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January 21st, 2013, 18:18 GMT · By

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This Is the First Game for Ubuntu Phone OS

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Alan Pope had the pleasure of announcing on Google+ that Stuart Langridge released the first game for the Ubuntu operating system for smartphones, also known as Ubuntu Phone OS.

Dropping Letters is the name of the first game for Ubuntu Phone OS, and it’s a word puzzle game, similar to the famous Tetris.

The player’s objective is to create intelligible words, composed of two or more letters and obtain a higher score until the screen gets filled with letters. And I am safe in affirming, that this game has its roots in Scrabble and Tetris.

The game’s user interface is pretty simple, with a top bar that allows players to adjust or mute the volume.

As expected, Dropping Letters is an open source game. Therefore, the source code can be found on its Launchpad page.

Above you can see the game in action, but not on the Ubuntu Phone OS.

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Comment #1 by: rmc on 23 Jan 2013, 12:20 UTC reply to this comment

Ubuntu phone can't come to the Galaxy Note 2 fast enough.

Comment #1.1 by: Eddie G. on 23 Jan 2013, 16:09 GMT

I'm so excited to see an Open Sourced phone that doesn't resemble Android. Mind you I think Android is a great phone OS, but I'm really, loving this new venture by Canonical! not only me....but my sister, and both my brothers are planning on buying this when it hits the market.(I may even get one for my mother...who's STILL using a Motorola Razr!) So to the guys and gals @ Canonical...HURRY UP! LoL!

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