TenTrix
Ten by ten grid, blocks that will not rotate, and a line to clear before the space runs out.
- Category:
- Puzzle
- Difficulty:
- Medium
- A session:
- about ten minutes
- Input:
- touch
About TenTrix
TenTrix takes the shape of Tetris and removes the thing that made Tetris forgiving. The pieces arrive as they are and cannot be turned, so each one has to fit the space you left for it. Clearing a full row or column takes those blocks off the board and hands the space back.
Because the shapes will not rotate, the board fills in a way you can see coming. A run ends when nothing you hold fits anywhere, and that outcome was usually decided a few placements earlier. It plays in portrait, on a phone or a desktop, and a run lasts as long as you keep finding room.
How to play
- Take a piece from the tray beside the grid.
- Place it on the ten by ten grid. The shape cannot be rotated.
- Fill a whole row or column to clear it.
Controls
| Tap or click | Everything. One input does the whole game. |
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Tips
- Keep one open area rather than several small gaps. The large pieces need somewhere to go.
- Clear a line as soon as one is there. Space is worth more than the points of a bigger move.