This is a Tetris inspired brick laying game. Create lines from the falling pieces to clear them. Keep playing until the stack of pieces reaches the top of the screen.
Move pieces into position to complete lines.
Save pieces for later use.
Earn combo bonuses from clearing sets of lines consecutively.
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Alternatively kids and adults can play this Tetris-inspired video game for free as a web application here.
Tricky Brick Game for Kids Video Game Play Instructions
How to Play
Position each of the pieces as they fall onto the bottom of the shaft. Form full lines to clear the pieces and earn points. Keep clearning lines until the shaft fills up.
Starting the Game
On the welcome screen:
Select Play to begin.
Select Setting to open the game’s settings window. Use this to turn the game’s sound effects and music on or off. You can also view the game’s controls here.
Your web browser automatically saves your high score.
Game Controls
Desktop
With your keyboard:
Use the left and right arrow keys to move the piece left or right.
Use the up arrow key or the R key to rotate the piece.
Use the down arrow key to drop the piece.
With your mouse:
Left click and drag left or right to move the piece left or right.
Left click and drag down to drop the piece.
Left click twice to rotate the piece clockwise 90 degrees.
Touchscreen devices
With your fingers:
Double tap to rotate the piece.
Tap and swipe to the sides to move the piece.
Tap and swipe down to drop the piece.
Controls and indicators
Right side (top-down):
Home button: Quits the game and returns you to the welcome screen
Next menu: Shows you the next two blocks
Number of lines cleared
Number of combos earned
Piece currently on hold
Hold button
Pause button
Top left:
Current score
Bottom left corner:
Game instructions
Game Play
Basic rules
Lay down the blocks and pile them up.
The pieces will slowly go down.
A ghost of the piece will appear on the bottom of the shaft.
You can save pieces by pressing the hold button.
Select the hold button again to swap the currently held piece for the next piece.
The piece you hold carries over from one session to the next.
Create full lines to clear them from the pile.
As you play, the game keeps getting faster.
Keep clearing lines for as long as you can.
Scoring
Your score is based on the number of lines you clear.
You get a multiplier combo bonus each time you clear several sets of lines one after the other.
The second consecutive line set cleared has 2 times the points, the third 3 times the points, and so on.
The combo bonus resets when you lay down a piece without forming a line.
Target Audience
The game is suited for players who like games inspired by Tetris.
The game has no adult themed content.
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Mobile Friendly Cross Browser Support
This game is rendered in mobile-friendly HTML5, so it offers cross-device gameplay. You can play it on mobile devices like Apple iPhones, Google Android powered cell phones from manufactures like Samsung, tablets like the iPad or Kindle Fire, laptops, and Windows-powered desktop computers. All game files are stored locally in your web browser cache. This game works in Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and other modern web browsers.
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