http://tetris.com/play-tetris-flash/

Beat my high score:

Level: 9 (starting from level 1)
Score: 72,147
Lines: 85

Felt like playing Tetris after I saw Snake's post about Tetris being a perfect game. I don't necessarily agree with that--the RNG factor of the pieces tends to ruin whatever perfection the game may have had, but it's still one of the most clever puzzle games out there.

what rng? the fact that they're randomised?

you realise the game couldn't function without that, right?

Obviously, but that's my problem with it. Since the randomness is tied into the game, that's what makes the game itself imperfect. Just because the randomness is integral to the experience doesn't make the experience perfect--Perfect experiences involve no randomness.

Ideally, games should be focused around your own skill and wits alone. That said, I think Chess is a better example of a more perfect game.

Obviously, but that's my problem with it. Since the randomness is tied into the game, that's what makes the game itself imperfect. Just because the randomness is integral to the experience doesn't make the experience perfect--Perfect experiences involve no randomness.

Ideally, games should be focused around your own skill and wits alone. That said, I think Chess is a better example of a more perfect game.

when i say "perfect", i mean, "perfectly made"

no game could ever be perfection, obviously. it's too subjective.

i hadn't played tetris in so long, tho, holy cow.

fun as hell game. i remember playing it on my gameboy all the time.

we got reasonably close to the same stats but you tripled my score

what's that about?

You score more points if you clear more than a few lines simultaneously. Clearing a single line only nets you a little. Doubles and triples are worth more. Quadruples (or Tetrises) are worth the most (I don't know the exact numbers, but I'm sure it varies from game to game). My strategy was to set the blocks up in such a way that I would be able to plunge the skinny "l" block down a narrow empty column to score multiple Tetrises.

So, if I had to guess, you probably only scored singles and doubles.

You also score a little bit of points based on how fast you can successfully place the blocks. If you take forever to place the blocks, you'll only get, like, 2 points--but if you act immediately, you'll get around 20.

new score:

level 7 (from 1)

score of 17692

65 lines

Quote from: Eli on February 12, 2016, 08:46:45 PM

we got reasonably close to the same stats but you tripled my score

what's that about?

You score more points if you clear more than a few lines simultaneously. Clearing a single line only nets you a little. Doubles and triples are worth more. Quadruples (or Tetrises) are worth the most (I don't know the exact numbers, but I'm sure it varies from game to game). My strategy was to set the blocks up in such a way that I would be able to plunge the skinny "l" block down a narrow empty column to score multiple Tetrises.

So, if I had to guess, you probably only scored singles and doubles.

You also score a little bit of points based on how fast you can successfully place the blocks. If you take forever to place the blocks, you'll only get, like, 2 points--but if you act immediately, you'll get around 20.

ah, that makes sense

see i normally plan out where my current piece is going to go, and then look to see where the next piece will go to plan ahead. i rarely use the "speed up" function.

i love tetris

lvl 10
score: 40653
lines: 93

this version of tetris is extremely unforgiving, as soon as you touch another block it snaps to that one

i'm not sleeping until i beat that score

Oh, and don't try to beat my score, 'cause if you do I'll raise it to a level you cannot reach. Accept that you are weak, and that I am not.

My right arrow key is broken though so it's difficult to rotate and move properly

Beat it with 70% of my skills being used

really?
that's all your brain is capable of doing at 70%? wow, i'm sorry to hear that

i'm gonna start being a lot nicer to you now

anyway:

Level: 9
Score: 72,147
Lines: 85

BTFOBTFOBFTFOBTOFBFOBFOBOFO

CALL THE ADMINS CALL 'EM

BTFOBTFOBFTFOBTOFBFOBFOBOFO

CALL THE ADMINS CALL 'EM

nope, sorry


you're just never gonna be as good as me, it seems

Quote from: Desty on February 13, 2016, 09:59:26 AM

BTFOBTFOBFTFOBTOFBFOBFOBOFO

CALL THE ADMINS CALL 'EM

nope, sorry

Spoiler

you're just never gonna be as good as me, it seems

Why did you screen cap that? Also, brb beating record