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---------------------------------[by Ice Queen Zero]---------------------------
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       DISCLAIMER
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Tetris DS is copyrighted by Nintendo of America gamewise. Tetris as a whole is
the copyright of creator Alexey Pazhitnov.

This FAQ is the sole copyright of Ice Queen Zero and cannot be put on any 
other websites or posted without given permission nor can it be reproduced 
without proper consent.

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      INTRODUCTION
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Good ol' Alexey Pazhitnov. Where would we be without you? The creator of the
game we know as Tetris is a true puzzle game genious and now his most famous
creation has come to the Nintendo DS under the name Tetris DS and its more than
you can ask for.

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       CONTROLS
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Start - starts game/pause/unpause
Select - Turn off preview of next block
A - Select option, rotate clockwise
B - Go back, rotate counterclockwise
L - hold piece
R - hold piece
D-pad - highlight options
Left - move pieces left
Right - Move pieces right
Down - Drop pieces faster (soft drop)
Up - Drop pieces instantly (hard drop)
Touch Screen - Select item, tap to confirm

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        OPTIONS
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At the start of the game, you have the option of going at it in Single Player,
Multiplayer. Wi-Fi, Options, and Records

Single Player: More on this in game mode section
Multiplayer: it's like single player but with 2-10 players. You can choose to
invite or join a game in session. With DS download play, you don't need to have
a DS Game Card unless someone else has one nearby.

Wi-Fi: If you have a wireless access point then you can utilize this option to
play against opponents across the world. Check out the Wifi section for more.

Options: Choose to turn on the Hard Drop (instantly drop blocks) and turn on
the Ghost Piece (where the piece will end up), you can even listen to in-game
music.

Records: Check out the records of everything you played.

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        MODES
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Standard: Move and rotate the Tetriminos (falling shapes) and fit them into
horizontal ines to clear them away. Don't let the blocks stack up to the top,
or it's game over.

Catch: Move and rotate the core on the bottom screen and fuse it to falling
Teriminos! Create a 4x4 set of blocks to make a core explode within 10 seconds
and earn a load of points. You can also press the X button to manually detonate
the core. Don't run iut of energy or let your blocks stack to the top or bottom
or the game is over.

Mission: Your quest is to complete missions before you run out of hearts! Your
current mission objective will be displayed on the scroll on the left and scra-
mble to complete your mission before you run out of hearts. As soon as you com-
plete one mission, you'll be given another one!

Puzzle: Can you solve these fiendish puzzles? To begin, tap the puzzle you want
to clear the screen with just the Tetriminos that are provided. To play, choose
a block and then the direction you want it to drop. The Tetrimino will then
drop automatically.

Touch: Use the stylus to move blocks on the Touch screen. Try moving them left
and right to make them fall into the empty spaces. Tap a block to rotate it.
Complete a line to clear it away and make blocks above it fall down.

Push: Clear lines to push your opponent down! Your area is on the top screen
and your opponent's area is on the Touch screen. Clear 2 r more lines at once
to push the matrix towards your opponent all the way to the bottom to win! If
you get pushed up to the top, you lose!

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       SCORING
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There is no specific way to keep score since the score is randomized each time
you land a piece or make a line. There are four sets of lines to make:
Single (clearing one line)
Double (clearing two lines)
Triple (clearing three lines)
Tetris (clearing four lines)

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        PIECES
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There are 7 pieces that fall which you guide into place.

Four Bar
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Four Square

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T-Block

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L-Block and L-Block Reverse (J-Block)

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Z-Block and Z-Block Reverse (S-Block)

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These blocks are referred to as Tetrads because each piece consists of four 
mini-squares. Here is an explanations of the pros and cons of what the pieces
do.

Z-Block and Z-Block Reverse (S-Block)
Pros: They can fill in corners with pockets when turned sideways and leave an
extra space for other pieces to fill.

Cons: The block might be opposite of the piece you needed. Especially for the
left side for S-Blocks and right side for Z-Blocks

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L-Block and L-Block Reverse (J-Block)

Pros: They can make triples, can adjust to the situation, can cover corners
better than Z-Blocks and S-Blocks

Cons: Can come out when the opposite piece is needed, bulky

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T-Block

Pros: can fit in every pocket, rotates easily in tight spaces
 
Cons: Can't dig in deep like the L-Block, J-Block, and Four Bar can.

