How to play
Blocks of four squares fall into the well one at a time. Slide and rotate each one so it lands without gaps — when a horizontal row is completely filled it clears, everything above drops down, and you score points. The stack rises as you misplace pieces; when it reaches the top, the game ends. Speed increases every 10 lines, so the real game is staying tidy under pressure.
Controls
- ← → — move left / right
- ↑ or X — rotate
- ↓ — soft drop (+1 point per cell)
- Space — hard drop (+2 points per cell)
- C or Shift — hold the current piece
- P — pause · R — restart
- On a touch screen: drag sideways to move, tap to rotate, drag down to soft drop, flick down to hard drop, swipe up to hold. The buttons under the well are rotate, hard drop and pause on the left and left / right on the right; tapping the Hold panel holds
Scoring
| Lines cleared | Points |
|---|---|
| Single | 100 × level |
| Double | 300 × level |
| Triple | 500 × level |
| Quad | 800 × level |
Tips
- Keep the stack flat. A jagged surface forces bad placements. Aim to leave at most one deep column — ideally the edge — for the long I-piece.
- Watch the ghost. The outlined ghost piece shows exactly where the current piece will land; trust it for hard drops. It disappears at level 5 — use the early levels to build a feel for landing spots.
- Use hold strategically. Stash an I-piece for the moment your well column is four rows deep, and swap out pieces that don't fit the current surface.
- Quads pay best. 800 × level for a quad versus 400 for four singles — building for four-line clears is more than twice the score, but don't let the stack get dangerously tall at high speed.