Comment by chavesn

11 years ago

Not many posting winning scores, so here's mine: 2048 and 20368 points

http://imgur.com/c3aHuT4

I'm not going to claim it was first try. Probably my tenth. However, I got much better at avoiding the key mistakes:

- Always keep your highest number in a corner

- Use the rest of that edge as a "staging area" for the components that can next double the highest tile. Work the other tiles toward the opposite corner on that side and then double them upward into the highest corner.

- When you double the highest corner, you'll expose the "staging area" side. During this time, quickly work number back to fill that side so you avoid being forced to move the highest number out.

- NEVER let yourself fill a 3x4 grid. This will force you to move the highest column away from the edge and will probably end the game in a handful of turns.

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binaryqueen  11 years ago

These are some great tips. By keeping the highest number in corner and making sure I am not forced to move it, I have been able to get till (~20000 score) 1024, 512, 256 etc and then game over :( Going to try again.

LOVE the game. Who knew I could single-mindedly focus on one task for hours and not get distracted.

dwd  11 years ago

20484 after about two hours. A few close calls and at times I felt like I was playing Tower of Hanoi leveling up areas. Only pushed up twice.

Final part was fast as all you need is two 128 blocks, one 256, a 512 and the 1024.

lilsunnybee  11 years ago

Won with a score of 20252 thanks to your tips. And 3x4 grid isn't impossible to get out of, but you need some luck and a plan (like your staging area)

reeses  11 years ago

With this technique, the lowest I've scored is in the 6,000s, and that was when I veered from the protocol. (That bloody 3×4)