Show HN: Lazy Tetris

383 admtal 143 5/27/2025, 3:58:07 AM lazytetris.com ↗

I made a tetris variant

Aims to remove all stress, and focus the game on what I like the best - stacking.

No timer, no score, no gravity. Move to the next piece when you are ready, and clear lines when you are ready.

Separate mobile + desktop controls

Comments (143)

admtal · 1d ago

Thank you all for playing and leaving such great suggestions and comments!!

I will likely add many of these suggestions over the weekend.

- Multi bag instead of fully random

- No auto clear on game end

- Clear hold on game reset

- Rename to LAZY PUBLIC DOMAIN BLOCK GAME

also, I need better UX or something, because some of the suggestions are already implemented but it’s prob not initiative/ hard to find.

Clicking on the ghost enables the ghost piece. I personally hate ghost pieces, and I always disable them, so because it’s my game, I have it off by default.

Tapping left side and right side rotate left and right.

Keyboard Up and Shift rotate left and right.

Delete key does UNDO

Enter does HOLD

You can touch drag or click drag to move your piece, even dragging up.

Oh, also you can drag from anywhere, you don’t have to actually click the piece.

You can two-finger tap to DROP (that’s how I play, it’s so satisfying)

Three-finger-tap is HOLD

You can save to home screen on iOS and it should play as a full screen app.

If you get a “Tetris” (four line clear at once) a secret gift button appears, but it’s just a link to my book, because everything I do is soulless cash grab.

I’m lazy, and built this game sitting on the couch on my phone using a mix of rosebud.ai and ChatGPT. I also had to get in my laptop to do performance optimizations manually, that part sucked, it was like real work. But otherwise, vibe-coding is fun.

This game is made specifically for me and how I like to play, and I’m glad others enjoyed it!

jchw · 1d ago

Multi bag is probably over-complicating things. You can take a note from TGM and just keep a running window of the last n pieces and reroll m times until you get one that wasn't in the window or run out of tries. I think n is usually 4 and m is usually 6. This works great, is easy to implement and doesn't feel too predictable (i.e. like single bag does.) Also you can preload the window with two S's and two Z's to lower the odds of getting those first, since that's annoying :)

jedberg · 1d ago

> Clicking on the ghost enables the ghost piece. I personally hate ghost pieces, and I always disable them, so because it’s my game, I have it off by default.

I love this. You made a game for you, if others like it, great!

> Enter does HOLD

When I got to my first hold I had to go back to the Home Screen to see this, because I'd forgotten. And clicking "hold" with the mouse didn't do anything. Maybe have a list of the keys on the side? Or under where it says "hold"?

> If you get a “Tetris” (four line clear at once) a secret gift button appears, but it’s just a link to my book, because everything I do is soulless cash grab.

I might actually get the book! Looking at the sample it looks fun. Could be a card game too.

> This game is made specifically for me and how I like to play, and I’m glad others enjoyed it!

I did! It's great for people with kids, because you can just stop in the middle.

sumnole · 7h ago

Matching the controls from the official tetris.com would be a good idea imho.

reconnecting · 21h ago

Sounds like you want to invent MS Excel.

admtal · 21h ago

Good idea, this game def needs a =VLOOKUP

keepamovin · 1d ago

Your stuff is very fun. Look at this, this crazy little thing (by same person): https://passwordbasket.com :)

hoosieree · 1d ago

I never before considered that a password generator could be fun. My mind has been changed. Now I believe they should be fun.

furyofantares · 20h ago

That's excellent. I'm enjoying trying to generate the password "passwordpassword". (To be clear, the best I've gotten on default settings is Pa.s and then gobbledgook rage-restart.)

izietto · 1d ago

I laughed so hard I'm worried I bothered my neighbours!!! This is terrific!!!

admtal · 1d ago

Thank you so much, that is all I want to hear in the world

airstrike · 1d ago

It genuinely made me smile!

redbell · 21h ago

Cool, and it might be cooler if the generated password's characters go straight to the basket. Just my two cents.

Also, this reminds me of The Password Game: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36493715

raydev · 22h ago

I was shocked by how hard I laughed when I "generated" the password. Great work.

simlevesque · 1d ago

That just put a smile on my face.

neonwatty · 20h ago

this is absolutely amazing

hnlmorg · 1d ago

Played for a little while and didn’t get a single L piece. I’m guessing you’re picking pieces randomly?

If you wanted to further reduce the stress then you could use the single bag system (same link as below, bottom of the page).

