I do not , and have never, liked video games. I tried Pac Man and hated the idea of being chased. Asteroids, and could never peek out long enough to shoot and not be killed , Mario and not run off the pipe into the virtual abyss.

I never owned a hand held gaming system or ever attempted to play another game since the 90’s ( except Wii bowling which I enjoyed until I pulled my shoulder)

In short, I have very poor hand to eye coordination, little patience and don’t like being rushed or chased. Any repetitive noise annoys me to the point of distraction . Think the 7am lawnmower on a Sunday morning followed by the edger and then the blower. I could kill their gardener by 8am,( we don’t have one.)

I was introduced to the app game “2048” by my oldest son about 18 months ago and it has amused and frustrated me since. I have only beaten it 3 times in 18 months

I like it though. It’s simple , no pressure, no skill involved , no interaction with opponents chasing or shooting me and no noise.

The goal is to double the numbers from 2 until 2048 by moving tiles over a grid. Sounds really easy ( my eldest keeps flashing his iPhone at me EVERY time he succeeds which seems to be daily ) but even that victory evades me.

Its a great wee distraction whilst in the waiting room or on a bus or train.

Try it, you might like it.

No one paid me to say this but…..my bank account number can be had by the creators contacting me!

$2048 seems about right.