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2048

The source code for 2048

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What it is

The source code for 2048

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Where it is used

No documented product use was verified in the last source check.

What people are saying

I like the structure of the game 2048 https://github.com/gabrielecirulli/2048 and I think it will be highly instructive for you since it implements the MVC pattern without…

Kortaggio used a recommendation phrase. One indexed comment matches. This is a phrase match, not a verdict.

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 10:49:33 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by year15 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2014-03-10 16:30:15 UTC to 2024-09-29 20:56:57 UTC.

02468102014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 9 mentions; 1 submissions, 8 comments20142015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments20192020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 comments2024

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
20142014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC918
20152015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202
20162016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20172017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20182018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC110

From the project README

An excerpt from the repository, fetched Nov 13, 2026.

Read the project’s introduction
2048 A small clone of 1024, based on Saming's 2048 (also a clone). 2048 was indirectly inspired by Threes. Made just for fun. Play it here! The official app can also be found on the Play Store and App Store! Contributions Anna Harren and sigod are maintainers for this repository. Other notable contributors: TimPetricola added best score storage chrisprice added custom code for swipe handling on mobile marcingajda made swipes work on Windows Phone mgarciaisaia added support for Android 2.3 Many thanks to rayhaanj, Mechazawa, grant, remram44 and ghoullier for the many other good contributions. Screenshot That screenshot is fake, by the way. I never reached 2048 😄 Contributing Changes and improvements are more than welcome! Feel free to fork and open a pull request. Please make your changes in a specific branch and request to pull into master! If you can, please make sure the game fully works before sending the PR, as that will help speed up the process. You can find the same information in the contributing guide. License 2048 is licensed under the MIT license. Donations I made this in my spare time, and it's hosted on GitHub (which means I don't have any hosting costs), but if you enjoyed the game and feel like buying me coffee, you can donate at my BTC address: 1Ec6onfsQmoP9kkL3zkpB6c5sA4PVcXU2i. Thank you very much!
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What Hacker News says

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Kortaggio·May 7, 2015Recommendation phrase
I like the structure of the game 2048 https://github.com/gabrielecirulli/2048 and I think it will be highly instructive for you since it implements the MVC pattern without using a framework, and you want to be framework agnostic. 2048 is simple enough that it's an accessible introduction to software design. Daniel Janus wrote a great analysis of the source code and architecture; I highly recommend reading it: http://blog.danieljanus.pl/blog/2014/04/02/2048/
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