ST Stacking setups

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Main Article: ST Stacking

Base

Two Columns Wide

Two columns wide bases do not have the modular flexibility of three columns wide bases. They, however, provide more room to stack the field. The simplicity of required tetrominos in the setups also makes them easy to learn.

SPPPGGGGGG
SSPGGGGGGG
SGGGGGGG
SPPPGGGGGG
SSPGGGGGGG
SGGGGGGG

ST

LGGGGGGG
LPPPGGGGGG
LLPGGGGGGG
LGGGGGGG
LPPPGGGGGG
LLPGGGGGGG

LT

GGGGGGG
SPPPGGGGGG
SSPGGGGGGG
LSGGGGGGG
LPPPGGGGGG
LLPGGGGGGG

LST

Three Columns Wide

Unlike the two columns method, three columns wide bases have the advantage of modular cores. A player can opt for a different core to accomodate an unfavorable preview. Although the player has less room to stack the field, tetromino dependence is minimized. I tetrominos are also not needed to fill in leftover gaps.

JJPPPGGGGG
JOOPGGGGGG
JOOGGGGGG
JJPPPGGGGG
JOOPGGGGGG
JOOGGGGGG

OJT

OOPPPGGGGG
OOLPGGGGGG
LLLGGGGGG
OOPPPGGGGG
OOLPGGGGGG
LLLGGGGGG

LOT

ZZPPPGGGGG
JZZPGGGGGG
JJJGGGGGG
ZZPPPGGGGG
JZZPGGGGGG
JJJGGGGGG

JZT

LSPPPGGGGG
LSSPGGGGGG
LLSGGGGGG
LSPPPGGGGG
LSSPGGGGGG
LLSGGGGGG

LST

Alternatives

ST L Start
For two column wide ST bases, an L start may be desired if an L comes early in preview order. An L start will also fill in the first leftover gap created by the S tetromino. Note that the notch for the L start is one row lower than that of an S start.

GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
LGGGGGGG
LPPPGGGGGG
LLPGGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
SPPPGGGGGG
SSPGGGGGGG
LSGGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
SGGGGGG
SSGGGGGGG
SGGGGGGG
LSGGGGGGG

After performing four T-Spin Doubles using an ST base and plugging the leftover gap with an I, a player can use the L Start base in place of an S base. Note that the notch for the L base is one row lower than that of an S base.

GGGGGGG
SGGGGGGG
SgGGGGGG
SGGGGGGG
SGGGGGGG
GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
SGGGGGGG
SgGGGGGG
SGGGGGGG
SGGGGGGG
GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
LGGGGGGG
LPPPGGGGGG
LLPGGGGGGG
ISGGGGGGG
ISgGGGGGG
ISGGGGGGG
ISGGGGGGG

ST JL Alternative
For two column wide ST bases, a player often waits for three or more T-Spin Doubles before filling in the leftover gap with an I tetromino. A player may opt to use a J to fill in the leftover gap formed after two successive T-Spin Doubles. Identical to the ST L Start, an L will be used as the base for the next T-Spin Double, after which regular ST base stacking may resume. This method can be used repeatedly to eliminate the need of using an I tetromino to fill in the leftover gaps normally created from only using S tetrominos.

GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
SGGGGGGG
GGGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
LGGGGGGG
LPPPGGGGGG
LLPGGGGGGG
JJGGGGGGG
JSGGGGGGG
JGGGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
SGGGGGG
SSGGGGGGG
LSGGGGGGG
JJGGGGGGG
JSGGGGGGG
JGGGGGGGG

Notch

Type 1

Type 1 notches can be used as openers for ST bases and for three column wide bases because they are three rows high. Type 1 notches require only two tetrominos to complete and are interchangeable with one another.

