56 PM on June 16, 2012

How'd I know this was a Carcasonne-playing bunch? I'm game whenever you folks are.
posted by The demon that lives in the air at 10:39 PM on June 16, 2012

daisybax
posted by jamaro at 10:57 PM on June 16, 2012

Aww yiss Carcasonne. I'm Mizufae over there. Also of course bejeweled because, you know, the addiction took hold early and never let go.
posted by Mizu at 11:15 PM on June 16, 2012

I am supercres there as well. I play Ticket to Ride, Fruit Ninja, Temple Run, and Jetpack Joyride most often.
posted by supercres at 11:25 PM on June 16, 2012

Orleeeee here. I had to delete Tiny Towers at floor 60 or so -- that thing generated an unhealthy level of compulsion for me. Sometimes I still miss those tiny mouth breathers.
posted by mochapickle at 11:44 PM on June 16, 2012

I'm mcroft over there. I send requests to everyone above this on the page, because, hey.

I play a lot of Civilization and I try lots of games for an hour and then toss them.
posted by Mad_Carew at 11:54 PM on June 16, 2012

If anyone feels like getting destroyed at Scramble or WWF, I have the same username there.
posted by phaedon at 12:05 AM on June 17, 2012

I play lots of Carcassonne. I'm max22 on GameCenter.
posted by EmGeeJay at 12:16 AM on June 17, 2012

Salamandrous: "Oooh, is anybody playing Scramble with friends??"

YES! Same as my Twitter username (it's in my profile.)

Also Twitter username on GameCenter. I love Scribblenauts! I have a Tiny Tower but haven't played lately.

phaedon: "If anyone feels like getting destroyed at Scramble or WWF, I have the same username there."

I accept your challenge! (At Scramble. I suck at Words.)
posted by IndigoRain at 12:21 AM on June 17, 2012

CHRISPUK, sucking regularly at WWF, Spelltower and Angry Birds.
posted by arcticseal at 12:48 AM on June 17, 2012

"randomluser", mainly playing Hero Academy at the moment...
posted by russm at 2:42 AM on June 17, 2012

marchenkatze on Game Center and OpenFeint, playing lots of Ticket to Ride and Monsters Ate My Condo at the moment.
posted by nicebookrack at 5:11 AM on June 17, 2012

I think I'm emelenjr on there.
posted by emelenjr at 7:04 AM on June 17, 2012

'boxier' for WWF, 'deaccession' for Game Center. Not especially active--maybe this'll be a little nudge.
posted by box at 9:38 AM on June 17, 2012

I'm ibkrazykara on GameCenter. I play tons of Scramble and Draw Something. Engarde!
posted by Night_owl at 9:39 AM on June 17, 2012

I'm Tflbo - please play Scramble with me!
posted by Salamandrous at 9:58 AM on June 17, 2012

I'm trying to accept friend requests, but I'm having trouble with Game Center for some reason. If you ask me and I don't respond quickly, that may be why!
posted by immlass at 9:59 AM on June 17, 2012

I'm [bjrn]

I have a load of games there, because I found out lots of games go free for a day or two (I'm using AppZapp and AppShopper to find them). So I go through a lot of them and throw most away after a few minutes. And a few days ago I had a bit of an issue with iTunes where it decided it should put a whole bunch of apps I had deleted back on my phone, and when I tried to stop it it got grumpy and deleted a whole bunch instead, making me lose all progress I'd made in the games it deleted. So I'm still figuring out what's worth starting over with.

I just picked up Pocket Planes. While there's no way to play with/against each other directly in Pocket Planes, you can work as a team on global events. You can enter a team name under Menu > Flight Crew. I just put Metafilter in there (although I can't help with the current event which is about something in Brisbane and everything I have is in Europe). I think you might win things if your team does well, but I'm not sure.
posted by bjrn at 10:14 AM on June 17, 2012

Anyone down for a relatively slow-paced Carcassonne game (prob 5-6 moves/day, average?) can find me as "scumbly". Expansions or no expansions is fine.
posted by churl at 11:31 AM on June 17, 2012

I'm chewies_dad

all over pocket planes at the moment, but also play all of the usual suspects (temple run, words with friends etc etc)
posted by lloyder at 1:16 PM on June 17, 2012

Hey, I'm "deathm tn" (without quotes and no space) on Game Center. I am an asynchronous game devotee, and I play Carcassonne, Ascension, and sometimes unofficial Dominion on there.

