Tetris post 2

I didn't really feel that I had got the essence of the game across on my Tuesday/Wednesday post, so below are the ten reasons why I like it.

In no particular order:

• It is colourful and pretty, giving a real sense of satisfaction (mosaic wot) when you've successfully made a large rectangular pile.
• It has catchy music.
• The controls are intuitive. (This naturally varies from platform to platform).
• The blocks are memorable. You will remember them as your friends and enemies after a while.
• Tetrises and t-spins are very, very satisfying.
• There is a clear learning curve as you go up levels and the blocks speed up.
• It's Russian.
• It's addictive.
• The scores make big numbers only as rewards to perseverance.
• It's one of the more normal things which I like.