# plibither8/2048.cpp

🎮 Fully featured terminal version of the game "2048" written in C++

Repository: https://github.com/plibither8/2048.cpp
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/2048cpp
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cpp, game, cpp11, 2048, 2048-game, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2024-06-24T07:13:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3075, "days_push": 800, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2244, forks 322 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:30.020149+00:00)

## What it is
A fully featured terminal implementation of the 2048 sliding tile puzzle game written in C++11. It builds with CMake or Meson and runs natively on Linux and macOS, with Windows support via Cygwin or WSL.

## Use cases
- play 2048 in the terminal
- play a puzzle game from the command line
- find an open-source C++ game to study
- play 2048 offline without a browser
- contribute to a beginner-friendly C++ project

## When to choose
- you want to play 2048 without a GUI or browser
- you need a lightweight terminal game for Linux or macOS
- you want a small, readable C++11 codebase to learn from

## When to avoid
- you want a graphical or mobile version of 2048
- you need a modern C++ codebase beyond C++11
- you want a game with online multiplayer or leaderboards

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: game, terminal-ui, cli
- domain: gaming-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cpp, cli
- tags: 2048, puzzle-game, terminal-game, cmake, meson, cpp11, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- plibither8/2048.cpp (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:30.020149+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:44:02.312600+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/plibither8/2048.cpp (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:30.020149+00:00, sha d73a77af542e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.