Google Chromecast Adds Games - NYTimes.com

Raising the stick bar

"Google announced Tuesday that is had added about a dozen game applications, including sped-up versions of Scrabble and Monopoly, to its Chromecast streaming device. The idea is to turn living room TVs into a game board that friends and families could play in tandem, using their mobile phones as a joystick.

“This is our first attempt to rethink how a game can work with this new cast model,” said Rishi Chandra, director of product management for Chromecast."

Google Chromecast Adds Games - NYTimes.com