This is the new secret game hidden in Facebook Messenger
On Facebook Messenger they seem especially concerned about playing with usersAnd we are not referring to the transformation of this messaging application into a platform with support for other tools and games, but to its easter eggs, easter eggs or hidden secrets Thus, with its last update for Android and iOS, they have introduced a new secret game with which you shoot baskets while you wait for the answer of your friendsHere we teach you how to find it.
This is a simple game of basketball hidden between the lines of application code. That is, between the guts of Facebook Messenger, without any button or menu discovering its existence. And it is that the creators and developers of applications usually leave their signature or some wink to the more curious users with this form of easter eggs, as these secrets are usually known Now, between messages, it is possible to test the skills ofAim shooting baskets with the basketball
All you have to do to find this secret game is access a conversation, click on the icon Emoji emoticons, and search for basketballThis can be found in the activities tab, in the bell icon, along with the rest of the other sports balls.
Pressing the emoticon Emoji sends the ball to the interlocutor. Something that may require some explanation from the friend who receives this icon. After that, just touch the ball sent in the conversation a couple of times.
In a few seconds, a white screen with a basket and a ball make their appearance. And that's it, to take free kicks By sliding a finger across the panel, the player can set the direction and intensity of the shot to get the maximum number of baskets in a row possible. The counter helps to know the maximum number of points scored, but will return to zero with each miss. With each basket, it is also possible to see Emoji emoticons cheering on the player.When you want to leave, just click on the arrow in the upper right corner, returning to the conversation, where a message notifies the best score achieved by the player
This is the second minigame included by Facebook Messenger in your application. The first one was discovered a few months ago, and allowed to summon a bot to play chess with Something that shows the intentions of Facebook to revolutionize the world of messaging, leaving behind the basic functionality of communication and improving it with games, applications and other toolsIn this regard, the medium TechCrunch warns of the rumored bot shop or automated toolsin which Facebook would be working, and that would revolutionize the messaging market.
For now, we will have to wait and see what happens. The good thing is that these waits will be made more enjoyable thanks to the basket minigame, which will entertain more than one user waiting for their contacts to answer some of their messages
