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Grendel36 – 2048 Monster Tiles – Puzzle Game Review
Grendel36 – 2048 Monster Tiles is a Puzzle/Strategy game from Grendel Enterprises L.L.C., first launched in 18th July 2020.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 14+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Grendel36 – 2048 Monster Tiles Stand Out
Grendel36 is a mashup of the popular 2048 style tile game and the legacy online game Grendel’s Cave, creating Grendel36 2048! Are you ready for the fun of the classic 2048 puzzle with the added excitement and strategy of earning magical weapons and using these to kill monsters and even switch monster positions on the game board? Are you ready to face Grendel, build an amulet by combining monsters, kill Grendel and win the Game? Are you ready to face Grendel’s Mother, build the Giant Sword and kill her? Are you ready to kill the Dragon, become a dragon slayer hero and make it to Valhalla?
How do you play Grendel36? You swipe the screen up, down, left and right on a 4×4 game board to combine monster tiles of the same kind. When two of the same kind of monsters touch and combine they die and spawn the next higher value monster in their place. After each move a new monster tile randomly appears on an empty spot on the board. Keep sliding monsters to combine them into higher and higher value monsters, until you combine the two highest value monsters for the level and advance to the next level . You earn magical weapons by combining three or more of the same monsters in a row. Use these magical weapons to cheat the game. You can use swords to strike and kill a monster directly. You can use Thor’s Hammer, Mjolnir, to strike an entire row or column of monsters and kill them all. You can use the Witch’s magical Hourglass to switch the position of monsters on the board and create more and better moves in the game.
There are 24 cave levels, with top value monsters ranging from 512 to 1024. There are four advance levels; the end of the pools of water is a 2048 level where you find and stomp the Cyclops, Heorot Hall is a 2048 level where you wrestle Grendel, the Mere is a 4096 level where you battle Grendel’s Mother and the Dragon’s Lair is an 8192 level where you slay the Dragon.
As you advance from one level to the next you gain more bonus weapons and even keys to the Dragon’s treasure. Use the keys for a chance to steal items from the treasure, swords, Mjolnir, Hourglasses and perhaps, if you are lucky, a Magic Hole that will increase the game board size to 5×5 or even bigger.
This Puzzle game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Grendel36 – 2048 Monster Tiles is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 13th August 2021
Recent improvements include:
Gives out earlier and more frequent Loot Boxes
No more interstitial ads
Download & Availability
Grendel36 – 2048 Monster Tiles is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Grendel36 – 2048 Monster Tiles on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Fun way to burn time and earn lives in Grendels Cave.
Its a great game to check out! This fun twist will keep you going as you battle through the cave to Grendel. Its great for a quick break or long play time, whatever you like.
What starts as a tile game becomes a beautiful strategy test for those who get invested in the nuances of the game. Addicting.
Great, fun game. Grendelscave.com is amazing.
Addictive game! Based on the 2048 game with monster tiles. Easy to learn and fun to play.
We played grendels cave years ago so when this game came out we were all for it. Im not that great with these kind of matching games but this one is really cool.
Awesome game, lots of fun to play! Makes time fly by.
We only got to level 18 but really addictive then Grendelscave.com is back Phantasm304.
Started the game and started Exercising our fingers. Was little slow in the beginning since we have to understand the points we get for each monster. After you get a hang of it, it becomes addictive. Good job for the developers and we would suggest that they have a 3D images for the monsters.
By far the most fun 2048 game there is! And involves good strategy.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.24.49
- Size: 58.71 MB
- iOS: 12.4 or later
- Languages:
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: Grendel Enterprises L.L.C.
Last updated: 13th August 2021 | Genre: Puzzle, Strategy | Developer: Grendel Enterprises L.L.C.