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Four Square

Pros: Can make doubles without much vertical space

Cons: Can't be rotated, often comes out while there is not enough space

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Four Bar

Pros: only piece that can make a Tetris

Cons: often too wide for horizontal placement

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        Standard
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Marathon: Do you have what it takes to clear 200 lines? That's the one and only
goal of this challanging mode. You will advance one level every time you clear
10 lines.

Line clear: Choose the level and height then battle for the most points by
clearing the number of specified lines. THe higher the level and height, the 
harder it will be. Harder challanges earn you more points.

Vs Cpu: Set the CPU difficulty level and get ready to battle! Clear 2 or more
lines at once to dump New Blocs on your opponent's screen. Fill your opponent's
screen to the top first to win! Clear multiple linesafter your opponent attacks
to prevent New Blocks from roping on you. New Blocks increase automatically
over time!

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         Catch
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Fly the core into falling Tetiminos to fuse them together. The goal is create
4 blocks by 4 blocks or larger. Press L or R to make the Tetriminos drop faster
Use the D-pad to move the core. Press A to soin the core to the right and B to
spin it to the left. Use the dotted lines as guides to figure out where you
need to add blocks. When a Tetrimio touches the core, press the L or R button
to make it fuse faster. When you've created a 4x4 block, it will change color.
Pressing the X button will detonate the blocks and cause an explosion that will
flash above, below, and to the sides of the block. If you don't manually deton-
ate the block by pressing the X button, it will automatically explode after 10
seconds. All Tetriminos and enemies in the path of the explosion will be oblit-
erated. Any blocks that remain will be brought in towards the core. Before the
4x4 blocks explodes, try to connect as many blocks as possible and make them 
change color for a higher score. Hitting an ememy, allowing a Tetrimino to fall
or touching a block while the core spins causes your energy meter to drop. If
ypou run out of energy blocks stack to the top and bottom, your game is over.

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         Mission
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Complete as many missions as  you can and set a new high score! Each mission
has a set time limit. If you don't finish your mission before time expires. New
Blocks will appear on your screen. Son't let blocks build up to the top, or 
your game is over!

Time Trial: Complete a set number of missions as fast as you can to set the
fastest time! Watch out: each mission is harder than the last!

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        Puzzle
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To make things easier to understand. I put the correct piece and position for
each puzzle in order. Look at the flow chart below for reference to the puzzles
ahead.

L-Block (positions 1,2,3,4)
.	...	..	  .
.	.	 .	...
..		 .

J-Block (1,2,3,4)

 .	...	..	.
 .	  .	.	...
..	  	.

S-Block (1,2)

 ..	.
..	..
         .

Z-Block (1,2)

..	 .
 ..	..
  	.

T Block (1,2,3,4)

...	.	 .	 .
 .	..	...	..
	.		 .

Four Bar (1,2)

....	.
	.
	.
	.

