Chinese 2048

Chinese 2048 is typically played on a simple 4×4 grid, featuring numbered tiles that shift when the player manipulates them via the four arrow keys. On each turn, a new tile with a value of either 2 or 4 randomly spawns in an open spot on the board. Tiles travel as far as they can in the selected direction until blocked by another tile or the boundary of the grid. When two tiles sharing the same number meet during movement, they fuse into a single tile holding the sum of their values. The newly formed tile cannot merge again within that same move. Tiles with higher scores display a subtle glow, and the maximum achievable tile is 131,072. If a move results in three consecutive tiles of identical value sliding together, only the two tiles furthest along the path of motion will join. Should all four spaces in a row or column be occupied by tiles of the same value, a move parallel to that line will merge the first two and the last two. A scoreboard located in the top-right corner monitors the user's score. This score begins at zero and increases by the value of the new tile whenever two tiles combine. Victory is achieved when a tile valued at 2048 appears on the board, which gives the game its title. After creating the 2048 tile, players may continue playing (past the 2048 tile) to attain even higher scores. The game concludes when no legal moves remain (meaning there are no empty spots and no adjacent tiles with matching values).