Game
How to play
Clear lines to attack, grab items, pick your target, and be the last one standing. Here is everything in one place.
The goal
Every player has their own 10×20 board. The lines you clear turn into garbage rows that rise from the bottom of a rival's board. If a new piece cannot spawn because your stack has reached the top, you are knocked out. The last player standing wins. A match lasts up to three minutes; if more than one player is still alive at 3:00, the lowest stack wins (ties go to whoever sent more lines).
Attacks
| You clear | Your target gets |
|---|---|
| 1 line | nothing |
| 2 lines | 1 garbage row |
| 3 lines | 2 garbage rows |
| 4 lines (BRAWL) | 4 garbage rows |
- Combo: every consecutive piece that clears a line adds one more row.
- Revenge: attack the player who last attacked you and you send one extra row (not in 1v1).
- Gang-up protection: when two or more rivals are targeting the same player, each attack on them is one row weaker (not in 1v1).
Incoming garbage
Garbage aimed at you waits for 1.5 seconds in the meter next to your board, then rises the next time you lock a piece without clearing a line. Clear lines before that and you cancel incoming garbage first; whatever is left over is sent at your target. Each garbage row has one gap, in the same column for the whole batch.
Targets
Your attacks go to your target. At the start it is random. When someone attacks you, your target switches to them, unless you picked a target yourself in the last few seconds. Tap a rival's card or press Tab to choose.
Items
Every 3 lines you clear, one block in your stack becomes an item block. Clear its row to collect the item. You can hold three; a new one replaces the oldest. Crimson items attack your target, blue items defend you. The items page lists all eight.
Speed and sudden death
Pieces fall faster as the match goes on. At 1:50 a warning appears, and from 2:00 every player still alive gets garbage rows every 10 seconds. Shields do not stop sudden death.
Keyboard
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
← → or A D | Move |
↑, X or W | Rotate clockwise |
Z or Ctrl | Rotate counter-clockwise |
↓ or S | Soft drop |
Space | Hard drop |
C or Shift | Hold |
1 2 3 | Pick an item slot |
Enter or E | Send or use the selected item |
Tab or Q | Next target |
Esc or P | Match menu |
Touch
| Gesture | Action |
|---|---|
| Drag sideways | Move, one cell per short drag step (sensitivity is in the settings) |
| Tap the board | Rotate clockwise (can be turned off) |
| Drag down and hold | Soft drop |
| Flick down fast | Hard drop |
| Swipe up, or tap HOLD | Hold |
| Tap a rival card | Make that rival your target |
| Tap a slot, then the big button | Send or use an item |
Modes
- Quick Brawl: four players, you against three bots that get tougher as you level up.
- Practice: 2 to 6 players, bots on easy, normal or hard.
- Private room: online with friends, 2 to 6 players, bots can fill empty seats. See how rooms work.
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