Super 2048

This problem is not about advanced algorithms but implementation skills. The solution is simple, we just simulate the process and give out the result. To do this conveniently, we use two position mapping function to help map our access to matrix according to the direction to push the cells. And we always push the matrix to the left in our push code and the mapping function will transform our operation to the correct direction. To simplify the code and avoid mistakes, we first squash all cells with numbers larger than zero to the target direction without merging them. Then, based on the result we merge cells in couples if they are equal.

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

public class Super2048 {
    static private int N;
    static private int[][] matrix;
    static private int direction;
    private static int getX(int x, int y) {
       if (direction == 1 || direction == 2) return x; 
       else if (direction == 3) return y;
       else return N - y - 1;
    }
    private static int getY(int x, int y) {
       if (direction == 1) return y; 
       else if (direction == 2) return N - y - 1; 
       else return x;
    }
    private static int get(int x, int y) {
        return matrix[getX(x, y)][getY(x, y)];
    }
    private static void set(int x, int y, int v) {
        matrix[getX(x, y)][getY(x, y)] = v;
    }
    private static void solve() {
        int N = matrix.length;
        for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
            int l = 0, b = 0;
            while (b < N) {
                if (get(i, b) != 0) set(i, l++, get(i, b));
                b++;
            }
            while (l < N) set(i, l++, 0);
            l = b = 0;
            while (b < N) {
                int c = get(i, b);
                if (b + 1 < N && get(i, b + 1) == c) {
                    set(i, l++, c * 2);
                    b += 2;
                } else {
                    set(i, l++, c);
                    b++;
                }
            }
            while (l < N) set(i, l++, 0);
        }

        for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
            System.out.printf("%d", matrix[i][0]);
            for (int j = 1; j < N; j++) {
                System.out.printf(" %d", matrix[i][j]);
            }
            System.out.println();
        }
    }    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
        int T = in.nextInt();
        for (int t = 0; t < T; t++) {
            N = in.nextInt();
            String d = in.next();
            if (d.equals("left")) direction = 1;
            else if (d.equals("right")) direction = 2;
            else if (d.equals("up")) direction = 3;
            else direction = 4;
            matrix = new int[N][N];
            for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
                for (int j = 0; j < N; j++) {
                    matrix[i][j] = in.nextInt();
                }
            }
            System.out.printf("Case #%d:\n", t + 1);
            solve();
        }
    }
}