MOVE AND ROTATE FALLING PIECES TO FORM HORIZONTAL LINES. WHEN A LINE IS COMPLETED, IT CLEARS. BONUSES ARE EARNED FOR CLEARING MULTIPLE LINES AT ONCE. THE GAME ENDS WHEN A NEW PIECE IS BLOCKED FROM ENTERING THE PLAYFIELD.
MOVE THE PIECE LEFT (LEFT,4,B OR Z KEY) AND RIGHT (RIGHT,6,C OR M KEY). ROTATE THE PIECE CLOCKWISE (3,5,7,#,-,D,I,OK OR ENTER KEY) AND COUNTER- CLOCKWISE (1,9,W,J OR * KEY). THE SOFT DROP KEY (DOWN,8,N OR X KEY) MAKES THE FALLING PIECE DROP FASTER. THE HARD DROP KEY (UP,2,K OR S KEY) FORCES THE PIECE TO FALL INSTANTLY. THE HOLD KEY (0,F OR H KEY) PUTS THE FALLING PIECE IN THE HOLD AREA FOR LATER USE, SWAPPING IT WITH THE PIECE ALREADY THERE.
MARATHON: SCORE AS MANY POINTS AS YOU CAN AS THE GAME GETS FASTER AND FASTER.
40 LINES: CLEAR FORTY LINES AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
ULTRA: 3 MINUTES TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST SCORE.