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Most Addictive Game Since Tetris Released

posted by janrinok on Tuesday March 18 2014, @04:06PM   
from the I-was-wondering-what-to-do-next dept.

Anonymous Coward writes:

"2048, the most addictive game since Tetris, was recently released. Its origin has been traced back as far as Threes!, which inspired 1024, which inspired 2048. Finally, an improved version, with animations, was written by Gabriele Cirulli, 19 year old from Italy.

The game has enthralled many, and led directly to the waste of countless potentially productive hours. A variety of permutations have since surfaced: 2048 in 3D, 2048 in 4D, and 9007199254740992.

Some ask why it's so addictive. I say, it attacks our pleasure centers in ways that Wesley Crusher already warned us about."

• I'll take a try at that one.... I'll take a try at that one.... (Score: 5, Insightful) by rts008 on Tuesday March 18 2014, @05:38PM

  by rts008 (3001) on Tuesday March 18 2014, @05:38PM (#18256)

  I seriously come here to find a better alternative, yet what I often find is the same - with fewer comments. So I ask you to please explain to someone as dumb as me how this is a) supposed to be different (I am not really seeing it) and b) actually working different (I'm also not - yet? - seeing it).

  How about a 'people analogy' instead of a car analogy, since "SoylentNews" is about people:

  Picture a baby transitioning to a 'toddler', then into adulthood...now, SoylentNews is at the 'transitioning to a toddler' stage.
  It's really young, and growing, and it depends on the community(us) to guide it and help it grow in the 'right direction'.

  If you don't like what you see, get more active and help guide it in a 'better' direction.

  We're trying stuff to see how it works, and there will be some surprises, setbacks, and stumbling around until we learn to walk, then we can work on running and jumping.

  Then again, if you just want to lurk and leech, or are expecting it to automagically work like you want, then I question the validity of your criticism.

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• Re:I'll take a try at that one.... (Score: 1) by Dragon on Wednesday March 19 2014, @01:37AM

  by Dragon (2927) on Wednesday March 19 2014, @01:37AM (#18417)

  If you don't like what you see, get more active and help guide it in a 'better' direction.

  Yes, that is what I attempt by pointing out I'm not getting how this is supposed in theory and how it works differently in practice... "This is totally not moving where I hoped it would, it's just moving to be a copy of what I started to dislike". We need some "Basic Guidelines" of what this is supposed to be.

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• Re:I'll take a try at that one.... (Score: 1) by Yog-Yogguth on Wednesday March 19 2014, @06:42PM

  by Yog-Yogguth (1862) on Wednesday March 19 2014, @06:42PM (#18718) Journal

  This is a warning from an old beard: I'm afraid transitioning from car analogies to people analogies is going to excite every single "troll" on the internet in the most obscene ways possible. Multiple times every time :|

  That was a people analogy right there. The meta, it never stops.

  Yes it might make internet history as well as define "trollnip" forever more. No it is still not a good idea :3

  --
  Buck Feta? Duck Fice! And Guck Foogle too!

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