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Most Addictive Game Since Tetris Released

posted by janrinok on Tuesday March 18 2014, @04:06PM   Printer-friendly
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."

 
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  • (Score: 2) by tibman on Tuesday March 18 2014, @06:29PM

    by tibman (134) on Tuesday March 18 2014, @06:29PM (#18276)

    Is the TOME you're talking about called Tales of Maj'Eyal? I'll check it out. Here are some of my current favorite but under-appreciated games.

    FPS: Natural Selection 2
    4X: StarDrive
    RTS-like: Majesty 2
    Rogue-like: Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space
    Masochism/Sadism: Rust and DayZ

    It sounds like you enjoy painful games but don't like the complete restart on death. Rust might be fun for you there. You lose all your possessions on death however you still retain all the knowledge needed to build them. I'm a fan of DF as well. Really excited for this new version : )

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  • (Score: 2) by VLM on Wednesday March 19 2014, @09:04AM

    by VLM (445) on Wednesday March 19 2014, @09:04AM (#18519)

    Yes Tales of Maj'Eyal

    They're not painful until you have to retrace steps one thru one million.

    the first time I set up a dorf apartment building with about a hundred little rooms I thought it was awesome... the first time...