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Fun game. I played for the first time and got a score of 3048, with my largest tile being 256 and no powerups used. Not sure if that's a good score or not. My

Fun game. I played for the first time and got a score of 3048, with my largest tile being 256 and no powerups used. Not sure if that's a good score or not. My one observation is that it didn't feel intellectually engaging until the board was fairly full. Until I got to ~2500 or so, I was just making random-ish moves that felt like they didn't matter much. So it took say 15min before I got to the "good part." It would be nice if the game could be modified in some way to get to the sweet spot earlier. Maybe starting from a mostly-full "puzzle" board, with varying levels of difficulty. Or if the early moves actually DO matter more - and my beginner brain just didn't realize it - maybe there's a way to explain that connection to newer players so that they engage their brain earlier on. Almost feels a bit like chess opening moves, which to a beginner might not feel very impactful, but to an experienced player they can see the connection from that one early pawn move to something meaningful later on in the game.

Normal_gaussian 2y ago
Its more like a Rubick's cube - there is a trick to it. Getting a single tile to 2048 is fairly easy once you know it, and practically a guarantee once you've had a bit of practice. The new powerups etc. are nice for removing a mistake, or for letting you get a score a little bit higher at the end game, but won't take you the distance unless you have good technique. A big part of the magic is getting your head round it - like any other logic puzzle.
- School-Cotton 2y ago
  Unlike the Rubik's cube, I think you can get good enough at 2048 to usually get the 2048-tile based purely on intuition, though, without consciously memorizing anything. I've never looked up a strategy guide to the game and just playing purely by instinct (using heuristics I've randomly discovered myself), I can usually get there. I'm curious what you mean by "the trick"!
Ringz 2y ago
All your ideas to make the game more interesting are solved: Just play Threes instead.

Normal_gaussian 2y ago

Its more like a Rubick's cube - there is a trick to it. Getting a single tile to 2048 is fairly easy once you know it, and practically a guarantee once you've had a bit of practice. The new powerups etc. are nice for removing a mistake, or for letting you get a score a little bit higher at the end game, but won't take you the distance unless you have good technique. A big part of the magic is getting your head round it - like any other logic puzzle.

School-Cotton 2y ago
Unlike the Rubik's cube, I think you can get good enough at 2048 to usually get the 2048-tile based purely on intuition, though, without consciously memorizing anything. I've never looked up a strategy guide to the game and just playing purely by instinct (using heuristics I've randomly discovered myself), I can usually get there. I'm curious what you mean by "the trick"!

Ringz 2y ago

All your ideas to make the game more interesting are solved: Just play Threes instead.