The 2048 Puzzle Guide (For those stuck below 5,000 points)

Been really addicted to the 2048 game since I came across it on Facebook and downloaded the app on my Iphone. With this app in my phone, waiting in line for seats at a restaurant sure got a lot easier as each game takes about half an hour or even more if you're really good at it. (It doesn't count if you keep losing)

I sucked at the game and learnt a few strategies along the way. Its a puzzle so it definitely needs some thinking and strategic planning.

Sheryl taught me to keep all the big numbers at the left side of the puzzle so I can never collapse the numbers to the right or it will mess up the big numbers I've placed on the left. That worked to a certain extent but it wasn't easy.

I decided to Google '2048 game strategy' and came across this article and it taught me the strategy to put all the numbers on the top row and only swipe left, right and up to collapse the numbers.

AND I MANAGED TO GET THE 2048 TILE!!!!

But I was super drowsy from my meds at 5am so I didn't feel the excitement despite being addicted to the game for 3 days.

Though I had help from the article, but I thought it was quite difficult to understand.

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So, here's my simple (non-foolproof) rules that you can follow, hopefully it helps.

RULE 1: Ensure Top Row is filled with numbers, 

This allows you to move left and right without messing your numbers.

Most of the time during the game, the top right corner would be empty, always make sure its filled, even if its a 2. But always try to eliminate the 2 by building it up. (or it's useless on the top row)

(After your top row is filled with numbers, say, '64, 32, 16, 8',  I usually concentrate on building up the right block on the second row. So directly above that row is an 8, I'll build the right block on 2nd row to become an 8, collapse it with the 8 above and swipe left till I get 128 on the top left hand corner.)

RULE 2: Build numbers from right to left in ascending order.

This allows you to easily join numbers together, leaving the largest number on the top left corner of the puzzle.

RULE 3:  Never swipe to your right if your top right corner isn't filled 

(Reinforcing Rule #1)

RULE 4**: NEVER SWIPE DOWN. Always swipe UP to collapse

This is to ensure that you dont have 2s/4s on your top row.

(BONUS) RULE 5: At times when you're stuck and you cant move left/right/up, QUICKLY (i really mean QUICKLY), swipe down and up again. 

Idk if this is cheating but you'll beat the new number from appearing on the top row. Instead, you've 2 new numbers appearing at the bottom! 

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Thats all I can put into words. The rest is up to you to think strategically and a little bit of luck.
I think thats what I like about the game, there's no definitive cheat to it. (I hope there isn't)

HAHAHA I sound like a nerd for doing this post but I'm very passionate about this game.
Onto achieving 4096 from now...


xx,
- A