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- noun Plural form of
tetromino . The seven possible one-sided tetrominoes
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Examples
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Because the shapes - technically known as tetrominoes - come in a random order, it is hard to predict the best way to organize them so that they can form neat rows.
unknown title 2009
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Because the shapes - technically known as tetrominoes - come in a random order, it is hard to predict the best way to organize them so that they can form neat rows.
NPR Topics: News 2009
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Love, Google. - 25 years ago - June 6th, 1984 to be exact - Alexey Pajitnov created a simple puzzle video game where you moved blocks around (called tetrominoes) to create horizontal lines of blocks to eliminate rows and gain points.
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Because the shapes - technically known as tetrominoes - come in a random order, it is hard to predict the best way to organize them so that they can form neat rows.
unknown title 2009
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- 25 years ago - June 6th, 1984 to be exact - Alexey Pajitnov created a simple puzzle video game where you moved blocks around (called tetrominoes) to create horizontal lines of blocks to eliminate rows and gain points.
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- 25 years ago - June 6th, 1984 to be exact - Alexey Pajitnov created a simple puzzle video game where you moved blocks around (called tetrominoes) to create horizontal lines of blocks to eliminate rows and gain points.
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The researchers used Monte Carlo computer simulations of a simple lattice model (think of the lattice as a checkerboard), on which are placed "tetrominoes," which are S -, Z -, L -, J -, T -, rod - and square-shaped pieces.
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These, along with the game's regular random battles, reward you with differing arrangements of four-hex pieces, a little bit like tetrominoes.
Eurogamer 2010
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The object of the game is to manipulate these tetrominoes, by moving each one sideways and rotating it by 90 degree units, with the aim of creating a horizontal line of blocks without gaps.
debugcombined 2009
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A pseudorandom sequence of tetrominoes - shapes composed of four square blocks each fall down the playing field.
debugcombined 2009
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