7 ms·Still makes me sad that people are calling these 2048 clones when Threes started it all off.by RandomSpamMan 12y agoStill makes me sad that people are calling these 2048 clones when Threes started it all off.chasing 12y agoDon't see "clone" used anywhere. Just "inspired by." Which seems accurate, since this is more like 2048 than Threes.devcpp 12y agoThrees wasn't FOSS so it's legally easier to say "2048 clone".mishop 12y agohttp://opensource.org/licenses/MIT http://opensource.org/licenses/MITmishop 12y agoThe algorithm games can not be patented (licensed). Only the name and design.