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''Columns'' uses only the I [[piece|trimino]], where each block is colored with one of a selection of four to s The player can move the piece sideways into a [[playfield]] whose width may be 6 or 7 blocks and whose he

*Ctrl+A (Up): Move current piece up one row. *Ctrl+K (Polymorph): Convert current piece to an I.

The seven one-sided tetrominoes are ''I'', ''O'', ''T'', ''S'', ''Z'', ''J'', and ''L''. ...with [[SRS]] and [[TGM Rotation]] have dominated new games, and "the blue piece" is always J.

...extended bounding box followed by a 5x5 array describing the shape of the piece; each nonzero makes a block in that space. *Piece01: I rotated left, color 1, bounding box size 4

...ino. It can produce a maximum of 12 tetrominoes between one I and the next I, and a run of S and Z tetrominoes is limited to a maximum of 4. ...[Tetris The Grand Master Ace]], the first piece of the first bag is always I, J, L, or T, just as in the traditional [[TGM randomizer]].

Nothing can be done in the case of the O piece: There is no problem getting the O piece to here

...ng|thumb|All rotation states of all seven tetrominoes. From top to bottom: I, J, L, S, T, Z. Top right: O.]] Tetrominoes start out centered, rounding to the left. I goes in columns 4–7 counting from the left, O in columns 5–6, a

...s that make up a piece are colored the same; in others, especially falling piece games other than ''Tetris'' and its [[List of fan games|fan games]], they a A '''polyomino''' is a piece made of one or more square blocks, where all blocks are connected through f

...to rotate a piece 2 or 3 times in quick succession. This can help to get a piece to the desired orientation before it lands, or after it lands and before th When the gravity is fast you want to rotate only after the piece has landed, whenever this is possible. Here the player has an active L and

*'''Piece preview.''' Keep an eye on the [[piece preview|next piece]](s). They will help prepare for how the pieces at hand shall be placed. ...ossible. A rough surface or a "castle" like structure might hinder optimum piece placements. Don't stack perfectly even either, as there are ''Z''s and ''S'

Sometimes a bit of planning based on the piece preview may help: .........I

...floor kick''', like a [[wall kick]], happens when a player [[rotate]]s a [[piece]] when no space exists in the squares where that tetromino would normally o ....I.....

...nd standard game modes. However it is missing notable ones such as [[ghost piece]]s, [[SRS]] kicks, [[move reset]], and [[hold]]. ...ion system is similar to SRS without any kicks, the exceptions being the I-piece only has 2 states and is biased to the left.

'''Hold piece''' is a feature of most newer ''Tetris'' games starting with ''[[The New Te G........I.G

...at clears at least one line, the combo counter increases by 1; if a placed piece does not clear a line (also known as a combo break), the counter resets bac ...a line in this case, so the [[Hold piece|Hold box]] should contain a non I piece, if the game allows, or the bottom of the funnel should be 1 cell wide.

*lock delay: no; wall kick: no; rotation: J, L, T bounding box and S, Z, I 2-state, counterclockwise only ...ible on screen at once, and the field will scroll down to follow a falling piece or bomb if needed.

==I Tetromino== In the last two situations, make sure to stop moving the piece right before you rotate, otherwise it will fall into the far right column.

...an be found in this game, as can I pieces of length up to 10. All possible I pieces have been seen, with the I1 through I7 appearing often. As of 8th Fe ...yers compete. Clearing lines will increase the size of the opponent's next piece.

...times gives the player giant pieces. When a line is made involving a giant piece, instead of clearing it will split into vertical dominoes. The dominoes wil .I..

There's a bug in Jaleco PCB which piece phases inside [[playfield]] blocks when spawning a [[Tetromino]].<ref name= .I........