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Re:The Mathematics of 2048: Optimal Play with Markov Decisio... by Froyoh on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @08:45AM (#16800908)
It's not a "shameless rip-off".
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Re:The Mathematics of 2048: Optimal Play with Markov Decisio... by Froyoh on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @08:53AM (#16800955)
"Created by Gabriele Cirulli. Based on 1024 by Veewo Studio and conceptually similar to Threes by Asher Vollmer."
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Re:The Mathematics of 2048: Optimal Play with Markov Decisio... by Retric on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @11:39AM (#16802159)
Conceptually similar is a not theft. It's a significant improvement on a very simple game.

It's like comparing Chess and Checkers. Similar sure 8x8, move one piece at a time, promote on other side of board etc, but they play as very different games.

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