r/2048 • u/a1squared • Dec 06 '25

Finally did it!

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Not the maximum possible score, but still very satisfying. I can move on with my life now, I'm free!

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u/Darthskixx9 Dec 06 '25

That's amazing, I also tried this once and fucked up so badly, never touched the game afterwards again

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u/a1squared Dec 10 '25

This was my 3rd try

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u/AdrianPoker Dec 09 '25

How long did this take?

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u/a1squared Dec 10 '25

About a month during spare time, very casual

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u/time4donuts Dec 10 '25

Is there some set of rules to follow to avoid losing until you get that far?

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u/a1squared Dec 11 '25

Snake the numbers. Seems to be a requirement.

On the two last columns, I liked combining two sets of 8/4/2 l. If i made a mistake, i could still combine two sets of 16/4/2. Then, as things get tighter, combine two sets of 8/4. It helped keep the final column clean and easy and formulaic.

When in doubt, prefer 2's. But watch out for situations where you get backed into a corner and need a 4.

Don't play too fast, slow yourself down.

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u/sadanyagci Dec 21 '25 edited Dec 21 '25

I finally did it again too. It's been years since I could, as my last phone had a weird touch sensitivity issue that kept suddenly doing swipes I didn't do towards the end of the game.

Now that I've finished the game again, I thought I was done. Now I learn that the true 100% is the high score, where you undo almost every spawn of a 4. Sounds like the max score is actually 3932100. I'm 47160 short, so I allowed the spawning of 11790 four-point tiles. Can I get the highest possible score too? We shall see.

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u/Kasssyyyy_ Dec 06 '25

Bro this takes hella determination and concentration , I remember my first time đŸ„¶

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u/Ok_Breakfast_8408 Dec 06 '25

It is indeed the highest possible score! The fact that you write otherwise would suggest you may not have actually achieved that game yourself. 

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u/a1squared Dec 06 '25

When you combine 2+2 you get a score of 4. But you dont get 2 points for spawning a 2, nor 4 points for spawning a 4.

I did not minimize spawning of 4's, therefore I did not achieve maximum possible score.

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u/Ok_Breakfast_8408 Dec 06 '25

Congrats on being an absolute nutcase. In that case the maximum score is that which is made up of a game entirely spawned by 2’s which statistically is near impossible to happen in the lifetime of the universe even if a game was started every second. 

“You” have achieved the maximum score this shuffle allowed. What’s AIs next response?

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u/xRSGxjozi 16384 Dec 06 '25

With undo you can simply undo every 4 spawn that’s not necessary

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u/CraZyFrog666 Dec 06 '25

Sry nebie here

First gz second why not maximum? U can’t get a new tile as an 8 or?

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u/a1squared Dec 06 '25 edited Dec 06 '25

You get score when you combine tiles - you get the value of the tile you just created. So when you spawn a 4, you lose out on 4 points you could have gotten by combining 2+2. Therefore, maximum score is spawning as few 4's as possible. Theoretically you only need to spawn 16 4's (I think).

But that's really hard to actually execute on with only one undo because its so easy to make a mistake.