> But it’s also, unfortunately, a low quality knock off of a mobile game called Threes. I recall an HN thread where the author of 2048 claimed to have never he

> But it’s also, unfortunately, a low quality knock off of a mobile game called Threes. I recall an HN thread where the author of 2048 claimed to have never heard of Threes until 2048 got popular. His was a clone of [1024](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/1024!/id823499224?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/1024!/id823499224?mt=8).