{
  "No.": "444",
  "Game": "Periodic 2048",
  "Mechanic family": "Number and object merging",
  "Connection": "Close",
  "Loop / parts to study": "Combine numbers or objects under the merge rules and manage the resulting board.",
  "Summary basis": "Mechanic-family summary",
  "Source": "itch.io",
  "Source URL": "https://fiocco.itch.io/periodic-2048",
  "Steam reviews": "",
  "Positive": "",
  "Listing note": "Browser play listed",
  "research": {
    "accessed": "2026-10-29",
    "method": "Live source page fetched with urllib; descriptive text inspected",
    "summary": "Identical element tiles advance through a themed progression."
  },
  "interpretation": {
    "original_title": "Element Stair",
    "rules": "Discover ranks 4, 8, 16 and 32, then preserve two 16-or-higher tiles together. Symbols are fictional ranks, not a chemical reaction simulation.",
    "scope": "Original compact scenario based on the described core; not a full clone. Added scenario goals and constraints are original. No source code, art, music, characters, or network features reused."
  }
}