Tetra Blox
Play TetraBox on Mela App

Tetris is a puzzle video game that requires the player to tactically move, rotate, and drop several Tetriminos falling in a rectangular Matrix at different speeds. It is important to note that the speed keeps increasing as the game proceeds. In 1984, a Russian software engineer named Alexey Pajitnov developed the Tetris game focused on basic rules that test a player’s skill and intelligence.

Strategy and speed are paramount when playing the game and when the Tetriminos exceeds the skyline, the player loses the game. Hence, the game objective is to clear as many lines as possible.

Alexey didn’t mean to make money from his game, initially the game was designed just for fun as he wanted to see if he could develop the game. It is said that he was influenced by a puzzle game called “pentominoes”, where multiple wooden shapes made from 5 squares are kept in a box. Alexey imagined the shapes to be falling from above into a glass and the player would need to guide them into place.

Pajitnov worked on the game by adapting the shapes into four squares and named it “Tetris”. The name “Tetris” comes from the latin word “tetra” which means four and “tennis”, Alexey’s beloved game.

Pajitnov then shared the game with his friends and colleagues and they loved the game. This group of players copied and shared it with other friends on floppy disks, and the game became a sensation across Moscow. When Pajitnov sent the game to his friend in Hungary, it was featured in a software exhibition at the Hungarian Institute of Technology.

It is reported that over 200 million copies of the game were sold between 1984 and 2011. Out of these 200+ million copies, 142 million were purchased as a mobile game and 70 million were sold as physical units. These figures are clear to give an impression that Tetris is one of the most popular video games since the inception of digital games. We have given a twist to the classic game and it is available as TetraBox on the Mela app.

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Rules To Play TetraBox Game Online on Mela App

TetraBox is said to increase the IQ and thinking ability of the players, if it is played correctly. To do so, let us go through some of the basic TetraBox game rules:

  • The primary objective of TetraBox includes the players arranging blocks or tiles to make horizontal lines to make them disappear and gain points in the process.
  • The player gains more points by getting rid of as many tiles as possible.
  • Single line removed at once gives you 10 points.
  • Two lines removed at once gives you 20 points.
  • Three lines removed at once gives you 30 points.
  • If you manage to get rid of more than three lines simultaneously, you can easily score 50 points.
  • In the end, the player with the maximum points in the game wins.
Tips & Tricks

If you have played TetraBox before, you know it can be overwhelming to stack your pieces efficiently. It takes a lot of practice and fluency to arrange blocks but it is best to keep these tricks in mind to make it easier to win more games.

  • Play Flat - Playing flat in other words means to build a flat top which allows you better options to place pieces on top of that. It is always better to not stack blocks more than two blocks high or a hole that is more than two blocks deep. If you do that, it will be difficult to fill that hole with anything other than the I-shaped block.
  • Center Mounds - Irrespective of your playing ability, you will end up creating a mound bigger than two blocks. If that ever happens, you can try to ensure that the mound is in the center of the box as it will provide more alternatives to even out the playing field into a flat top once again.
  • Rotation System - Mastering the art of rotation is one of the best ways to win in TetraBox. Players can rotate the blocks clockwise or anti-clockwise and each rotation has its own significance depending on the game situation.
  • Additional Spaces - Playing flat is the best way to win at TetraBox and you can apply the same mound strategy mentioned in tip 2 horizontally too.
  • Practice TetraBox - All the above tips work only if you play more. Practice makes everything easy and it is the same case with TetraBox on the Mela app. You will take some time to get used to these tips and remember it like the back of your hand. Once you are a pro, you will find unique tips and tricks of your own. When that happens, you can let us know and we can add it in this section so it can help other players as well.
FAQs
TetraBox is a puzzle game that requires players to strategically move, rotate, and drop tiles falling in a rectangular box at different speeds. You can play this game by downloading the Mela app today.
Yes, it is possible for players to clear multiple lines at once in TetraBox on the Mela app.
It’s simple. The game is over when the block touches the top.
No, unfortunately that is not possible in TetraBox. It is mandatory for the players to use all the assigned blocks in a given game.
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