Tetris Guideline
The official standards for Tetris gameplay, established by The Tetris Company.
The Tetris Guideline is a set of standards created by The Tetris Company to ensure consistency across licensed Tetris games. It defines common mechanics such as the queue, soft drop, hard drop, and holding, as well as scoring systems and rotation rules.
Quick Facts
- Maintained by
- The Tetris Company
- First established
- Late 1990s
- Visible board
- 10 columns × 20 rows
- Tetrominoes
- 7 (I, O, T, S, Z, J, L)
- Randomizer
- 7-bag
- Rotation system
- SRS (Super Rotation System)
- Base clear scores
- 40; 100; 300; 1200 (S/D/T/Tetris)
Lore & Background
The Tetris Company was established after the rights to Tetris reverted to Alexey Pajitnov at the end of 1995. The company created guidelines and a minimum specification for licensed Tetris games.
Reader's Guide
Scoring systems have remained mostly consistent since Tetris DS (2006), with points increasing with descent speed and line clears. Advanced techniques include T-spins, perfect clears, and combos.
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