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I am playing 2048 Numberwang. Sometimes the game proclaims: enter image description here

Is it possible to know exactly when it is Numberwang?

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    I had to watch the video to understand the game.
    – William Jackson
    Mar 21, 2014 at 13:18
  • 6
    You should watch all Numberwang episodes to get a better grasp.
    – Sentry
    Mar 21, 2014 at 14:47

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"That's Numberwang!" is a random message displayed 10% of the time during score update if your score for that turn is greater than 8:

The relevant code is in html_actuator.js:

function HTMLActuator() {
    ...
    this.thatsNumberwang  = document.querySelector(".thats-numberwang");
    ...
}
...
HTMLActuator.prototype.updateScore = function (score) {
    ...
    if (Math.random() > 0.9 && score > 8) {
        this.showMessage()
    }
    ...
};
...
HTMLActuator.prototype.showMessage = function (message) {
    message = message || "That's Numberwang!";
    var announce = document.createElement("p");
    announce.classList.add("show-numberwang");
    announce.textContent = message;
    this.thatsNumberwang.appendChild(announce);
};
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Every turn the site contacts Colosson to determine whether or not it is Numberwang. The result is relayed safely back to the user, to avoid further incident.

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    It is possible that the dev overrode Math.random() to make the necessary telegraph to Colosson. Since @Feichinger's answer doesn't explicitly specify whether this is the case, this is a feasible answer.
    – fredley
    Mar 21, 2014 at 15:48
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    @fredley Oh you! Tsk!
    – user98085
    Mar 21, 2014 at 16:52
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From the site:

When two tiles touch, that’s Numberwang!

However, since the proclamation does not happen on every turn, best guess is it, like everything else in that game, is random.

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"That's" Numberwang" in all winning scenarios that are not Wangernum

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    If you watch the show "That Mitchell and Webb Look", where this game originates from - you'll see that there is an alternate game mode called Wangernum - in which the winning state is, "Wangernum". Therefore all winning state that are not Wangernum - must be Numberwang
    – RobD
    Mar 22, 2014 at 20:24

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