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Re:Fudge: Reverse Tetris by kbutler on Friday July 14, 2023 @10:32PM (#36732610)
Didn't expect to like this, but enjoyed it.

  - Mentioning that you can't rotate would have helped me get started
  - I'd like to not have to "unclick" blocks to select others - probably just a list of the last 4 selected, so you can change your mind without going back
  - And maybe a drag interface would be helpful - either drag over the blocks to select, or drag the shape to your desired location
  - Something about the graphic design of the edges of the blocks almost looks blurry to me
  - Would like a more achievable "clear board"/win condition.  Maybe if there are no blocks below the top row or possibly top two rows, could show the blocks that would appear next?
Great job - got to 2 once, then back down to 3, then hit three identical pieces, and said it was enough!
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Re:Fudge: Reverse Tetris by kbutler on Monday July 17, 2023 @12:09AM (#36753980)
A few more comments:

- would be nice to display current score, as well as lowest - trying to get a clear board is really difficult - need to have a multiple of 4 bricks from your latest reroll (1/4) and a sequence of pieces that lets you clear all bricks (really unlikely!) - on the flip side, it doesn't appear possible to lose, either

Not sure there's enough control with the random block addition to really strategize effectively. Gets frustrating and tedious getting to low counts and then having random additions gradually push you back.

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Re:Fudge: Reverse Tetris by kbutler on Monday July 17, 2023 @12:10AM (#36753983)
A few more comments:

- would be nice to display current score, as well as lowest - trying to get a clear board is really difficult - need to have a multiple of 4 bricks from your latest reroll (1/4) and a sequence of pieces that lets you clear all bricks (really unlikely!) - on the flip side, it doesn't appear possible to lose, either

Not sure there's enough control with the random block addition to really strategize effectively. Gets frustrating and tedious getting to low counts and then having random additions gradually push you back. Even got to 1 block once...

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