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As much as we’re sure your friend wants to decipher a string of 17 emoji that represents your feelings after a day spent shopping for pants at the mall, there’s something far more interesting the two of you could be doing with Facebook’s popular messaging app. In the most recent update released for both iOS and Android, Facebook snuck a fun little game into Messenger that’s a secret unless you know how to find it.

Of course, once you’re done reading this you’ll know exactly how to find it.

How to cheat on the messenger basketball game (TUTORIAL) You need a rooted phone and the Game Killer Apk Game Killer Link: Is That You. Time for a little Messenger Madness. Facebook Messenger has a hidden basketball game within the messaging app, and it's totally addictive. This isn't your mom's Farmville or Candy Crush, folks. Facebook’s done it again: In addition to the hidden chess game buried in Messenger, there’s a basketball game you can unlock also on your mobile phone. To play, open the Facebook emoji window.

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March Madness kicked off on Thursday and to help celebrate the tournament college basketball fans have been waiting for all year, Facebook pushed out a nifty little hidden game in a new updated version of its popular Messenger app. As you might’ve guessed, it’s a basketball game.

The new secret game isn’t quite as complex as basketball games you’ll find on consoles, but it is a fun way to pass the time. It’s probably also a whole lot more interesting than whatever you were using Messenger to chat about before you learned about the new game.

Here’s how to unlock it — and make sure you pay attention because it’s pretty complicated:

1. Send someone a basketball emoji
2. Tap the basketball emoji you just sent

Pretty tricky, no? Once you’ve done that, you’ll see a hoop and a ball appear on the screen. Flick up to shoot and with each basket you make, you’ll see a little emoji pop up as your reward. Nail 10 in a row and the hoop will start moving around.

Click here to download Facebook Messenger for iOS, and click here to grab the Android version.

Can't get enough March Madness?

Time for a little Messenger Madness.

Facebook Messenger has a hidden basketball game within the messaging app, and it's totally addictive.

This isn't your mom's Farmville or Candy Crush, folks.

Here's how to play the mini basketball game in Facebook Messenger:

First, make sure your app is up-to-date (duh), then send a basketball emoji via Messenger to one of your friends.

Tap the basketball emoji, and you'll launch the game.

Yes, it's pretty, darn easy.

Now you can shoot some hoops without breaking a sweat.

Using your finger, swipe to shoot the basketball into the hoop.

When you score, celebratory emojis pop up, like a smiley face or a thumbs up. When you miss, you get sad faces.

The game gets more challenging after you break 10 points, and the basket begins moving from side to side as you shoot.

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At 20 points, it speeds up.

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At 30 points, we're assuming your boss gets mad that you keep playing games on your phone during meetings.

We're not sure though, we didn't get that far.

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