2048.cpp

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

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To-Do

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

Setup

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

Requirements

• 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)
• CMake

Installation

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

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

2. Enter the project directory:

$ cd 2048.cpp

3. Create and enter the build directory:

$ mkdir build && cd build

4. Compile the program with cmake

$ cmake ..

5. Build the executable

$ make

6. Run the program and play the game! 🎉

$ ./2048

Notes

• 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

For example (zero-indexed)

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:

┌──────┬──────┬──────┬──────┐
│      │      │      │      │
├──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┤
│      │      │      │      │
├──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┤
│   @  │      │      │      │
├──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┤
│      │      │      │      │
└──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┘

License

Copyright (c) Mihir Chaturvedi. All rights reserved.

Licensed under the MIT License.