Four Square

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Three-Pieces
1. J-Block 3, Z-Block 2, Four Bar 1
2. Four Bar 2, T-Block 1, J-Block 2
3. Four square, T-Block 1, L-Block 2
4. T-Block 1, J-Block 2, Four Bar 1
5. Four Bar 2, Four Bar 2, L-Block 2
6. T-Block 4, L-Block 2, Four Bar 1
7. Four Bar 2, Z-Block 1, J-Block 2
8. Four Bar 2, L-Block 3, J-Block 2
9. S-Block 2, L-Block 3, Four Square
10. Z-Block 2, J-Block 3, L-Block 3
11. T-Block 2, L-Block 3, J-Block 2
12. L-Block 3, Four Bar 2, Four Square
13. T-Block 4, J-Block 3, L-Block 3
14. Four Bar 2, Four Bar 2, J-Block 3
15. Four Square, J-Block 2, L-Block 2
16. T-Block 1, Z-Block 2, Four Bar 1
17. Four Bar 2, L-Block 4, J-Block 2
18. Four Bar 1, T-Block 1, L-Block 2
19. Four Square, L-Block 3. Four Square
20. L-Block 3, T-Block 4, J-Block 2
21. L-Block 3, L-Block 2, T-Block 1
22. S-BLock 1, S-Block 2, T-Block 1
23. Z-Block 2, S-Block 1, J-Block 2
24. Four Square, S-Block 2, T-Block 1
25. J-Block 3, S-Block 2, Four Square
26. L-Block 2, J-Block 4, Four Bar 1
27. J-Block 3, S-Block 2, Four Bar 1
28. J-Block 4, J-Block 3, L-BLock 2
29. Four Square, T-Block 1, L-Block 2
30. L-Block 3, Z-Block 2, J-Block 2
31. L-Block 2, T-Block 1, T-Block 1
32. Four Block, T-Block 2, Four Block
33. Four Bar 2, L-block 4, L-Block 3
34. L-Block 3, T-Block 1, J-Block 2
35. J-Block 3, L-Block 4, J-Block 2
36. S-Block 1, L-Block 3, Four Square
37. J-Block 2, T-Block 1, T-Block 1
38. S-Block 1, L-Block 3, T-Block 1
39. L-Block 3, J-Block 4, T-Block 1
40. T-Block 2, T-Block 4, J-Block 3
41. J-Block 3, J-Block 2, T-Block 1
42. Four Bar 2, T-Block 4, Four Square
43. Four Square, Z-Block 2, T-Block 1
44. Z-Block 1, L-Block 2, T-Block 1
45. Four Bar 2, S-Block 2, L-Block 3
46. S-Block 2, Z-Block 2, T-Block 1
47. Four Bar 2, S-Block 1, J-Block 2
48. Z-Block 2, S-Block 1, Four Square
49. L-Block 4, Z-Block 1, Four Square
50. L-Block 3. T-Block 4, L-Block 3
51. T-Block 2, S-Block 2, L-Block 3
52. J-Block 2, Z-Block 2, J-Block 3
53. T-Block 1, S-Block 1, L-Block 2
54. L-Block 3, Z-Block 2, J-Block 3
55. J-Block 4, L-Block 4, T-Block 1
56. Four Bar 2, T-Block 2, L-Block 3
57. L-Block 2, Z-Block 2, T-Block 1
58. J-Block 3, T-Block 1, J-Block 2
59. L-Block 2, S-Block 1 J-Block 2
60. Four Block J-Block 4, T-Block 1
61. L-Block 1, Four Square, T-Block 1
62. Four Bar 2, T-Block 2, L-Block 3
63. L-Block 2, L-Block 4, J-Block 2
64. L-Block 3, Four Bar 2, J-Block 2
65. Four Square, T-Block 4, L-Block 3
66. L-Block 1, S-Block 2, Four Square
67. Z-Block 2, J-Block 3, J-Block 2
68. S-Block 2, J-Block 3, Four Square
69. T-Block 1, J-block 4, T-Block 1
70. T-Block 2, Four Bar 2, J-Block 3
71. Four Square, L-Block 1, J-Block 3
72. Four Bar 2, Z-Block 2, T-Block 1
73. T-Block 1, J-Block 3, J-Block 2
74. Four Bar 2, Z-Block 2, J-Block 2
75. J-Block 1, Four Bar 2, L-Block 3
76. Four Square, Z-Block 2, T-Block 1, Four Bar 1
77. T-Block 4, J-Block 3, s-Block 2, T-Block 1
78. S-Block 1, T-Block 4, z-Block 1, Four Square
79. T-Block 2, S-Block 2, Four Bar 2, Four Square
80. Four Bar 2, L-Block 3, T-Block 4, Four Square
81. Four Bar 2, Z-Block 2, T-Block 1, L-Block 2
82. J-Block 1, Four Bar 1, T-Block 1, J-Block 2
83. Four Sqaure, Four Square, T-Block 1, T-Block 1
84. L-Block 3, J-Block 3, T-Block 1, Four Bar 1
85. Four Square, S-Block 1, T-Block 2, L-Block 3
86. Four Square, J-Block 3, L-Block 4, L-Block 2
87. T-Block 4, Z-Block 2, J-Block 3, Four Square
88. Four Square, T-Block 1, L-Block 2, Four Bar 1
89. Four Bar 2, T-Block 4, S-Block 2, T-Block 1
90. Four Bar 2, Four Bar 2, J-Bar 3, L-Block 2
91. L-Block 3, Four Bar 2, L-Block 3, J-Block 2
92. Four Square, J-Block 4, T-Block 1, Four Bar 1
93. Four Bar 2, S-Block 1, Z-Block 1, L-Block 2
94. J-Block 3, T-Block 2, L-Block 3, Four Square
95. Four Square, L-Block 3, J-Block 3, T-Block 1
96. Z-Block 1, J-Block 2, Four Square, T-Block 1
97. L-Block 3, J-Block 3, J-Block 4, T-Block 1
98. S-Block 2, Four Bar 2, L-Block 3, L-Block 2
99. S-Block 2, J-Block 3, Four Bar 2, Four Square
100. J-Block 4, Z-Block 2, J-Block 3, J-Block 3
101. T-Block 2, L-Block 3, S-Block 1, L-Block 2
102. T-Block 2, L-Block 1, L-Block 3, J-Block 3
103. J-BLock 3, Four Bar 2, L-Block 3, J-Block 2
104. Four Bar 2, Z-Block 2, J-Block 3, L-Block 3
105. Z-Block 1, T-Block 4, J-Block 3, Four Bar 2
106. Z-Block 2, J-Block 3, S-Block 2, L-Block 2
107. T-Block 2, L-Block 3, J-Block 2, Four Bar 1
108. L-Block 2, Four Bar 2, Four Square, TiBlock 1
109. L-Block 2, Z-Block 2, T-Block 1. J-Block 2
110. T-Block 2, Four Bar 2, J-Block 2, J-Block 2
