Author Topic: That accursed xkcd thing. (Read 14122 times)

mrflibble · « **on:** March 19, 2014, 03:59:37 pm »

Curse you XKCD, curse yoooouuuuuuuu!!!

Oh, and http://gabrielecirulli.github.io/2048/

c4757p · « **Reply #1 on:** March 19, 2014, 04:13:56 pm »

Damn you mrflibble, do you know how much time I'm going to lose to this now?? I'd have just checked xkcd as usual and had no idea what they were talking about, but noooooo, you had to go and explain the reference!

Phaedrus · « **Reply #2 on:** March 19, 2014, 04:19:46 pm »

A third of my office is playing it at the moment. When everyone's bosses get here at ten I suspect it will get a lot quieter.

apelly · « **Reply #3 on:** March 19, 2014, 04:47:24 pm »

You are to have no further business in my life mrflibble

!

FrankenPC · « **Reply #4 on:** March 19, 2014, 05:36:13 pm »

OK, just one more time...
OK, just one more time...
OK, just one more time...
OK, just one more time...
OK, just one more time...
AHHHHH!!!!

uwezi · « **Reply #5 on:** March 19, 2014, 06:10:34 pm »

Oh my good - here goes my time...

Dave · « **Reply #6 on:** March 19, 2014, 07:18:48 pm »

This game is ridiculously frustrating. And addictive.
I played 5 or 6 rounds already, can't get myself to stop.
My current top score is 6232 (biggest block 512).

rsjsouza · « **Reply #7 on:** March 19, 2014, 08:27:42 pm »

There goes my peace... To be sure I wouldn't be alone in my frustration, I spread the word at the office. Now everybody is hooked...

TerraHertz · « **Reply #8 on:** March 20, 2014, 01:25:45 am »

All these 'shove things around on a little screen' games may be fun, but after Minesweeper I decided to 'just say no'.

But then again, just yesterday I had some flashbacks from playing Unreal, and thought Hey, it would be nice to play through that again. But then I'd want to play Half Life 2 (never did get around to that), and then some other newer games, and have to upgrade my PC/graphics card, and.... Sigh. No.

Phaedrus · « **Reply #9 on:** March 20, 2014, 03:21:53 am »

Play Half Life 2.

Just do it.

TheBorg · « **Reply #10 on:** March 20, 2014, 04:10:48 am »

I think I said "just one more time" an hour ago... Biggest block is 512 gah!

echen1024 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 20, 2014, 04:53:11 am »

Productivity = Ruined. I have played for 3 HOURS today.

echen1024 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 20, 2014, 04:53:35 am »

Quote from: TheBorg on March 20, 2014, 04:10:48 am

I think I said "just one more time" an hour ago... Biggest block is 512 gah!

I've gotten to 1024.The died.

sleemanj · « **Reply #13 on:** March 20, 2014, 05:29:38 am »

Quote from: echen1024 on March 20, 2014, 04:53:35 am

I've gotten to 1024.The died.

I got 1364 on the first try

Good enough for me, think I'll quit while I'm ahead.

T3sl4co1l · « **Reply #14 on:** March 20, 2014, 05:35:29 am »

Tip: keep pressing one direction until it stops, then pick an adjacent direction. Then alternate back, then if that stops working, pick the next direction over and so forth.

I doubt if there is a perfect strategy or series of inputs that could be used, and proven to work for that matter. But I'm sure such a procedure would have better than random success if performed hundreds of times (compared to random inputs, or going in a circle or other short period pattern).

Tim

GeoffS · « **Reply #15 on:** March 20, 2014, 07:44:54 am »

mrflibble you are banned for life!

right after I better my score of 1024 ...

Gribo · « **Reply #16 on:** March 20, 2014, 08:55:45 am »

There is an AI solver for this. The common strategy is to use only three arrows, and to put the largest number in a corner.

HackedFridgeMagnet · « **Reply #17 on:** March 20, 2014, 10:29:54 am »

14132 and 1024 being the biggest tile.
better stop now.

ivan747 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 20, 2014, 04:32:10 pm »

Goddammit. 2 rounds. I'm leaving for my own good.

apelly · « **Reply #19 on:** March 20, 2014, 06:03:20 pm »

For the love of FSM will someone lock this thread so it goes away and stops taunting me?

I will not play, I will not play...

And damn you too wilfred, for saying it's actually possible.

FrankenPC · « **Reply #20 on:** March 21, 2014, 12:17:49 am »

Try these simple rules and see if they work:
Do not push UP unless it's the absolute last move you can make.
Mentally drive the larger blocks as far down as they can go. In other words, faced with several decisions, choose the one that grows the lower blocks first.

IanB · « **Reply #21 on:** March 21, 2014, 01:18:38 am »

The easiest thing is to believe the game is rigged so that 2048 is impossible and then walk away.

It really can't be coincidence that as soon as I get beyond 1024 all the tiles keep popping up in inconvenient places and the board quickly runs out of moves.

echen1024 · « **Reply #22 on:** March 21, 2014, 03:06:50 am »

Quote from: IanB on March 21, 2014, 01:18:38 am

The easiest thing is to believe the game is rigged so that 2048 is impossible and then walk away.

It really can't be coincidence that as soon as I get beyond 1024 all the tiles keep popping up in inconvenient places and the board quickly runs out of moves.

No, it is just that as you go on, larger numbers are statistically harder to achieve. 4 is easy. Why? You need 2 2's, which are easily spawned. 18 is a little more difficult, but still quite common. 1024 if difficult, but will happen. To get 1024 AGAIN, however, to make 2048...

mrflibble · « **Reply #23 on:** March 21, 2014, 03:10:56 am »

Glad to see everyone is enjoying it!

*ducks for cover*

At first I couldn't get past the 1024 block, but once you get the idea it's surprisingly easy. I noticed that in the beginning it doesn't really matter all that much. So beginning strategy: randomly mash up/right (and pressing left every now and then when stuck) until you get to 512 or so. After that you can start paying attention. And indeed, sort it towards your favorite corner.

It never occurred to me to keep playing after getting 2048. Doh.

I just did a round to see how far it would go, and I got to 35364. With the 2048,1024,512 etc scattered all over the place.

Pics or it didn't happen:

GeoffS · « **Reply #24 on:** March 21, 2014, 06:00:44 am »

Yes, , we've got photoshop too

Still trying ...


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