What is the optimal algorithm for the game 2048?

Expectimax is the correct algorithm. But to get the best result, you will have to add a few heuristics to it and other tricks.

I wrote a &quot;Zoolander&quot; algorithm for beating 2048. OK, it&#x27;s super simple, but I hope it helps-Enjoy!<p><a href="http://blog.blainelight.com/2014/03/how-to-beat-2048.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.blainelight.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;03&#x2F;how-to-beat-2048.html</a>

It seems there&#x27;s a lot of buzz around this game. Is there a particular reason for that?

--Spoiler alert--<p>Someone revealed in that thread that you should never move down. I tried moving only up, left, and right and won easily, so the strategy is solid.