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
11GGGG
111GGGG
111GGGG
OOGGGG
JOOGGGG
JJJGGGG
OOGGGG
JOOGGGG
JJJGGGG

JO

LLGGGG
OOLGGGG
OOLGGGG
LLGGGG
OOLGGGG
OOLGGGG

OL

ZJGGGG
ZZJGGGG
ZJJGGGG
ZJGGGG
ZZJGGGG
ZJJGGGG

JZ

SSGGGG
SSLGGGG
LLLGGGG
SSGGGG
SSLGGGG
LLLGGGG

LS

Type 2

Type 2 notches cannot be used as an opener because they are only one row high. Type 2 notches require only two tetrominos to complete and are interchangeable with one another.

GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
222GGGG
222GGGG
22GGGG
OOJGGGG
OOJGGGG
JJGGGG
OOJGGGG
OOJGGGG
JJGGGG

JO

LLLGGGG
LOOGGGG
OOGGGG
LLLGGGG
LOOGGGG
OOGGGG

OL

JJJGGGG
ZZJGGGG
ZZGGGG
JJJGGGG
ZZJGGGG
ZZGGGG

ZJ

SLLGGGG
SSLGGGG
SLGGGG
SLLGGGG
SSLGGGG
SLGGGG

SL

Not Recommended
This notch is not recommended because it requires the usage of the T tetromino, of which can be used for the T-Spin Double. This setup can be stacked on top of other type 2 notch setups but the opposite cannot be done because of the overlapping T tetromino obstruction. This setup should only be used for emergency cases because it will also force the usage of two Z tetrominoes to create the next notch.

GTGGGG
STTGGGG
SSTGGGG
STGGGG
STTGGGG
SSTGGGG
SGGGGG

ST

Type 2 openings Practical openings for type 2 include the following.

LLL
LIIII
OOJ
OOJJJ

Type 3

Type 3 notches resemble Back-To-Back T-Spin Triple Setups. They can be used as openers for LT, SLT, and L Start bases because they are two rows high. Type 3 notches require three tetrominoes to complete the first notch and four to complete the setup, with the exception of TJ and LT. Type 3 setups are interchangeable with one another only after the full setup is complete and are the least recommended of the notch types because they require too many tetrominoes.

GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
333GGGG
33GGGG
333GGGG
JJJGGGG
ZJGGGG
ZZIGGGG
ZJIGGGG
JIGGGG
JJIGGGG

JZIJ

LLIGGGG
LIGGGG
SLIGGGG
SSIGGGG
SLGGGG
LLLGGGG

LSIL

JJJGGGG
SJGGGG
SSSGGGG
SSSGGGG
SLGGGG
LLLGGGG

LSSJ

JJJGGGG
ZJGGGG
ZZZGGGG
ZZZGGGG
ZLGGGG
LLLGGGG

LZZJ

Not Recommended
This setups require only two tetrominoes to complete. These notch setups are not recommended because they require the usage of the T tetromino, of which can be used for the T-Spin Double. This setup can be stacked on top of other type 3 notch setups.

JJJGGGG
TJGGGG
TTTGGGG
JJJGGGG
TJGGGG
TTTGGGG

TJ

TTTGGGG
TLGGGG
LLLGGGG
TTTGGGG
TLGGGG
LLLGGGG

LT

Notch Type Converter

Type 1 -> 2

OOGGGGG
OOGGGGG
ZGGGGG
ZZGGGGG
ZGGGGGG

Type 1 -> 3

333GGGG
33GGGG
333GGGG
11GGGG
111GGGG
111GGGG

Type 2 -> 1

11GGGG
111GGGG
111GGGG
222GGGG
222GGGG
22GGGG

Type 2 -> 3

LLGGGGG
LGGGGG
SLGGGGG
SSGGGGG
SGGGGG
333GGGG
33GGGG
333GGGG
222GGGG
222GGGG
22GGGG

Type 3 -> 1

ZGGGGG
ZZGGGGG
ZJGGGGG
JGGGGG
JJGGGGG
11GGGG
111GGGG
111GGGG
333GGGG
33GGGG
333GGGG

Type 3 -> 2

222GGGG
222GGGG
22GGGG
333GGGG
33GGGG
333GGGG

Situational

Notch

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
OOGGGGG
OOGGGGG

O-1

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
OOGGGG
GOOGGGG
GGGGGGG

O-2A

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GOOGGGG
OOGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG

