How to play

Push the board with ← → ↑ ↓ (or WASD, or swipe on touch). Every tile slides as far as it can; two tiles with the same number merge into their sum, and a new tile appears. Reach 2048 to win — then keep going for 4096 if you dare.

Strategy corner: keep your biggest tile pinned in a corner, build a "staircase" of descending tiles next to it, and avoid pressing the direction that would unpin it. Most games die not from bad luck, but from one panicked swipe into the wrong wall.