{
  "No.": "462",
  "Game": "2048^2048",
  "Mechanic family": "Number and object merging",
  "Connection": "Close",
  "Loop / parts to study": "Combine numbers or objects under the merge rules and manage the resulting board.",
  "Summary basis": "Mechanic-family summary",
  "Source": "itch.io",
  "Source URL": "https://starsoftware.itch.io/2048",
  "Steam reviews": "",
  "Positive": "",
  "Listing note": "",
  "research": {
    "accessed": "2026-10-29",
    "method": "Live source page fetched with urllib; descriptive text inspected",
    "summary": "Positive and negative ranks can cancel; wildcards double ranks; upgrades change future spawns."
  },
  "interpretation": {
    "original_title": "Signed Foundry",
    "rules": "Equal positives double; opposite signed equals annihilate. Wildcards double any positive rank. Spend 16 score to upgrade future spawns. Reach 64.",
    "scope": "Original compact scenario based on the described core; not a full clone. Added scenario goals and constraints are original. No source code, art, music, characters, or network features reused."
  }
}