I got [Tetris] 99 problems but a T-Spin ain't one.

MNC Dover · February 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alw5hs0chj0

Here we discuss all the various forms of Tetris including the currently released Tetris VR and Tetris 99 on the Switch.

So discuss strats, post your top-10 finishes, or explain T-Spins over and over.

And if you want to see some absurd Tetris skills, watch Wumbotize's stream.

Finally, we have some instructional, comedic, and musical Tetris videos for everyone to enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnU9mWOY87E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2jsvgokC9o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWTFG3J1CP8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GmFcgjRt24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hwR4WLqAsM

UncleSporky · February 2019

This barebones OP! (I kid)

Thank you for going back and including these necessary videos. Edited so as not to repost.

MNC Dover · February 2019

Will do when I get home. I’ll throw in a t-spin instructional video too.

Vyolynce · February 2019

Finally cracked the glass ceiling Wednesday night.

https://twitter.com/Vyolynce/status/1098404970062241792?s=19

Then again last night!

https://twitter.com/Vyolynce/status/1098787070955253760?s=19

(Note: I was mistaken; my best is 10 KOs.)

UncleSporky · February 2019

I think I maxed out the chevrons/badges at one point, or got very close. Got lucky knocking out someone else who had a lot of them, I'm sure.

cooljammer00 · February 2019

I need somebody to watch me play and tell me who to target at what times.

UncleSporky · February 2019

It's easy enough to just go at it, lose, start over, that I can't be arsed to worry about that. I set it on target attackers and that's generally good enough. At the very end you'll be targeting a bunch of the remaining 10 people anyway.

Zek · February 2019

I've found the best way to win is simply to keep your board clear at all costs, even if it means not getting many tetrises. It's critical that you be able to get rid of your junk ASAP and not get stuck with a stack that you can't clear on short notice. You'll be doing a decent amount of attacking just by returning junk and getting consecutive line clear combos.

Vyolynce · February 2019

cooljammer00 wrote: »

I need somebody to watch me play and tell me who to target at what times.

I start on randoms and switch to attackers if I see more than two people targeting me. If they go away I sometimes forget to shift back to random...

I generally ignore the other two options; targeting players with more KOs or badges feels like inviting a better player to return fire.

UncleSporky · February 2019

It's funny because I have this sense of competition even though I know most people aren't consciously thinking about it at all.

"Oh you're gonna send me piles of junk, huh?! Well let's see how you like this double Tetris! Teach you for targeting me!"

They have no idea who I am and will never encounter me again. 8-)

Roe · February 2019

This game is more fun than a lot of pay to play games. A few more of these on the Switch and were going to have some addicts.

Henroid · February 2019

I like how the music upload I found for the top 10 remaining is 4 and a half minutes long. Because there's no way that part of the game lasts that long.

OneAngryPossum · February 2019

I got 98th last night due to some early mass targeting and genuinely stupid play on my part. It’s more shameful than 99th because there isn’t even the distinction of being first out.

I also keep hitting top five and getting absolutely hammered. I’m pretty good at picking targets on the way up (closest thing I have to an edge in this game is sniping people at the last second), but when the speed gets going I lose all situational awareness and tend to lose it in flailing. Might need an endgame strategy that isn’t “panic.”

UncleSporky · February 2019

I've been curious whether playing quickly/slowly has an effect on how quickly the blocks fall. I haven't paid very close attention. You know, normally you're leveling up as you clear lines and it gets faster based on that. I'm really not sure.

I think it's most likely there are three distinct levels to the game, the start, post-50, and top 10, and the blocks always fall at the same speed. Feels like Tetris level 1, 5, and 10.

Zek · February 2019

Pretty sure the falling speed is simply tied to the number of players remaining.

OneAngryPossum · February 2019

Zek wrote: »

Pretty sure the falling speed is simply tied to the number of players remaining.

I think game length contributes as well. I’ve gone into the final ten with almost instant drop times, but usually that builds up during the final minute.

UncleSporky · February 2019

Top priority: fix the bug that makes it so the game continually beeps like a new person is targeting you every 2 seconds until that person dies.

YggiDee · February 2019

Vyolynce wrote: »

cooljammer00 wrote: »

I need somebody to watch me play and tell me who to target at what times.

I start on randoms and switch to attackers if I see more than two people targeting me. If they go away I sometimes forget to shift back to random...

I generally ignore the other two options; targeting players with more KOs or badges feels like inviting a better player to return fire.

The KO option is misleading, it targets people close to losing so you can get those sweet sweet killshots.

Ratsult2 · February 2019

Attackers is probably best if you want to set and forget. It's also amazing when you have a bunch of people attacking you. It actually ends up being the best defensive option.

I feel like setting it to KO is sort of a trap early game. There is a good chance they are being targeted by multiple people already, so chances are you won't be the one to get credit for the kill. Even if you do get credit, they probably won't have any badges. Later on, it seems like a good targeting strat though.

One of my favorite things to do early/mid game is to get a big combo ready to go, then target someone with a bunch of badges, send the trash, then switch off before they can target you back. Sometimes you can surprise them and get yourself a bunch of badges. If not, at least all those trash combos you just gave them won't be coming back to you.

discrider · February 2019

So.....
Can we get this in Tetris Attack mode?
This seems like a fun thing to play in Tetris Attack, with infinite garbage bricks.

KoopahTroopah · February 2019

I feel like I do really well until like 20 people left and then I just get hit with a ton of garbage and instantly lose. Is there a way to prevent that from happening?

Phoenix-D · February 2019

KoopahTroopah wrote: »

I feel like I do really well until like 20 people left and then I just get hit with a ton of garbage and instantly lose. Is there a way to prevent that from happening?

