2048 according to the professors

As most of you know, 2048 is basically the next Flappy Bird. Since it is also about math here is a link about some professors trying out the game. Have a go at it as well.

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Haha, numberphile is great channel

Mahdi Al-kawaz - 7 years, 1 month ago

Haha..I expected a mathematical explanation.Man that game is infuriating...Maybe someone will write one or two problems about it here.

Thaddeus Abiy - 7 years, 1 month ago

My high score is 59256! When I'm not saving the world, I like to play it.

Frodo Baggins - 7 years, 1 month ago

They have computer technology in Middle Earth? Or does Gandalf help you?

Sharky Kesa - 7 years, 1 month ago

Sure, there's computers. Gandalf doesn't help me, but his high score is 24574958958958094854852854- he enchanted the game so you can get a higher score, but I play the original.

Frodo Baggins - 7 years, 1 month ago

Brady should try it once!

Anish Puthuraya - 7 years, 1 month ago

I think he already has.

Sharky Kesa - 7 years, 1 month ago

No, I meant : on tape, i.e show us how he plays

Anish Puthuraya - 7 years, 1 month ago

Its lovely game actually. Available on play store (android) , i'm already playing it. Its actually quite challenging to create the 2048 tile. I have only managed to get the 1024 tile.... :)

Vishal Sharma - 7 years, 1 month ago

Here's a 2048 problem, created by @Kho Yen Hong

Calvin Lin Staff - 7 years, 1 month ago

Page not found :(

EDIT: searched through profile, here it is.

Daniel Liu - 7 years, 1 month ago

updated! not sure why it copied wrongly.

Calvin Lin Staff - 7 years, 1 month ago

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$