Terminal version of the game "2048" written in C++.

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• Add start menu [19/04/2018]
• Save highscore / score [21/04/2018]
• Save a game state and play from a saved game state (Abandoned indefinitely)
• AI (Abandoned indefinitely)

The game and code is natively made to run on the GNU/Linux and MacOS platforms, but cross-platform compatibility for Windows has been added too.

• C++ compiler (e.g. g++, clang++, etc.)
• Linux, MacOS OR Windows with a working terminal (Cygwin, Windows Subsystem for Linux or Git bash is recommended for Windows)

1. Open your terminal in your preferred directory and clone this project:

$ git clone https://github.com/plibither8/2048.cpp

1. Enter the project directory:

$ cd 2048.cpp

1. Create a build folder (Optional):

$ mkdir build

1. Compile the 2048.cpp file and create an output using the Makefile:

$ make

1. Run the program and play the game!

$ ./build/2048.out

• Game board array is defined as board[y][x]
• Game board will follow the following structure:

'x' => x-axis OR the horizontal line OR columns
'y' => y-axis OR the vertical line OR rows

board[2][0] refers to the 0th tile (or column) in 2nd row as in this case, x = 0 and y = 2. The specific tile is denoted the by '@' symbol in the following gameboard:

+------+------+------+------+
|      |      |      |      |
+------+------+------+------+
|      |      |      |      |
+------+------+------+------+
|   @  |      |      |      |
+------+------+------+------+
|      |      |      |      |
+------+------+------+------+

Copyright (c) Mihir Chaturvedi. All rights reserved.

Licensed under the MIT License.