# Stage 4: Cabin path — 1024

Cabin path is stage 4 of the woodland trail. Reach 1024 on the same four-by-four board used in Classic. This stage uses starting seed 4219, so the same move sequence reproduces the same attempt.

## Play

The playable board loads above these notes when JavaScript is enabled. Choose Start your trail, then use the arrow keys, a swipe or the direction buttons.

## Your goal

Merge equal numbers until a 1024 tile appears. New tiles are 2s with a 90% chance or 4s with a 10% chance. Each tile can merge once in a move, and each resulting value is added to the score. A blocked move changes nothing. There is no timer or move budget.

## One habit to practise

Plan the next matching partner before taking a high-scoring merge. Take a moment before swiping to predict the positions, not only the score. After each valid move, remember that one new small tile has arrived in an empty cell.

When this round ends, the review below the game lets you step through the moves you actually made. A changed decision can change which empty cells are available for the next spawn. The seed makes an attempt repeatable; it does not force every player down the same path.

## Progress and controls

Every stage is available without unlocking another. Winning stores a completion mark in this browser. Your unfinished stage round stays separate from Classic, Daily and the other stages. Use the arrow keys, swipe the board or use the direction buttons; Trail tip suggests without moving.

## Other trails

- [Stage 1 — goal 128](stage-1.html#play)
- [Stage 2 — goal 256](stage-2.html#play)
- [Stage 3 — goal 512](stage-3.html#play)
- [Stage 5 — goal 2048](stage-5.html#play)

Browse [all games](../games.html), return to the [stage overview](trail-stages.html), or try the [practice lab](../practice-lab.html) before a longer trail.