I'm ignignokt_ on WWF.
posted by ignignokt at 4:16 PM on June 17, 2012

Oh, and I would play Ticket to Ride if anyone was interested.
posted by ignignokt at 4:17 PM on June 17, 2012

Bah! Leave it to me to get my own handle wrong. I'm randomproxy on Game Center.
posted by The demon that lives in the air at 4:37 PM on June 17, 2012

I am Buttons and Kitten. Not sure how it's spelled for a friend request -- might be buttonsandkitten. Pretty much any board game conversion, and I'm in -- Carcasonne, Ticket to Ride, Ascension, Settlers, Scrabble, and an embarrassing amount more.
posted by Shepherd at 6:17 PM on June 17, 2012

I play slowly and sometimes forget about games altogether. I'm otherwise a very nice person though *flutters eyelashes enticingly*, and might be more attentive if I actually had more than one game center friend. I'm bethnull there as well.

I don't think it goes through gamecenter at all, but I would sure like it if there was ever anyone playing Dixit.
posted by bethnull at 6:32 PM on June 17, 2012

amphetamine42 and Tflbo - it seems to think your usernames are invalid. Everyone else, I was able to invite!
posted by ignignokt at 6:40 PM on June 17, 2012

bethnull, Dixit is great, and I never knew there was an iOS version! Grabbing it now.
posted by ignignokt at 6:41 PM on June 17, 2012

circemuse on Gamecenter- my games are Whale Trail, Fruit Ninja, Doodle Jump, Contre Jour and Cut the Rope, and Angry Birds. Looks like I'll be adding Tiny Tower.
posted by kimdog at 7:17 PM on June 17, 2012

I gave up on Tiny Tower when they stopped updating it, but now am just as addicted to Pocket Planes! I joined the Metafilter flight crew--I'm wordnerdy.
posted by leesh at 7:22 PM on June 17, 2012

I think my Scramble name is different from my gamecenter name... I'm kimdognyc on scramble (which I've become addicted to in the last 30 minutes)
posted by kimdog at 7:50 PM on June 17, 2012 [1 favorite]

I'm phirephoenix, but rarely deal with GameCenter because goddammit Apple stop launching shit at random and just let me play my game in peace. That said, I'm on Tichu, Ticket to Ride, Carcassone, occasionally Fruit Ninja, a a bunch of other games that I'm not sure have a GC integration component (Drop 7? Orbital?).
posted by Phire at 9:30 PM on June 17, 2012 [1 favorite]

Oh yay. I am prov. Let's be friends so you cann beat me at Carcasonne and Ticket To Ride and things!
posted by Rock Steady at 9:35 PM on June 17, 2012 [1 favorite]

Oops, I also have a different name on Scramble than on Gamecenter. Is it too late to integrate?
posted by Salamandrous at 3:36 AM on June 18, 2012

I'm namewithoutwords.
posted by namewithoutwords at 3:50 AM on June 18, 2012

Looking at my list of games after linking to a couple of MeFites, I have to say I'm really astounded at how many games I actually play. Out goes the idea of me being a productive user of the iPhone....
posted by Phire at 7:44 AM on June 18, 2012 [1 favorite]

Has anyone actually beaten the the old man bot at Ticket to Ride?
posted by griphus at 7:49 AM on June 18, 2012

Ominous Seaponds
posted by diogenes at 7:53 AM on June 18, 2012

Doh!

Ominous Seapods
posted by diogenes at 7:53 AM on June 18, 2012

I don't know who I am anywhere.
posted by thinkpiece at 8:09 AM on June 18, 2012 [1 favorite]

I don't know who you are anymore.
posted by Rock Steady at 8:44 AM on June 18, 2012

bethnull: "I don't think it goes through gamecenter at all, but I would sure like it if there was ever anyone playing Dixit."

Hmm… currently free. Downloaded!

I'm Lexica510 on GameCenter and OpenFeint. Not very active, but that's in part due to the no-friends thing up until now.
posted by Lexica at 2:40 PM on June 18, 2012

Just realized carcassonne doesn't use gamecenter friends to populate the friends list, but email addresses, I guess? My email's in my profile for anyone who wants a game.
posted by churl at 5:00 PM on June 18, 2012

I'm sillygwailo on Game Center. Into car racing games and sports games. Latest addiction, though, has been Subway Surfers.
posted by sillygwailo at 11:58 PM on June 18, 2012

I kill at bejeweled blitz...
posted by Karmakaze at 7:46 AM on June 20, 2012

If aaanyone here is still following this thread and is into Summoner Wars, I'm still learning the game and a very easy mark. That user name again is Buttons and Kitten.
posted by Shepherd at 5:46 AM on July 9, 2012