Are you stuck sorting out reports and filing them in an old grey cabinet? Spending some time stacking folders neatly on your desk perhaps? Maybe you’re doing the mundane like, I don’t know, refilling the staples in a stapler efficiently? Regardless… you’re wasting your time! You could be putting those skills to much better use. Where? In a game of Tetris of course – our game of choice for today’s Work Avoidance Wednesday!
Who can say no to this classic block title? I certainly can’t! Ever since I wrote that Tetris piece on Monday, I’ve been sucked into playing the game in my browser. I’ve tried several versions, and after much stacking of neat lines, I think I finally found the perfect one – on the official website of all places (yeah I should’ve looked there in the first place). It’s the real deal, and even comes equipped with a funky remix of the catchy Korobeiniki tune!
If for some reason you were born this morning and have no idea how to play Tetris (literally impossible), let me bring you up to speed. Each game starts out with a blank stage where variations of geometric shapes composed of four squares (tetrominos) fall from the top consistently. It’s up to you to rotate and place them to create neat lines without any gaps. Doing so will make those lines disappear, and make more room to do it again, and again, and again.
The first few levels are easy. As the game progresses however, the tetrominos begin to fall faster, forcing the player to do some quick thinking as to how to place them effectively. Plot spoiler: it can get effing hard! Just look at the predicament I got myself into below…
Yeah I didn’t last much longer. 39 394 is the score I got on my first attempt. Can you do better? Prove it!
Last Updated: July 8, 2015
Kromas,powered by windows 10.
July 8, 2015 at 11:04
My tetris days ended many years ago. looking at those blocks make me feel a nostalgic feeling in my stomach though. Or maybe I am just hungry. 😛
VampyreSquirrel
July 8, 2015 at 11:16
Tetris? Really? Is that the best you can come up with Matt?
hairyknees
July 8, 2015 at 11:20
What’s wrong with Tetris? 🙁
VampyreSquirrel
July 8, 2015 at 11:36
I probably just played it too much as a kid… and refuse to play it now because of it… and there’s better games on kongregate 😛
hairyknees
July 8, 2015 at 12:14
One does not play enough of Tetris! 😛
VampyreSquirrel
July 8, 2015 at 14:32
Hahahaha… oh it’s totally possible O.O
Hammersteyn
July 8, 2015 at 11:18
MEHtris…..kidding of course. I just finished the game. And by finished i mean i slid the damn straight block on the wrong place.
*RageQuits
hairyknees
July 8, 2015 at 11:20
YOU’RE SO BAD OMG!
DragonSpirit009
July 8, 2015 at 11:52
I shouldn’t play this… not now… not at work…
*plays game*
I hate myself
Dutch Matrix
July 8, 2015 at 12:05
I’d rather work than play Tetris!
hairyknees
July 8, 2015 at 12:14
Wow… you must REALLY hate Tetris 😛
Dutch Matrix
July 8, 2015 at 12:21
It’s the game that my first girlfriend played. BITCH MUST DIE!!!! I am sorry. I lapse sometimes. My shrink says its bound to happen from time to time.
Lollies the Laughing Lollipop
July 8, 2015 at 15:38
why is Tetris to complicated for you ?
Dutch Matrix
July 8, 2015 at 15:47
Not nearly as complicated as you find the spelling of too…
Marcus
July 8, 2015 at 14:26
YAY!!! I’m getting fired! Over a fucking tetris game…. *sigh*
hairyknees
July 15, 2015 at 08:50
HOORAY! Wait… hope you didn’t get fired :'(
Lisa
July 8, 2015 at 16:09
Interesting concept. I think this “Tetris” can take off.
Lollies the Laughing Lollipop
July 9, 2015 at 09:00
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hairyknees
July 15, 2015 at 08:49
O_O