I’ve won the game several times (created a 2048 tile). As far as I can tell, this is the right strategy, which doesn’t win every time but gives you a decent chance:
1) The biggest tile stays in the top right corner.
2) Other big tiles stay in the top row, waiting to be merged with the biggest. They should be roughly sorted from left to right, but that will probably happen by itself anyway.
3) Never press down. Learn to predict and avoid the situation where the top three rows are filled and you have to press down. If you get into that situation, you’ve lost.
4) If you have no choice except moving the biggest tile out of its corner by pressing left, then put it back in the corner on the very next move. If you can’t, you’ve lost.
5) When there are empty spaces in the top row, get them filled as soon as possible, before doing more horizontal merges. Only when the top row is completely filled and all four tiles are different, you’re completely free to play in the bottom three rows.
6) Avoid having bigger tiles below smaller ones. If you have a small tile stuck in the top row with a bigger tile below it, you’re in danger of losing.
I’ve won the game several times (created a 2048 tile). As far as I can tell, this is the right strategy, which doesn’t win every time but gives you a decent chance:
1) The biggest tile stays in the top right corner.
2) Other big tiles stay in the top row, waiting to be merged with the biggest. They should be roughly sorted from left to right, but that will probably happen by itself anyway.
3) Never press down. Learn to predict and avoid the situation where the top three rows are filled and you have to press down. If you get into that situation, you’ve lost.
4) If you have no choice except moving the biggest tile out of its corner by pressing left, then put it back in the corner on the very next move. If you can’t, you’ve lost.
5) When there are empty spaces in the top row, get them filled as soon as possible, before doing more horizontal merges. Only when the top row is completely filled and all four tiles are different, you’re completely free to play in the bottom three rows.
6) Avoid having bigger tiles below smaller ones. If you have a small tile stuck in the top row with a bigger tile below it, you’re in danger of losing.