111. L-Block 3, Four Square, L-Block 2, T-Block 1
112. T-Block 2, L-Block 3, J-Block 4, T-Block 1
113. S-Block 2, Z-Block 2, J-Block 3, L-Block 3
114. S-Block 2, T-Block 2, Z-Block 2, T-Block 1 (Thanks Will Yung)
115. T-Block 2, Z-Block 1, J-Block 3, T-Block 1
116. Z-Block 2, Four Bar 2, J-Block 3, T-Block 1
117. Four Square, T-Block 4, Z-Block 2, Four Square
118. L-Block 3, J-Block 3, S-Block 1, T-Block 1
119. Four Square, T-Block 2, T-Block 4, J-Block 3
120. J-Block 3, T-Block 2, J-Block 3, J-Block 2
121. J-Block 2, J-Block 2, L-Block 2, T-Block 1
122. Z-Block 1, L-Block 3, T-Block 4, Four Bar 1
123. S-Block 2, T-Block 4, Z-Block 2, J-Block 3
124. T-Block 2, L-Block 3, T-Block 1, L-Block 2
125. T-Block 4, J-Block 3, l-Block 3, L-Block 2
126. Four Bar 2, Four Square, T-Block 2, L-Block 3
127. L-Block 3, T-Block 1, L-Block 3, Four Square
128. S-Block 1, J-Block 1, S-Block 2, T-Block 1
129. T-Block 2, J-Block 1, S-Block 1, Four Bar 1
130. Four Bar 2, Four Square, T-Block 4, J-Block 3
131. L-Block 3, J-Block 3, T-Block 1, Four Bar 1
132. Four Square, J-Block 4, Z-Block 2, L-Block 2
133. S-Block 1, T-Block 4, Four Bar 2, J-Block 3
134. T-Block 2, L-Block 3, J-Block 3, L-Block 3
135. T-Block 2, Z-Block 1, Four Square, L-Block 2
136. Z-Block 1, J-Block 3, L-Block 3, T-Block 1
137. Z-Block 1, Four Bar 2, J-Block 3, T-Block 1
138. Four Bar 2, L-Block 3, J-Block 3, Four Square
139. S-Block 1, J-Block 2, L-Block 3, Four Bar 1
140. Four Bar 2, T-Block 2, J-Block 3, L-Block 2
141. T-Block 2, J-Block 3, Z-Block 2, Four Square 
142. T-Block 4, Z-Block 2, J-Block 3, T-Block 1
143. T-Block 2, L-Block 1, J-Block 3, Four Square
144. Four Square, Four Bar 2, Z-Block 2, L-Block 2
145. Z-Block 2, J-Block 2, J-Block 3, T-Block 1
146. Four Bar 2, L-Block 3, J-Block 3, T-Block 1
147. T-Block 4, Four Bar 2, J-Block 3, L-Block 3
148. Z-Block 2, Z-Block 2, T-Block 2, J-Block 2
149. Four Bar 2, T-Block 4, J-Block 3, J-Block 2
150. S-Block 1, L-Block 2, J-Block 2, T-Block 1
151. L-Block 3, Z-Block 2, S-Block, J-Block 4
152. L-Block 3, Four Square J-Block 2, T-Block 1
153. Z-Block 2, T-Block 2, S-Block 3, Four Square
154. Four Square, T-Block 1, J-Block 4, Four Bar 1
155. J-Block 2, J-Block 1, T-Block 2, L-Block 2
156. T-Block 2, Four Square, J-Block 2, L-Block 2
157. L-Block 3, S-Block 1, J-Block 2, T-Block 1
158. S-Block 2, L-Block 3, Z-Block 1, T-Block 1
159. Four Square, T-Block 4, J-Block 3, L-Block 2
160. T-Block 2, Z-Block 1, L-Block 3, L-Block 2
161. S-Block 2, L-Block 3, T-Block 1, L-Block 2
162. J-Block 3, Z-Block 2, T-Block 2, J-Block 2
163. T-Block 2, S-Block 2, T-Block 1, L-Block 2
164. Four Square, L-Block 1, J-Block 3, J-Block 3
165. S-Block 2, Four Bar 2, T-Block 4, J-Block 3
166. S-Block 2, L-Block 3, L-Block 4, T-Block 1
167. J-Block 3, S-Block 2, T-Block 4, J-Block 2
168. S-Block 2, T-Block 2, Four Square, T-Block 1
169. T-Block 4, Four Bar 2, S-Block 2, L-Block 3
170. T-Block 1, L-Block 2, Z-Block 2, Four Bar 1
171. T-Block 1, J-Block 3, S-Block 2, Four Bar 1
172. Four Bar 2, T-Block 2, Z-Block 2, J-Block 2
173. T-Block 2, L-Block 3, J-Block 3, J-Block 3
174. S-Block 2, T-Block 4, J-Block 3, T-Block 1
175. Four Square, T-Block 2, J-Block 3, J-Block 2
176. T-Block 2, J-Block 3, Four Bar 2, L-Block 2
177. J-Block 3, Four Bar 2, T-Block 4, J-Block 3
178. L-Block 3, Four Bar 2, T-Block 2, J-Block 2
179. L-Block 2, S-Block 2, T-Block 4, Four Square
180. Four Bar 2, T-Block 4, L-Block 3, Four Square
181. Z-Block 1, Four Bar 2, T-Block 2, J-Block 3
182. Four Square, J-Block 1, S-Block 2, T-Block 1
183. Four Square, J-Block 2, Z-Block 1, L-Block 2
184. Z-Block 2, S-Block J-Block 2, T-Block 1
185. S-Block 1, J-Block 4, Z-Block 2, L-Block 2
186. FOur Sqaure, J-Block 2, S-Block 2, L-Block 3, T-Block 1
187. J-Block 3, S-Block 1, T-Block 2, L-Block 3, Four Bar 1
188. Four Bar 2, J-Block 3, J-Block 4, T-Block 4, J-Block 2
189. Z-Block 2, T-Block 2, S-Block 2, J-Block 2, T-Block
190. T-Block 4, Z-Block 2, J-Block 3, L-Block 2, Four Bar 2
191. Z-Block 2, J-Block 3, T-Block 1, J-Block 2, L-Block 2
192. J-Block 2, L-Block 2, Four Square, T-Block 2, Four Bar 1
193. J-Block 3, Four Square, T-Block 2, Z-Block 2, L-Block 2
194. Four Square, Four Square, T-Block 4, Z-Block 2, J-Block 3
195. T-Block 1, J-Block 4, T-Block 1, L-Block 3, Four Bar 1
196. J-Block 2, L-Block 4, S-Block 1, T-Block 2, Four Bar 1
197. J-Block 3, T-Block 2, Four Bar 2, S-Block 1 L-Block 3
198. S-Block 2, Four Bar 2, L-Block 3, S-Block 2, T-Block 1
199. J-Block 3, Z-Block 1, T-Block 1, T-Block 1, Four Square
200. Z-Block 2, L-Block 1, T-Block 4, Z-Block 2, J-Block 3

