2048 DROP

How to play

1. Move your mouse or drag your finger to slide the waiting ball left and right above the jar.
2. Click, or let go of the screen, to drop it. Gravity takes over, and the ball rolls and settles on the pile.
3. When two balls with the same number touch, they merge into one ball worth double. Merges can set off chain reactions.
4. Every merge scores the value of the new ball, and chain merges earn a bonus. Bigger merges are worth far more.
5. Keep the pile below the dashed red danger line. If a ball sits above it for about two and a half seconds, the game ends.

Controls

• Computer: move the mouse to aim and click to drop. Arrow keys aim and Space drops.
• Phone and tablet: drag to aim and lift your finger to drop.
• NEXT shows the ball you'll drop next, plus a smaller preview of the one after it. The Sound button turns effects on or off.

Strategy tips

• Keep your biggest numbers together in one corner so they can merge with each other as they grow.
• Check NEXT before every drop and leave a spot for it beside a matching number.
• Avoid stranding small balls between big ones. A lonely 2 at the bottom can block a whole column.
• Keep open space in the middle of the jar so new balls have room to land and roll.
• Chain merges score extra, so line up pairs that will set each other off.
• A ball crossing the danger line for a moment is fine. Watch the countdown and clear the top before it runs out.