A friend of mine pointed out that the large electrolytic capacitors on the 2048 game PCB design would interfere with the ergonomics when used by left-handed players. After some thought I figured I could solve that problem by using tantalum caps instead which are smaller and can be moved to a more convenient location. They are shown as C1 and C2 on this image...
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This has saved a bit of board space and makes the entire device a bit smaller and less weirdly-shaped.
This has saved a bit of board space and makes the entire device a bit smaller and less weirdly-shaped.