1024
1024 is a game created by Tzomby. It is based on the popular puzzle game, 2048. While the original 2048 usually only has one mode (4x4), different levels are offered in 1024.
Gameplay
You are faced with a board of square cells, alongside blocks which contain a certain numeric value. You must merge these to increase their value, thus increasing your score. These blocks are all some power of 2 (2^n); so you start with 2, then 4, 8, 16, and so on. Most of the time, it is a 2 block that spawns. However a 4 can also spawn, this is somewhat uncommon. The player can swipe in any up/down/left right direction. Swiping moves every block on the board. The game is lost if the board is full of blocks, and none other can spawn. The game is won by merging a sufficiently large block. This value depends on the type of game mode being played (1024 for 3x3 vs. 16384 for 6x6)
Levels
There are 5 levels of this game, though they mostly act as different modes of the game:
- L 3X3: The game is 3 by 3.
- L 4X4: The game is 4 by 4.
- L 5X5: The game is 5 by 5.
- L 6X6: The game is 6 by 6.
- RXR: Any R columns by R rows. These are generated randomly.
Strategy
Make sure to have your largest value in one of the four corners in the map. You usually also want to only swipe towards the corner. For example, if you choose to have your largest block in the top right, you should usually only swipe right or up.
Most of the time you want a chain of blocks in a descending order of value. For example, if 1024 is your largest piece, 512 should be next in line, then 256, and so on. You can either build larger blocks by merging the entire train, or increasing just a single block of the train.
You usually want your main train of blocks to be full, especially in higher order games. If not, you risk a block spawning in the corner where your largest block should be, and could thus ruin your game.
Consult any further strategy from 2048 since it is identitical in implementation.