<s>
FunOrb	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
casual	O
gaming	O
site	O
created	O
by	O
Jagex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
on	O
27	O
February	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
closed	O
on	O
August	O
7th	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
major	O
release	O
after	O
their	O
successful	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
,	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
programmed	O
in	O
Java	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
3	O
December	O
2009	O
,	O
Jagex	O
released	O
its	O
first	O
mobile	O
phone	O
game	O
,	O
Bouncedown	B-Protocol
,	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
followed	O
by	O
StarCannon	B-Protocol
on	O
15	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
Miner	B-Protocol
Disturbance	I-Protocol
on	O
8	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
Undercroft	O
on	O
16	O
September	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FunOrb	B-Protocol
offered	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
games	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
through	O
a	O
public	O
lobby	O
,	O
game	O
chat	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
while	O
playing	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
or	O
through	O
private	O
chat	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
talk	O
to	O
people	O
on	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
released	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
persistent-world	B-Protocol
game	O
,	O
Dungeon	B-Protocol
Assault	I-Protocol
,	O
players	O
could	O
play	O
"	O
rated	O
"	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
found	O
random	O
opponents	O
and	O
adjusted	O
their	O
rating	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
performance	O
,	O
or	O
they	O
could	O
play	O
unrated	O
games	O
with	O
people	O
of	O
their	O
choice	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
no	O
effect	O
on	O
their	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jagex	O
stated	O
that	O
FunOrb	B-Protocol
would	O
be	O
updated	O
every	O
two	O
weeks	O
,	O
either	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
a	O
game	O
or	O
an	O
updated	O
site	O
feature	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
last	O
website	O
update	O
was	O
on	O
2	O
December	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limited	O
versions	O
of	O
all	O
FunOrb	B-Protocol
games	O
were	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
,	O
with	O
costs	O
covered	O
by	O
advertising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subscribers	O
were	O
also	O
granted	O
immediate	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
FunOrb	B-Protocol
forums	B-Application
,	O
whereas	O
non-subscribers	O
were	O
required	O
to	O
have	O
obtained	O
at	O
least	O
42	O
achievements	O
before	O
being	O
allowed	O
to	O
post	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
22	O
October	O
2008	O
to	O
5	O
November	O
2008	O
,	O
special	O
Halloween	B-Application
Achievements	O
were	O
spread	O
across	O
10	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
of	O
those	O
games	O
having	O
a	O
temporary	O
Halloween	B-Application
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
were	O
re-released	O
on	O
28	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Achievements	O
and	O
Halloween	B-Application
themes	O
for	O
several	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
Arcanists	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
in	O
celebration	O
of	O
Christmas	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
several	O
costumes	O
that	O
players	O
could	O
buy	O
with	O
Orb	O
Coins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
May	O
2018	O
Jagex	O
announced	O
that	O
FunOrb	B-Protocol
would	O
be	O
closed	O
down	O
on	O
7	O
August	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
advancements	O
in	O
software	O
and	O
hardware	O
have	O
made	O
it	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
to	O
access	O
and	O
play	O
the	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
portal	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
’s	O
ultimately	O
led	O
to	O
our	O
decision.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
Jagex	O
Moderator	O
"	O
Mod	O
Meadows	O
"	O
started	O
taking	O
applications	O
for	O
free	O
three-month	O
FunOrb	B-Protocol
memberships	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
way	O
to	O
say	O
'	O
goodbye	O
 '	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2011	O
the	O
FunOrb	B-Protocol
game	O
Arcanists	B-Protocol
won	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
on	O
MPOGD	O
.	O
</s>
