No. No Free Lunch Theorem means that there is no algorithm (that is programmed with no awareness of any specific search space) can be successful in ALL search s

No. No Free Lunch Theorem means that there is no algorithm (that is programmed with no awareness of any specific search space) can be successful in ALL search spaces (problems). But 2048 is a highly-structured search space. Even with random opponent, the opponent's choices are constrained by the game's rule structure. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_free_lunch_theorem http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_free_lunch_theorem