2048

THE PLAYBOOK · 850305

How to play 2048

850305 presents 2048 with a practical playbook rather than a download screen. Reach a 2048 tile, then continue as long as a legal move remains. A full board with no adjacent equal tiles ends the round. Read the review the result note before you begin.

Review the result

When a round finishes, compare what happened with the winning or scoring condition. Use that comparison to choose a better approach next time.

Your goal

Reach a 2048 tile, then continue as long as a legal move remains. A full board with no adjacent equal tiles ends the round.

Step by step

1. Move the board using an arrow key, swipe, or a direction button.
2. Equal adjacent tiles combine once per move; their new value is added to your score.
3. Keep an empty lane where possible. Undo reverses the most recent move.
4. Use New round to begin with two tiles.

Controls

Use arrow keys, swipe across the board, or tap the four direction buttons.

A useful example

Moving [2, 2, 2, 2] left produces [4, 4, 0, 0], not [8, 0, 0, 0]. Each tile merges at most once in that move.

Watch out for this

A swipe that leaves the board unchanged does not add a new tile.

Common questions