2048 Game 4+

Nice game. Addicting. Once you figure out the strategy for playing, it is pretty easy; but make one mistake while daydreaming and that can be the end. It also takes some luck. If the new tiles come up in the right places, it makes getting to 4096 much easier. What is strange about this game is that it doesn’t tell you you’ve won until you get to 4096, not 2048. After 4096, it gets much harder because you have to work with less space. Also, like other reviewers said, you can’t save the game. If you don’t finish, you have to keep your computer on sleep if you want to take it up again. Not a big deal. It’s a very addicting game, and I find myself turning it on now and then even when I should be doing something else.

Directions? We don’t need no steenking directions! And you don’t, really. The whole board shifts up/down/side to side as you tap your arrow keys. Tiles recombine as you move. And if you are like me, you might think too much. “There has to be a strategy!” I said to myself. Well, yes and no. As it turns out, I got a 500 point BETTER score than my Best Thoughtful Effort by just going in a pattern of up-right-down-left, over and over. So much for my big-deal IQ. As another person wrote, this is a great brain-clearing game between tasks. Turn off higher thinking and just poke the keys. Have fun!

Great game, but after a while when it is relatively easy to get to the 1024, life is somewhat boring before that point, and you have not choice but going through the boring (and easy) beginning part everytime you restart the game. So, I suggest that the developer provide an option to start the game at a challenging midgame, say at 512 or 1024 (of our choice). This would make the game more attractive for seasoned players.