Is it possible to tweak your computer's random function?

Question

In order to cheat the game 2048 for fun, does anyone know how to change the random implementation on Windows or Linux? On a linux kernel, I guess that you reimplement the rand function simply like this:

double rand() {
  return 0.0;
}

then rebuild your kernel.

But no idea on Windows.

I would appreciate any help on it.

Isn't 2048 written in JavaScript? What does this have to do with C? — Eric Lippert, Mar 31 '14 at 20:20
Because your browser's js engine is written in c++ and is based on your os kernel ! — superrache, Mar 31 '14 at 22:03
Says who? That's certainly not the case in the Microsoft implementation of JavaScript, or at least it was not when I wrote it. — Eric Lippert, Mar 31 '14 at 22:04

Ski · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-31T20:27:23.580

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In order to beat 2048 simply open your web browser's console while playing the game and type in:

Math.random = function() { return 0.0 }

In firefox it is Tools -> Web developer -> Web console

In Chromium it is Tools -> Javascript console.

P.S. I had to check if it's not yet April 1st as rebuilding kernel in order to cheat a web game sounds a bit too extreme

edited Mar 31 '14 at 20:27

answered Mar 31 '14 at 20:20

Ski

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Yes! Its a simplier way to override random() without getting the system unstable! – superrache Mar 31 '14 at 22:06

Is it possible to tweak your computer's random function?

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