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September 2026

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The seven Tetris pieces in their official Guideline colors above the title "The Tetris Guideline," with a timeline marking 2001 Tetris Worlds, 2005 TGM ACE, 2006 Tetris New Century and the 2009 leaked document.

🎮Game GuidesSep 4, 2026·11 min read

Tetris Guideline Explained: Rules, Versions, Exceptions

Every guide on this site says "modern Guideline Tetris" as background and moves on. Here is what that word is actually short for: a yearly document, four known revisions, an indispensable list and a recommended one, a trademarked theme song, and at least four officially licensed games that break it anyway.

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Diagram of the Tetris Effect: Connected Effect Modes menu, showing the four groups Classic, Relax, Focus and Adventurous with the fifteen named modes listed under them.

🎮Game GuidesSep 2, 2026·10 min read

Tetris Effect Modes Explained: SS Grades and What to Play

The Effect Modes menu sorts fifteen modes into four groups by mood rather than difficulty, and each one grades you against a published threshold. Ultra wants 35,000 points in three minutes for an SS. Sprint wants 40 lines in 1:10. Master wants 150 lines at 20G.

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August 2026

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Comparison grid of seven current ways to play Tetris — TETR.IO, Jstris, Tetris Effect: Connected, Tetris 99, Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, Tetris Forever and TGM4 Absolute Eye — with prices and platforms.

🎮Game GuidesAug 17, 2026·10 min read

Which Tetris Should You Play? TETR.IO to Tetris Effect

There are at least seven current, maintained ways to play Tetris, and they are not interchangeable — two are free in a browser, one costs $39.99 and works in VR, and one is an arcade grading ladder that came back after twenty years. Here is which one to actually install.

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