A Guide to the How-to-Tetris YouTube Tutorial Videos

Introduction

I currently only have a few beginner Tetris tutorial videos, focusing mainly on defenses, which is the most important for beginners, besides stacking foundations.

I have recognized this void in my Tetris guides. I will actively collect more clips to make videos involving more things, like openers, 2-wide, 3-wide, and 6-3 stacking.

However, this is what I have now:

Proper Stacking

Proper stacking is the foundation for all Tetris methods, whether downstacking or T-spins. Without stacking properly, all other setups will fail and be inconsistent. I have streamlined the number of important Tetris stacking guidelines to only a few. I illustrate this using 9-0 stacking for those who wish to work on their 40L sprints (40 lines).

Surviving Pressure

Surviving pressure is one of the core techniques that beginner players should learn. In this video, I will teach you how to counter-spike, stack into a well-like taper to counteract pressure, and connect your attacks as you downstack. By connecting your attacks, you start garbage blocking, preventing further garbage from reaching your field, increasing your survivability.

Freestyle Downstacking

Downstacking is really simple. You only have to (i) stack flatly, (ii) fill corner cavities, and (iii) connect your attacks as you downstack. Doing so enables smoother, more efficient downstacking and more downstack combos. By simply following these simple guidelines, your downstacking can improve immensely. You can maximize offensive combos while defending, increasing your Attack Per Minute (APM).

Basic 4-Wide Combos

Side 4-wide is the simplest 4-wide method. It involves upstacking one side while creating a well in another area. You can then create massive downstack combo pressure by downstacking through the 4-wide well.

9-0 Stacking T-Spinning

9-0 stacking is the most basic stacking form that beginners learn. However, they simply spam Tetrises with no T-spin pressure. There are many ways to make consistent, easy T-spins while 9-0 stacking.

Misdrop Recovery

Misdrops happen to the best of players. However, misdrops open up many mid-game opportunities for: (i) downstack combo chances and (ii) T-spin chances. You can also clean up misdrops with skims.