2048 played on a 4 × 4 square grid. Each move is a turn, the player using the arrow keys and the square blocks will slide in one of four directions respectively (up, down, left, right) [6]. Each turn with a value of 2 or 4 will appear randomly in a blank cell on the grid. Square blocks slide in the direction indicated until they reach the edge of the grid or touch another square. If two square blocks of the same value touch each other, they will merge into a square of value equal to the sum of the two square values ​​(double value). The resultant square block can not be combined with another square block again in one move. For the sake of clarity, different value-square cubes will have different colors.

The scorecard in the top right corner indicates the player's score. The initial point is 0. When two cubes are combined, the player will increase the value of the new square. Next to the current score is the highest scoring player ever achieved.

When the player creates a 2048 square, he wins. At this point the player can choose to continue playing to reach values ​​higher than 2048. When no valid water (no spaces and adjacent cells are different), the game ends.