'Cards Against Humanity' Comes To Mobile Phones Through Free iOS, Android App

It seems to be raining freebies everywhere. After PC and Xbox One gamers were treated to free DLC and season passes for Electronic Arts' multiplayer FPS "Titanfall," an enterprising developer has ported the insanely popular card game "Cards Against Humanity" (CAH) for mobile devices. All for the excellent price of free.

PC users can access the browser version of the game by visiting this link. Android and iOS users can now download "Cards Against Originality" at no cost from their respective app stores, according to Eurogamer. If the name sounds suspiciously off, that's because it has deliberately been tweaked to avoid breaking copyright laws. The app is unofficial and doesn't have any involvement by the original CAH team.

The "Originality" bit from the name is a tongue-in-cheek jab by the Toronto-based app developer Dawson Whitfield at the blatant rip-off. Self-deprecating humour aside, Whitfield hasn't broken any laws by bringing the game from the real world and onto digital platforms. Streetwise points out that the original creators of the CAH card game have been progressive enough to release it under the Creative Commons licence.

In layman's terms, that allows anyone to copy and distribute the game, as long as they don't stand to profit from it. In fact, copying the name is the only thing prohibited according to the terms and conditions listed on the original CAH website. That's because Max Temkin, the co-founder of Chicago-based CAH owns the rights to the "Cards Against Humanity" title.

The company sells many physical versions of the card game through various online stores, in addition to giving away free PDF versions of the game for those who just want to print a copy and play at no extra cost. Unsurprisingly, Temkin doesn't seem to be upset about someone else making a mobile app for his original card game.

"I'm glad that our fans have been able to take Cards Against Humanity and remix it into their own original things; that's been a goal since we started working on our project," said Temkin while speaking with Engadget. "Cards Against Humanity is obviously a remix of the comedy and games and pop culture that we love, and it's extremely cool to see our thing inspiring people to make stuff."

However, Temkin personally doesn't believe that the game is conducive to be played on smartphones. The game isn't fun on a screen according to him, which is why the company never created an app for the game. The CAH co-founder argues that "Cards Against Humanity" works the best as an "analogue experience" in the company of friends.

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