Tetris Max

Bricklayer
Developer(s)	Steve Chamberlin
Platform(s)	Mac OS Classic
Release	August 1992
Latest release	2.9.3
Gameplay info
Next pieces	1
Playfield size	10 × 20
Hold piece	No
Hard drop	Yes

Tetris Max was one of the first fan games for Mac OS System 6 and later. The game was created by Steve Chamberlin and was later ported to PC as Bricklayer.

Bricklayer is also known for its background music by Peter Wagner and its wacky sound effects including:

• A cow mooing when you level up
• A quote saying "All kids love log" when clicking on a log in the credits.

Gameplay

The game's main mode is a standard marathon with 10 levels. Level n+1 begins after 10*n lines.

The game also has a Practice mode, where the player can set a fixed speed (either levels 1 to 10, or a custom speed in frames per row).

Piece preview and DAS can optionally be disabled. Tetris Max features a lock delay, making the game fairly comfortable to play at higher gravity.

Controls are configurable; by default they are:

• Move left: J
• Move right: L
• Rotate left: K
• Rotate right: I
• Soft drop: M
• Hard drop: Space

Rotation system

Tetris Max's rotation system

Tetris Max has four rotation states for the S, Z, and I pieces akin to Super Rotation System and its predecessor BPS rotation. The I, J, L, S, and Z pieces all spawn oriented vertically. The game has no wall kicks.

Scoring

1 point is earned for every row crossed when soft or hard dropping. Line clear bonuses do not depend on level and are as follows:

Line clear	Score
Single	100
Double	300
Triple	600
Tetris	1000

In addition, there are two special bonuses that can be earned:

• If all the blocks in the line(s) cleared are the same colour, a bonus of 2500 points is awarded.
• If the player clears the entire playfield, a bonus of 10,000 points is awarded.

External links

• The Story of Tetris Max
• Tetris Max and System 6, Fixing 31-Year-Old Bugs