# How do you play this puzzle game? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 21, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-play-this-puzzle-game/684247 "2014-03-21T20:53:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![sweepkick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@sweepkick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweepkick)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-play-this-puzzle-game/684247/21 "2014-03-22T02:34:40Z")
Whelp… there goes _my_ weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-play-this-puzzle-game/684247/22 "2014-03-22T03:47:09Z")
This is worse than Candy Crush. Best I’ve done so far is a 512 and 2 256s at the same time. Best score 6968. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-play-this-puzzle-game/684247/23 "2014-03-22T04:57:37Z")
My best is a 1024 and 2 512s but I couldn’t merge them. My son says he’s won once and suggests the strategy is to keep your highest numbers in one corner to the extend you can. Anyone have any other strategy ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-play-this-puzzle-game/684247/24 "2014-03-22T05:15:50Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > That puzzle is cool! Of course, I haven’t gone past the 256 block, but it’s still fun. So, given that there is a score computed for those of us who haven’t managed to hit the target tile, what’s the score for those who do hit it? Around 20,000. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-play-this-puzzle-game/684247/25 "2014-03-22T07:03:07Z")
> [@OldGuy](#): > > Anyone have any other strategy ideas? [Here](http://stackoverflow.com/a/22389702/20745)’s a good post on some AI heuristics used in one automated solver. You can apply the same ideas. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2014, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-play-this-puzzle-game/684247/26 "2014-03-26T13:12:27Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > [Here](http://stackoverflow.com/a/22389702/20745)’s a good post on some AI heuristics used in one automated solver. You can apply the same ideas. This was very helpful. Thanks. My results have been better and more consistent as well. My best score now is 11,928. The two tips I’m applying are to try to keep the highest number tile in a corner and have the values cascading doutward from there and to focus on joining 2s and 4s and letting the higher numbers take care of themselves. It’s hard not to succumb to temptation and join those 2 128s as soon as you can, though! ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-play-this-puzzle-game/684247/27 "2014-03-31T15:45:34Z")
I got the 2048! Twice even. You can keep playing after you get it, by the way. My highest score was over 26,000. ---
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-play-this-puzzle-game/684247/28 "2014-04-04T22:37:39Z")
Finished it. Killed my productivity at work though… Ended up at ~28,000 Slee ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-play-this-puzzle-game/684247/29 "2014-04-05T10:51:09Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > I got the 2048! Twice even. > > You can keep playing after you get it, by the way. My highest score was over 26,000. Now, that’s pretty nifty! So, what’s the highest number tile you’ve gotten? I’m seriously addicted to this game now. Today, I was very stoked since I finally formed a 1024 tile and foolishly thought victory was nigh. As it turned out, no victory but a score of 10,100. Little victories, little victories. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-play-this-puzzle-game/684247/30 "2014-04-05T16:16:44Z")
Got it! 2048, second-highest 512, total score 26840. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-play-this-puzzle-game/684247.md?page=1)