Fountains in London are actually a giant, secret game of Snake

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LONDON — Before Candy Crush, Angry Birds and FarmVille, there was Snake

Most people who owned Nokia phones lost a lot of time in the frustrating pursuit of setting a new personal best.

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The objective of the game, which originated in the 1970s and became popular on Nokia handsets in the 1990s, was to collect objects. As the snake ate objects, it grew in length, making it more difficult to avoid eating its own tail or hitting a border, either of which resulted in the snake's untimely death (and the end of that round of the game)

Londoners can now relive that frustration on a much grander and public scale. Read more...

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