O-2B

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
IIIIGGG

I-1A

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
IIIIGGG
GGGGGGG

I-1B

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GIIIIGG

I-2A

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
GIIIIGG
GGGGGGG

I-2B

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
IIIIGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG

I-2C

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
JGGGGGG
JJJGGGG

J-1

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
JGGGGG
GJJJGGG
GGGGGGG

J-2A

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GJGGGGG
JJJGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG

J-2B

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
JJJGGGG
GGJGGGG

J-3A

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
JJJGGGG
GJGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG

J-3B

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
GJJJGGG
GGGJGGG

J-4A

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
JJJGGG
GGGJGGG
GGGGGGG

J-4B

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GJJJGGG
GGJGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG

J-4C

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GJGGGGG
JGGGGG
JJGGGGG
GGGGGGG

J-5

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GJGGGG
GGJGGGG
GJJGGGG

J-6A

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGJGGGG
GJGGGG
GJJGGGG
GGGGGGG

J-6B

GGGGGG
GGJGGGG
GGJGGGG
JJGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG

J-6C

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GJJGGGG
JGGGGG
GJGGGGG
GGGGGGG

J-7

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
GGLGGGG
LLLGGGG

L-1A

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GLGGGG
LLLGGGG
GGGGGGG

L-1B

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
GGGLGGG
GLLLGGG

L-2A

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGLGGG
GLLLGGG
GGGGGGG

L-2B

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGLGGG
LLLGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG

L-2C

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
LLLGGGG
LGGGGGG

L-3

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
LLLGGG
GLGGGGG
GGGGGGG

L-4A

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GLLLGGG
LGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG

L-4B

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GLGGGGG
LGGGGG
GLLGGGG
GGGGGGG

L-5

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
LLGGGGG
LGGGGG
GLGGGGG
GGGGGGG

L-6

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
LLGGGG
GGLGGGG
GGLGGGG

L-7A

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GLLGGGG
GLGGGG
GGLGGGG
GGGGGGG

L-7B

GGGGGG
GLLGGGG
GGLGGGG
GLGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG

L-7C

GGGGGG
SGGGGGG
SSGGGGG
SGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG

S-1

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
SGGGGG
GSSGGGG
GGSGGGG

S-2A

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GSGGGGG
SSGGGG
GGSGGGG
GGGGGGG

S-2B

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
SSGGGG
SSGGGGG
GGGGGGG

S-3

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
GGSSGGG
GSSGGGG

S-4A

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GSSGGG
GSSGGGG
GGGGGGG

S-4B

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGSSGGG
SSGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG

S-4C

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
ZGGGGG
ZZGGGGG
ZGGGGGG

Z-1

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGZGGGG
ZZGGGG
GZGGGGG
GGGGGGG

Z-2A

GGGGGG
GGZGGGG
GZZGGGG
ZGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG

Z-2B

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
ZZGGGGG
GZZGGGG

Z-3A

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
ZZGGGGG
ZZGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG

Z-3B

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
GZZGGGG
GGZZGGG

Z-4A

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
ZZGGGG
GGZZGGG
GGGGGGG

Z-4B

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GZZGGGG
GZZGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG

Z-4C

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
TGGGGG
TTTGGGG
GGGGGGG

T-1

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
GGTGGGG
GTTTGGG

T-2A

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GTGGGG
GTTTGGG
GGGGGGG

T-2B

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGTGGGG
TTTGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG

T-2C

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
TTTGGGG
TGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG

T-3

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGG
GTTTGGG
GGTGGGG

T-3A

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
TTTGGG
GGTGGGG
GGGGGGG

T-3B

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GTTTGGG
GTGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG

T-3B

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GTGGGG
GTTGGGG
GGTGGGG

T-4A

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGTGGGG
TTGGGG
GGTGGGG
GGGGGGG

T-4B

GGGGGG
GGTGGGG
GTTGGGG
GTGGGG
GGGGGGG
GGGGGGG

T-4A

GGGGGG
GGGGGGG
GTGGGGG
TTGGGG
GTGGGGG
GGGGGGG

T-5