No great work is built in isolation. These Tetris books are the result of years of study, experimentation, reflection, and teaching, starting from my Galactoid Tetris WordPress research blog — but they are also shaped by a community of players, mentors, and pioneers who pushed the game, and me, to greater heights.

I am indebted to the top players and researchers whose gameplay served as inspiration and proof of concept for many of the methods detailed in this series: Doremy, Wumbotize, Fractal161, Blue Scuti, Harry Hong, Joseph Saelee, Amemiya, Kazu, Furea (Flare), Aruni, Firestorm, Yakine, Knewjade, Jimothy_Jimothy, Kitaru, Kirby703, and many others. Their skill and ingenuity have expanded the horizon of what is possible in Tetris, and observing their play helped refine the strategies presented here.

I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to Dr. Tyler Solon Williams, who provided valuable developmental and editorial guidance during the early stages of this project. His encouragement helped catalyze the vision for this series. While all of the research, writing, and editing of the material was my own, his advice was instrumental in helping me shape the work more clearly and purposefully. He is the co-editor of Hanna and Barbera: Conversations (available on Amazon.com).

He provided the following supporting role:

1. Advised mainly book 2’s direction, such as formatting, chapter layouts, book organization, book cover design brainstorming, brief skims to provide developmental feedback. Some of these feedbacks were applicable to books 1 and 3.
2. Did part of the query letters and book proposals to seek about 13 to 14 agents.
3. Other miscellaneous suggestions like marketing, YouTube Tetris tutorial ideas, and book cover ideas.
4. Being the one to approach and inspire me to write this Tetris guidebook series.

To the broader community of Tetris enthusiasts — those who continually innovate, question, and redefine the game — thank you. Your passion is the reason this project exists. A special thanks to the individuals whose insights, techniques, or presence left a lasting mark on the journey: LukasDrakon, ZhunGamer, Bboywinston, Cas85, TJ_Farseer, Ana1eedlelisa, TS_Mind_Swept, TiVo, Xino_z, Vinny460, Soup, AnnieTGM, Hamburger Pie, Syranis, StripOfMist, Hellokat, TacoOverlord, No_EzKillz, Glitchyyyy, Aotaku1039, Kittylovemitten, Lathi, JustaSkin, AnnieCyborg, Mr9lives, BiseSim, Max_norweger, Meppydc, Keej, T99Champ, DocPi314, Merlin, CommodoreFriday, Mandikayyy, AICSTPNIN, KallMeSt4r, Dad2_0, MistyPieces, Gila_tet, Katnanart, Kaiguy, MFSupa, Rosamrenova, Sekhari, ExcadrillTetris, ThatStojGuy, Jasonbaby, 4voltsbattery, Hinnier, HXCtalent, Techygrrrl, Siu_trebler, Bboibebop, Your_Connection, ChaosXcel, Tullydx, Rklplol, Honeyist, Legecha, SwervinMaximus, NuclearAgent, Aka_slinky, Countchief, WinnerBit, Zentember, Underray, Tetriscrab, Kcamper, IcicleEdge, Holybadman, Tenktenks, Gotronn, Wylie, Salvatore, Strawberry, Nodihub, Sedare, Lizzy, JoyTato, Lisamariefan, Colly, Herman, Kivalier, Z2sam, baseballboy, Captivate, HE4VEN, PokeDialga, Tschiph, Vince_HD, galetheboon, DonkeyDallas, hanola, Fortissimo and Salva Cervantes. Sorry if I left anyone out accidentally.

Thank you to the following people for reading the advance review copies: hellokat111, TiVo, NuclearAgent, Vinny460, zhungamer, TS_Mind_swept, StripofMist, Xino_Z, Glitchyyyyyy, JustaSkin, BiseSim, Max_Norweger, Lathi, FrenchlessNoob, Commodore Friday, Cas, bboywinston, hamburger pie, analisa, HE4VEN, AnnieCyborg, DocPi314, KallMeSt4r, gila_tat, TJ_Farseer, rosamrenova, ExcadrillTetris, Merlin, Mandikayyy, Siu_trebler, Your_Connection, Kaiguy1744, subtlepup, Fortissimo, hanola., SGB Central, Ambi, galetheboon, Zentember, Keej, Dawn, HXC Talent, AICSTPNIN, asleepyAllie, and a few who do not wish to be named. Sorry if I left anyone out accidentally (contact me if so). I tried to contact many others, but could not find their Discord accounts: Mtndew, Supernooba, SalvaCervantes, Colly, Salvatore, Tetriscrab, Underrray, Counterchief, Aka_slinky, SwervinMaximus, Tullydx, Sekhari, ThatStojGuy, 4voltsbattery, etc.

Finally, to every reader who picks up these books: may you find not just techniques, but a lifelong companion in the pursuit of mastery. Tetris is endless. So is the journey.

I also want to thank my family and friends for their support during the creation of this guidebook.

Thanks to everyone, especially Alexey Pajitnov, Maya Rogers, and Henk Rogers.

People Who Participated in the Book Series’ Development

Cover design by Aquila Goh

Instructional diagrams by Aquila Goh

Developmental guidance and editorial consultation by Dr. Tyler Solon Williams

All final content decisions and copyrights are solely those of the author

Author logo and symbol by Alejandro Colucci

Diagrams created using an adapted Fumen simulator (https://fumen.zui.jp/)

Gameplay images from guideline Tetris games

Disclaimer

My book series is an independent publication and is not affiliated with, not authorized, not sponsored, and not endorsed by Tetris Holding, LLC, The Tetris Company, Nintendo, SEGA, or their affiliates. Tetris® is a registered trademark of Tetris Holding, LLC.

My books use depictions of Tetris® gameplay mechanics, tetrominoes, and screenshots under fair use for educational commentary and critique. These works are not a replacement for official Tetris® games and are intended to supplement the player experience.