[1] https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Tetris/Pieces#L_piece

admtal · 1d ago

Fantastic idea, thank you for sharing, will add multi bag

yreg · 1d ago

I had the same with an eye piece and I stubbornly continued building rows with single tile gap. It was so satisfying to get the I pieces in the end and finish it!

abcd_f · 1d ago

That's how you get the "tetris" score - by completing 4 row at once.

freeone3000 · 16h ago

I love this! It really allows you to examine the role of time pressure in gaming, and why tuning it is so key -- having too much time makes it significantly easier, to the point where it wasn't fun for me. Which is brilliant!

lynx97 · 1d ago

While we are at unconventional tetris implementations: I wrote a cosmopolitan libc based tetris clone for Braille display users. IOW, pieces "fall" horizontally, and blocks are rendered with (unicode) braille.

https://github.com/mlang/betris

Big thanks to @jart, cosmo is a godsent for cross-platform TUI stuff.

alnwlsn · 1d ago

I made one once which was just like normal Tetris, but you could fight against gravity and move the pieces upwards. It actually doesn't change the gameplay that much, because eventually you progress far enough that you just can't push 'up' fast enough, and gravity wins.

Suppafly · 22h ago

>but you could fight against gravity and move the pieces upwards

I love that idea, sometimes you just need a little time to figure out where you want to move/rotate it to.

lynx97 · 15h ago

Pressing 'p' to pause the game basically gives me the same cheatcode :-)

SuperHeavy256 · 7h ago

I love cosmo, thanks @jart for developing.

enahs-sf · 1d ago

i had some interesting thoughts while playing about how this aligns with the work of startups.

Even with the constraints of time and gravity removed and with undo, it's still quite easy to make choices that keep the structure up but leave gaps which are hard to fill in. These end up leading to cruft that's hard to get rid of.

With some degree of ability to look ahead, it's hard to break away from the human psychology of aligning the structure to your expectations for a certain piece, that may or may not be coming in the near future. somewhat analogous to building for an audience that may not be there or may never come.

Despite having all advantages, it's still quite possible to paint yourself into a corner and fail.

One can learn a lot from this game if they take the time to observe it.

tantalor · 1d ago

Feature request: to make it even lazier show a preview of where the piece is going to end up when it lands, like a ghost image

fellowniusmonk · 1d ago

There is a ghost toggle on the right side.

heisenbit · 1d ago

I prefered moving the piece down into the right place. I found it a bit annoying and also not intuitive to have to press ‚drop‘ for a piece which was down already and which i released. Would be nice if it auto-dropped on drag release when at the bottom.

Last but not least: Fun and relaxing.

irjustin · 1d ago

Still managed to kill myself trying to do a "full screen" tetris. Somehow I always end up finding ways to add the stress back in.

em-bee · 1d ago

why is that stressful? i find a puzzle like figuring out how to fill the screen fun and relaxing.

i'd like to see a few improvements for that though:

don't end the game just because a piece touches the top row. allow to continue playing as long as there is room for more pieces to be placed. (i just noticed that doesn't happen all the time. maybe only when the next piece doesn't fit into the spot to be placed)

but even if there is no more room, don't end the game when there are rows that still can be cleared. the game should only end when no other action is possible. and ideally, don't automatically clear the field when the game ends. let me admire the result, and add a reset button to clear manually instead.

other features that could be nice: when starting over the hold should probably be cleared. a bigger hold would also be nice. and how about a score? relaxing doesn't mean it can't be competitive. i mean we all experience stress differently. i find being pressured for time to be stressful, but i don't mind a hard puzzle as long as i have time to solve it and am not losing progress when i make a mistake.

i managed to fill 17 rows without clearing any before the game ended. can anyone beat that? you'd have to be very lucky with the pieces you get at the end :-)

op00to · 1d ago

Somehow this is an apt metaphor for life.

stevage · 1d ago

"lazy" doesn't feel like the right name. More like low stress. I really enjoyed it.

metayrnc · 1d ago

Wow this is such a great idea. Also the controls on mobile were top notch. No issues with random zooming, text selection, weird scrolling etc. Felt like a downloaded app.

hansmayer · 1d ago

Awesome stuff, but have you considered adding an MCP interface so that an AI can play it instead of us :) :)

falcor84 · 1d ago

I know you're being facetious, but you can use the Puppeteer/Playwright MCP.

hansmayer · 1d ago

I wasn't actually aware there as Playwright MCP. Well then, maybe we should have a go at it :)

cshimmin · 1d ago

There's a board-game version of Tetris that I've been playing with my toddler, and is pretty much the same low-stress approach. It's also multiplayer (the next piece everyone must use is decided by drawing cards from a deck). The only shortcoming is that you can't do the maneuver where you slide a piece sideways just as it hits the bottom to slot it into place under another piece. Highly recommend!

jsheard · 1d ago

Just a word of warning, the Tetris Company is pretty aggressive about protecting their trademarks. I'd at least pick a different name, but sometimes they even go after Tetris clones which don't use the name (e.g. Apotris).

https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/adcac3eddac2e5555d87942d...

ddtaylor · 1d ago

The Tetris mark as a whole has an amazing history. It's a mark that was created from the ashes of a state that didn't allow trade and was involved in conflict and is kind of a marvel at the amount of cooperation that needs to happen for something like this. It's basically all edge cases.

