I’m not one for playing a lot of games on the phone. But I do like playing some type of games. One of the games I have got hooked to recently is 2048.
This at first glance is a rather simple game. The objective is to achieve the number 2048 by adding equal numbers. The board is a 4x4 grid and the game gives you 2’s and 4’s for every move you make.
You can move up, down, right and left. If there is are same numbers next to each other when you move, they get added up. So, 2 and 2 gets added to 4. If you have a 4 and 4 lined up they will add up to 8.
You will then need to 8’s to make 16 and so on until you arrive at 2048. If the board fills up and you can’t move around anymore, it’s game over.
http://youtu.be/VI8lipIYr9I
Getting to 2048 is fairly simple, once you get a knack for the game but the game doesn’t end there. You can continue doubling numbers until you max out the board at 131072 (or 217). The maximum possible score is 3,932,156 and the maximum number of moves is 131,038. After this there are no more moves possible in the 4x4 board.
I haven’t managed to get to 131072 yet. My highest is 65536 until now. Or rather it was until a month ago when I changed my phone and lost all game history. Now I need to start again from 2. :D
The original 2048 is a single-player game created by Gabriele Cirulli, a 19-year old Italian developer. Cirulli created the game over a single weekend in March 2014. The game was a clone of Veewo Studios' app 1024 and inspired by Sami "Saming" Romdhana's clone 2048. Currently a lot of 2048 clones are available on the store which offer variations on the original.
This is a highly addictive game once you get a hang of it. It’s my favourite game on the pot in the mornings. :D The Wall Street Journal has described 2048 as "almost like Candy Crush for math geeks” and I completely agree with them except for the math geeks part.
I’ve found that all age groups love the game and get hooked to it. You should see my Mom at it. If you haven’t tried 2048 yet, you should! It’s available on the Android store, the iOS store and even online. Get it now!!!
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