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

Introduction

Unlike my beginner video segment, I have far more early- to mid-intermediate-level tutorial videos.

I am likely to add more in the future, as most players are at the beginner to mid-intermediate skill level. I will also add more of the most common T-spin setups, like DT Cannons and Imperial Crosses. I did not collect clips to make those, as those have already been covered in many other free online guides and this website’s free Book 1.

This section has videos that show core mid-game techniques, such as follow-ups and 6-3 stacking. However, most of it comprises named mid-game T-spin methods.

Sustaining T-Spins During 9-0, 8-1, 7-2, and 6-3 Stacking

When the garbage or main Tetris hole is in certain columns, specific kinds of T-spins exist to optimize your T-spin efficiency and pressure.

In the following videos, I present ways to maximize T-spin pressure during 9-0, 8-1, 7-2, and 6-3 stacking.

For 7-2 stacking, I present you with ways to sustain LST stacking, the second most efficient T-spin chaining style.

6-3 stacking is among the most frequently used T-spin spamming methods, alongside LST, ST, and LT stacking, which typically happens during 7-2 stacking. The first video will teach you how to improve your T-spin chances during 6-3 stacking. The second boosts your T-spin vision using props.

For 8-1 stacking, I will help you sustain T-spin pressure using Parapet chaining/railing methods.

For 9-0 stacking, there are many methods, such as Hamburger stacking, ST stacking, Yoshihiro, and freestyle T-spin donations.

Sustaining Back-to-Backs (BtBs or B2Bs)

Sustaining Back-to-backs mid-game is difficult, especially when you start to receive garbage lines. Regardless, there are a few simple tricks to vastly improve your ability to do so. Each back-to-back adds +1 attack to your setups, boosting your efficiency.

General Follow-Up Methods

The following video applies to many things in Tetris: it is not enough to make just one T-spin. Instead, one should stack in a way to maximize T-spin continuations and follow-ups.

Canonical Tetris Methods Remastered

The link below covers the most common, canonical Tetris T-spin setups, such as STSDs, STMB Caves, Yoshihiro, DT Cannon, C-spin, Trinity, Imperial Cross, Fractal, and new practical ones.

Because there are so many, I have put them in a separate page here: Link to Canonical Tetris T-Spin Setups

T-Spin Donations and Props

T-spin donations and props are structures that suspend over holes to make a T-spin. Making these vastly improves your T-spin vision mid-game. Please see my T-spin donations and props YouTube videos compilation page on this website, as it is too big to place them all here: Link to T-spin donations page.