2048 is a single player game played on a simple 4x4 block grid where the ultimate goal is to combine blocks made of powers of two until you get a block of 2048. The game is over once a block of 2048 is reached, or if you run out of legal moves (the grid is filled, and no combinations can be made).
- Elegoo UNO R3 Microcontroller
- 4-digit seven segment display
- Buttons (for switching modes, restarting/starting)
This is a single player game that is controlled by the joystick. The game begins with a randomly generated board, which consists of two 2-blocks in random spots of the board. All blocks will move in the direction of the joystick's movement, going as far as they can until they collide with a block. If two blocks of the same value collide, they combine into a bigger block (for example, 8 -> 8 creates a block of 16). The buzzer will make a sound whenever there is a combination, higher pitched for bigger combinations. If no combinations can be made, then one or two 2-blocks or 4-blocks spawn in empty tiles. The game is over once the player creates a block of 2048, or if no moves can be made. The game also has a scoring system; it is the running sum of combinations. For example, combining two 128 blocks will add 256 to your score. We can reset the game at any time by pressing the restart button.
- Two 74HC595 shift registers, which will be used to control the 4-digit seven segment display that shows the current score.
- The onboard Arduino UNO EEPROM, which will save the game/store the high score while the system is off.
- An Adafruit APDS9960 Gesture Sensor, which will be used to give input to the game.
- ST7735S 1.44" 128x128 LCD Display Screen
First Demo Video (May 20, 2022)