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Re:The Mathematics of 2048: Optimal Play with Markov Decisio... by KirinDave on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @10:42AM (#16801698)
It's pretty unfair, in my opinion, to gate your acceptance of 2048's theft on which game you like more.
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Re:The Mathematics of 2048: Optimal Play with Markov Decisio... by scrooched_moose on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @10:53AM (#16801784)
Why is it "theft" with these two games though?

Mario "stole" from Snokie which "stole" from Quest for Tires which "stole" from Jump Bug which "stole" from Wanted: Monty Mole which "stole" from Donkey Kong which "stole" from Space Panic.

The entire history of video games is taking an existing concept and adding small tweaks to create something new. Threes/2048 is no different but for some reason and incredible amount of emotion and vitriol is tied up in this one.

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Re:The Mathematics of 2048: Optimal Play with Markov Decisio... by Cyph0n on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @11:51AM (#16802265)
I'm not sure how Mario "stole" from Donkey Kong if both games were made by Nintendo...
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Re:The Mathematics of 2048: Optimal Play with Markov Decisio... by mclehman on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @05:14PM (#16805503)
I wouldn't characterize "stole from" as a transitive relation.
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Re:The Mathematics of 2048: Optimal Play with Markov Decisio... by Retric on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @11:38AM (#16802137)
The games are no where near identical which means it's not theft.
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