Going after "clones" that have similar gameplay is wrong and they should (and likely do) know better. This has been resolved with Hasbro in the past as they were very litigious and went after clones of their games like Scrabble claiming their patent (and other parts) extended to the gameplay elements etc. IIRC the court rejected that argument and said that they can copyright or trademark the color combinations, names of points, etc. but they cannot patent the fundamental scrabble gameplay etc.

jsheard · 1d ago

AIUI it's some weird legal sleight of hand where they don't (and can't) actually own the Tetris gameplay mechanics, but they have successfully argued in court that the appearance of the game constitutes their trade dress, and in practice you can't really implement the Tetris mechanics without the result looking like Tetris.

TTC is the gaming version of Oracle in that one meme[1], 90% of their raison d'etre is just to scare people away from making Tetris clones or variants without their permission so they can keep collecting rent on it forever.

[1] https://www.globalnerdy.com/2011/07/03/org-charts-of-the-big...

wgjordan · 1d ago

Not just 'Tetris' (and *-'tris') trademark and Lanham Act trade dress, but they have also successfully argued in court [1] that the 'look and feel' of Tetris constitutes its copyrighted expression. In that case, Tetris Holding argued (and the judge agreed) that even the use of the seven one-sided tetromino playing pieces was part of their copyright.

Here's the description of the only Tetris gameplay mechanics the judge in this case conceded cannot be protected:

> Tetris is a puzzle game where a user manipulates pieces composed of square blocks, each made into a different geometric shape, that fall from the top of the game board to the bottom where the pieces accumulate. The user is given a new piece after the current one reaches the bottom of the available game space. While a piece is falling, the user rotates it in order to fit it in with the accumulated pieces. The object of the puzzle is to fill all spaces along a horizontal line. If that is accomplished, the line is erased, points are earned, and more of the game board is available for play. But if the pieces accumulate and reach the top of the screen, then the game is over. These then are the general, abstract ideas underlying Tetris and cannot be protected by copyright nor can expressive elements that are inseparable from them.

[1] Tetris Holding, LLC v. Xio Interactive, Inc. (2012) https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=180648822600252...

jacobolus · 17h ago

Disclaimer: I chose the colors from first principles and drew the graphics for Xio's version from scratch in Photoshop without any reference (as a volunteer; it was my friends' company), had to sit through depositions about this, etc.

In theory the Tetris Company is incorrect on the merits (the features they claim as "trade dress" are clear aspects of the game rules, not ornamentation, and in Xio's game had quite notable gameplay differences, especially in its multiplayer variants, and significant graphical style differences) and a discerning judge should see through the argument and find against them.

In practice judges often make a snap judgment based on personal prejudices (in this case, that the appearance amounted to "wholesale copying" that "pilfer[s] another's creativity" "without offering any originality or ingenuity of its own" and that such features as the way the pieces move falling from the top of the screen and the dimensions of the game board are "expression" rather than gameplay, and "Xio was also free to design a puzzle game using pieces of different shapes instead of using the same seven pieces used in Tetris." etc.) and ignore the letter and spirit of the law, filling in the decision starting from the conclusion. It has to date been too bothersome for someone with deep pockets to contest this to the appellate level.

wgjordan · 10h ago

I agree, the judgment read like a post hoc rationalization from someone unfamiliar with game development, uncritically parroting arguments of the side with a deeper bench.

What surprised me most from the ruling was how it took the legal doctrine of idea-expression dichotomy and twisted it into absurdity, hinging on an implicit argument that a game design essentially serves no utilitarian 'function' or 'purpose'. Core mechanics or essential gameplay rules like the tetrominoes or the 10-block width of the playfield are thus marked 'expression' or 'arbitrary flourishes', leaving a vague, unidentifiable abstraction of a falling-blocks puzzle game as the only unprotectible set of game rules that form its 'idea'.