If you're getting a bunch of people with lots of garbage hitting you at once you're out. So towards the end be careful who you target, and if you find yourself getting aimed at by a lot of people switch targeting modes. Often that'll cause people to switch away from targeting you.

Zek · February 2019

The competition has gotten a lot fiercer lately. I'm getting way more aggressive garbage thrown at me in the top 10-20 which previously I could win a game without ever seeing. I think the Tetris casuals are moving on which increases the chance of getting badasses in your group.

UncleSporky · February 2019

https://twitter.com/UncleSporky/status/1099457973611458562

Road Block · February 2019

Phoenix-D wrote: »

KoopahTroopah wrote: »

I feel like I do really well until like 20 people left and then I just get hit with a ton of garbage and instantly lose. Is there a way to prevent that from happening?

If you're getting a bunch of people with lots of garbage hitting you at once you're out. So towards the end be careful who you target, and if you find yourself getting aimed at by a lot of people switch targeting modes. Often that'll cause people to switch away from targeting you.

Top 20 is always going to be rough but here's some things that I find helps. The core of it is earning KO's so that you get badges and be the one sending 20 lines rather then receiving them.

1. Default to attackers immediately. It's the best defensive option, and targeting randoms put's you at risk of drawing the attention of dangerous players. Plus it's the only way to hit multiple targets, and they can't send blocks to you if they're clearing what you've sent them.
2. When not under pressure, switch to KO's before sending blocks. Do not leave it on. Again it risks drawing the attention of dangerous players.
3. Do not send singles unless you absolutely have to, or as part of a combo. The exception is if you're being targeted by multiple people.
4. Related to the above, there is a flat bonus to the number of blocks you send the more people attacking you. So don't be afraid to be in the lead. 2 attackers gives 1 extra block, 3 gives 3, 4 give 5, 5 gives 7 and 6+ gives 9. So if you're being targeted by multiple people. Switch to targeting attackers and send as many single lines as possibly as quickly as possible and drown them in blocks. This is also why you don't target randoms, or leave KO targeting on. These are the players you don't want to deal with.

Phoenix-D · February 2019

Related to 4: My top game I had something like 15 KOs because a bunch of people started targeting me from the start, I went "OK fine bring it" and spewed blocks at them all. Still lost, but.

Vyolynce · February 2019

Competition definitely picking up. Getting railroaded fairly often, not even cracking Top 50.

Just had a couple of decent runs, though. One 4th place and the other, well...

https://twitter.com/Vyolynce/status/1100947229773164544?s=19

discrider · February 2019

First place missing the chance for the number 1 to be a golden straight block.

Ratsult2 · March 2019

I had an interesting win tonight. I got stacked up early and had a ton of people targeting me, switched to attackers and knocked a bunch out. With a chunk of badges, I decided to try a different targeting strat. Basically, I went random until I built up a good combo, switched target to badge leader, sent the trash, then switched off immediately. Switching away from the badge leader meant that I didn't get any of that trash back. Eventually, I knocked out two of the badge leaders and took their badges off the table (I already had max badges).

Things got hectic at the end, so I don't know for sure, but it felt like no one had more than a few badges in the top 10. I basically chain KO'd the rest and ended up with a win.

Vyolynce · March 2019

Been having a good couple of days.

https://twitter.com/Vyolynce/status/1102397792394199040

https://twitter.com/Vyolynce/status/1102735926315413505

Not sure how I didn't get credit for the 2nd-place KO on that last one...

Road Block · March 2019

Vyolynce wrote: »

Been having a good couple of days.
https://twitter.com/Vyolynce/status/1102397792394199040

https://twitter.com/Vyolynce/status/1102735926315413505

Not sure how I didn't get credit for the 2nd-place KO on that last one...

I suppose it's possible that number 3 got a last shot off and that got him posthumous credit for KOing 2.

borschevsky · March 2019

Yeah, that kind of thing can happen. I had a game the other day where I got 8th place, and got a KO on the person who finished 7th.

BillCipher · March 2019

https://youtube.com/watch?v=wV7GijG9ZWY
Saw this today, seems like it belongs here.

borschevsky · March 2019

Maximus Cup announced! Win $9.99 in eshop credit!

https://twitter.com/nineverything/status/1103100582116487168?s=21

MNC Dover · March 2019

That’s cool. More of this please Nintendo.

borschevsky · March 2019

Anybody else playing in the event? I wish there was some way to know what number of wins will be necessary to make the top 999. I don’t really have a bunch of time this weekend, but I’d play a bit extra if I knew I was in the neighbourhood if he prizes.

MNC Dover · March 2019

Hey, I finally played this. Got 16th in my first game. Not bad for not playing Tetris in like 10 years.

MrBlarney · March 2019

I went 5/25 in the first two days of Tetris 99, and didn't play the game again until today. Tonight, I went 0/15. As expected, the level of competition got a lot harder. I'm still getting into or close to the top ten most of the time, but my ability to get KOs is preventing me from taking victories. I really need to learn more T-spin patterns and retrain my brain so I can stop wrecking the rest of my stacking flow when I try to make a setup.

Vyolynce · March 2019

I wonder if 1 win will be good enough to make the Top 999...

https://twitter.com/Vyolynce/status/1104887445705842688

Let's find out.

borschevsky · March 2019

Ok, I got to 10 wins in the event. I'm going to bed.

borschevsky wrote: »

Yeah, that kind of thing can happen. I had a game the other day where I got 8th place, and got a KO on the person who finished 7th.

I had one today where I finished 11th and still knocked out someone in 6th.

YggiDee · March 2019

My best strategy is one I haven't dusted off since Tetris DS in college--look at the timezones and only play when the Japanese players are sleeping. I mean I still lose but it takes longer.

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