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2048 Christmas Cupcakes

The holiday batch. Slide the tray, match two of the same cupcake, and work your way up to the gold North Star.

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Merge matching Christmas cupcakes to reach the 2048 cupcake, the North Star.

What changes at Christmas

The rules stay the same. Two matching cupcakes merge into the next one, a new small cupcake drops in after every move, and making the 2048 cupcake wins the game. Arrow keys on a keyboard, swipe on a phone.

What changes is the case. All 13 cupcakes in this version were drawn for it: a candy cane stuck in pink frosting, a gingerbread man on cinnamon icing, a snowman with a carrot nose, a little tree with ornaments, and a gold North Star at 2048. The tin is pine green instead of chocolate, and every tile has its number in the corner, which helps while the new pictures are still unfamiliar.

Your Christmas best score is saved apart from the classic one. Beating it here never touches your regular record.

Holiday tips

  1. Pick the corner on move one

    Decide where the North Star will live before the board fills up. Bottom left is the usual pick. Keep your biggest cupcake there and build the bottom row toward it.

  2. Read the corner numbers

    Candy Cane Swirl (4) and Peppermint Bark (32) are both pink with red bits. Until the pictures stick, check the number before you plan a merge.

  3. Snowman means slow down

    By the time a Snowman (128) shows up, about half the tin is usually taken. That is the moment to stop chasing quick merges and keep your rows tidy.

  4. Leave Up for emergencies

    Pressing Up pulls the big cupcake out of its corner. Use it only when no other arrow moves anything.

Questions players ask

Is 2048 Christmas Cupcakes free?

Yes. It runs in your browser with nothing to download and no account, on a laptop, a Chromebook, a tablet or a phone.

Which cupcake is the 2048 one?

The North Star: a vanilla swirl in a gold liner with a gold star on top. Make it and you win. Under the Tree (4096) and Silver Bells (8192) come after.

Does it share a best score with the classic game?

No. The Christmas version keeps its own best score in your browser, so a good holiday run never overwrites your record in 2048 Cupcakes.

Does it work on a school Chromebook?

Everything it needs loads from this site, with no outside servers and no login. If your network opens 2048cupcakesgame.com, the Christmas game will play.

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