Apple just released a free iPhone game based on Warren Buffett called 'Warren Buffett's Paper Wizard' - and it's a charming copy of the classic game 'Paperboy'
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Ben Gilbert
May 7, 2019, 00:36 IST
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Apple just launched its first original iPhone game in years.
The game, "Warren Buffett's Paper Wizard," is a love letter to one of the company's biggest shareholders: legendary investor Warren Buffett.
It operates much like gaming classic "Paperboy" - a reference to Buffett's job as a teenager delivering newspapers.
Before legendary investor Warren Buffett was an iconic billionaire, he was a 13-year-old boy slinging newspapers.
Nowadays, of course, he's the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway - one of the world's most powerful conglomerates, and a 5% stakeholder in Apple.
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As an homage to those humble beginnings and Buffett's tight connection with Apple, the iPhone maker created a new game wherein you deliver newspapers in both Omaha, Nebraska and Cupertino, California.
Here's the deal:
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The game is named "Warren Buffett's Paper Wizard":
It's a completely free iPhone game — no microtransactions or other in-app purchases required. Completely free.
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The game is basically "Paperboy," the Atari classic that dates back to the 1980s.
But the graphics, theme, and play style of "Warren Buffett's Paper Wizard" differs from the original "Paperboy" pretty dramatically:
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The game is relatively simple and light on content — there are just two levels: Omaha and Cupertino.
There's also an ongoing high score tracker, and it may be outright impossible to best Buffett's high score:
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Given Buffett's notorious proclivity for flip phones, we're guessing that he didn't set the high score himself:
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