16

Power of 2: 2⁴ · Reached: Early game

Time to start the corner strategy in earnest.

By the time a 16 appears, decide which corner you'll lock in and start favoring two directions when you slide.

Keep the 16 in your corner and maintain a chain of 8, 4, and 2 behind it — this leads smoothly into 32 and 64 later on.

Next Goal: 32