Tetritical Aeroacrophobia

Many may already know how crazy I am about Tetris.

While many of my friends play the game for pure entertainment purposes, I find entertainment in hearing the sound of the blocks clearing.

Something so simple, yet so technical, the game is one of the few that really shows the score difference between a trained professional and a leisure player!

Therefore, I have decided to impart 4 basic pointers to anyone who wishes to attain Tetris Euphoria.

Rule 1: 4-in-1

While many people prefer to clear the blocks one line at a time, which seems like the quickest way of clearing, it would actually be a better option to stack them up and clear them with the long blocks. Reason why doing so and sacrificing the lines per minute and going for big ones is that clearing 4 lines yield a lot more points than single combos. Back-to-Back tetrises(4 liners) also give more scores.

Rule 2: To the Left, To the Left (or right)

The idea of this rule is to push all your blocks to one side of playing field. This is done so for 2 main purposes, to maximize block space for better arrangement as well as to leave the other side for easy access of the long blocks.

Rule 3: Go High!

Tetritical Aeroacrophobia is what I refer to as the fear of speeds at high places in a tetris playing field. Many people tend to panic when the blocks get high, but that is actually a beneficial position for a good player. By having a long column, players can consecutively insert the long blocks for quick scores!

Rule 4: Close the gap

While it might be a good idea to be ambitious, sometimes it would be wiser to just close the pit and start clearing junk. Estimate the situation and bid for time while you wait for the long ones to lower your stacks significantly.

On a side note, today marks the 5-day countdown for my return to Singapore, a countdown marked by me falling off my bed this morning and knocking my knee against a cup! I suppose the Bruce will disappear from Thailand along with the Bruise on his knee...