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        Touch
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I'm not in the mood to provide a full-proof strategy because this takes pure
luck to finish so even then I can't provide a complete strategy for this area.
All you got to do is move the blocks using the stylus to get the object on the
top. There are five levels of play.

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         Push
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In this mode, your goal is to control the falling Teriminos and clear lines to
force your oppnent to the danger line. You control the top screen and your
oppnent controls the touch screen. The dotted line on the top screen is your
danger line and the one on the Touch Screen is your opponent's. The basic
controls are the same as the Standard Mode. First drop a falling Tetrimino on
the Floating Mino (block) to create a base.A ghost piece will appear in places
where you can drop a Tetrimino. If you try to a block where there is no Ghost
Piece, the Tetrimino falls through the hole. Depending on where the Tetrimino
falls, the screen will move automatically. The more lines you clear at once,
the further diwn the blocks will be pushed. Use the numbers in the background
as a guide for how well you are doing.Force enough blocks on your opponent and
push them across the danger line to win. Don't let your opponent force you 
across your danger lione, or your game is over.

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        CREDITS
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Nintendo - made the game itself
Alexey Pazhitnov - made the game Tetris
GameFAQs - hosting this FAQ
Will Yung - correction on puzzle 114.
You - reading it.

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    	CONTACT ME
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Thank you for reading

-Ice Queen Zero