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2048 · Not the Bees 🐝 🔢

A single-file sliding-tile merge game where every tile is a Nicolas Cage "NOT THE BEES!" face, tinted per tier so each value reads as a distinct hue. Slide the board to push tiles; when two of the same value touch they merge into the next, and the merged Cage springs to life and shouts, pitched to its tier.

Built as a single self-contained HTML file: the embedded clip is the Not-the-Bees clip (VP9 + Opus, 240×240), the merge sound became the clip's own "NOT THE BEES!", and the title + intro copy became the bee theme.

How to Play

1. Use the arrow keys (or WASD, or swipe) to slide all tiles one direction.
2. When two tiles with the same value touch, they merge into one of double the value — +score.
3. Every move spawns a new 2 (sometimes 4) on an empty cell.
4. Reach 2048 to win — then keep going for higher tiers.
5. When the board fills with no moves left it's game over.

Notes

• Tiles are tinted per tier (the per-value colour is how you tell tiles apart in 2048), so the Cage face shows under a soft colour wash.
• Only the highest merged tile shouts on a given move.
• The tile faces are not yet redrawn with bee art (antennae/wings) — a future polish pass could add a honeycomb hex frame per tile.
• Built from the Not-the-Bees clip in notbees_clip.webm.