And it exploded just for those reasons. I sent the link around my company to all the gamers and pretty quickly I saw it crop up on everyone's screen.
The same can't be said for Three's, because there is greater resistance in spreading it and people trying it out. First, I probably wouldn't have tried Threes. Second, I wouldn't have been able to link it easily to people who might have been partially interested in it. Third, the variants and mods were what kept people coming back.
That maybe nghst should take a step back from HN and consider that normal people may find the original 2048 fun and may not care about its variants at all.
Giving an example is a perfectly valid way to make a point. Circumstantial doesn't mean wrong.
The same can't be said for Three's, because there is greater resistance in spreading it and people trying it out. First, I probably wouldn't have tried Threes. Second, I wouldn't have been able to link it easily to people who might have been partially interested in it. Third, the variants and mods were what kept people coming back.