Xio was free to design a puzzle game without tetrominoes, or downward+lateral+rotating movements, or a 10x20 playfield, and it would still 'function' just as well (that is: not at all, it's just a game). A chess game developer is equally free to design a strategy game without an 8x8 board or the knight's distinctive L-shaped movement, but it would no longer be chess, it would be rules for a completely different game.

teddyh · 1d ago

> TTC is the gaming version of Oracle in that one meme

Link to the original artist instead of blogspam: <https://bonkersworld.net/organizational-charts>

jsheard · 1d ago

Thanks, I thought the source had link-rotted but their server is just misconfigured (it looks like they switched from the www subdomain to a naked domain, but didn't set up a redirect, so old www links just throw an error).

IggleSniggle · 1d ago

I've always loved this image set. I have a feeling it's very different in 2025 though; would love to hear what current or very recent employees at these companies think

franze · 1d ago

Thats why I never mention the T word once on my variation https://ihopethisisfun.franzai.com/

rplnt · 1d ago

What they go after is not just the name, but the shapes. But I think you are fine as long as you do not monetize or get popular.

akouzoukos · 14h ago

The name is the most important part, as it gives them a way to look for games that have their name but aren't theirs. But you're mostly right that they actually go after any game that has the same gameplay and is relatively popular, but only when they can easily issue a DMCA takedown. It's not like they ever said that this was their policy but you can see it bear out time and again.

TETR.IO and Jstris are insanely popular games that have been up for years with no action against them since they aren't hosted on another platform/marketplace.

This is also why Apotris got 2 DMCA takedowns on both Github and itch.io 3 months apart from each other, but after hosting the game on my own site, they haven't taken any further action in the past 2 years while it has continued to grow in popularity.

silveira · 1d ago

The shapes are called tetrominos, four squares connected orthogonally. Tetris the game, was created with pentominoes (5 squares) and scaled down to tetrominos. The game was inspired by physical puzzles where fill a rectangle with the shapes. So these shapes existed before Tetris.

Would they go after the shapes? Possibly. See "Tetris Holding, LLC v. Xio Interactive, Inc.".

rplnt · 1d ago

One I remember is Blockles by OMGPop, which was a great multiplayer tetris-inspired game. There was legal threat, and they took it down in 2009.

mNovak · 17h ago

I could imagine the specific combination where the shapes colors match the original could get into trademark territory, as the colors have no in-game requirement to be those specific values.

GolDDranks · 1d ago

Which is crazy, because the shapes are just an idea, and you can't copyright ideas. They also couldn't be a trademark infringement (IANAL, though) if you don't use them in your branding.

selcuka · 18h ago

> you can't copyright ideas

They can go after you for anything. Whether or not that would hold in court is a separate question, but they count on the fact that you would be probably unwilling to test it.

GolDDranks · 11h ago

Yes, legal trolling is unfortunately a thing.

nashashmi · 1d ago

It is the series of shapes in one project that makes it Tetris. So think of it as a series of copied ideas in one product that make it a legal challenge

johnisgood · 1d ago

Trying to copyright shapes or blocks of various shapes is wild to me.

rplnt · 1d ago

They don't claim copyright on the mechanics. They pursue trademark violation. If it has falling tetrominos, it might be confused with Tetris, is the idea. You can use different shapes and be fine.

kelseydh · 14h ago

Cool that GitHub publishes every DMCA takedown notice they receive like this. Fascinating to go through them.

jwrallie · 1d ago

That’s sad to hear about, I understand why they did it, but I’m sure everyone that cared will be hesitant to ever spend anything on their trademark.

ajb · 7h ago

Nice. One point - on Firefox on Android, tap to rotate seems random. I often seem to need to tap more than 4 times to get the orientation I want.

ggoo · 1d ago

I would recommend renaming this project to not include the t word.

ilker2495 · 1d ago

Great idea, played until I got a fullscreen clear, I really like it but the single rotation key is annoying, I suggest having separate clockwise/counter-clockwise keys. Also single bag randomization algorithm please (look up 7-bag, 7BR), bag makes even NES Tetris super chill since you never get overwhelmed or left waiting for a long piece. Another suggestion is to add a "ghost piece". Basically a display for where the piece is going to end up if you hit drop. Others in this thread are right. You should avoid the "-tris". My favourite Tetris clone calls itself "Shiromino" for example. Maybe "Slo'mino" to emphasize the slowness of it, or something like that, I'm sure you can come up with a way better name. I don't mean to be overbearing this is a very fun idea and I enjoyed my time with it!

simonmysun · 23h ago

I send it to my wife and she couldn't move the pieces because the page preview exits when she swipes. There are several tricks to disable this default behavior and it would be nice to add them

admtal · 22h ago

How do I lock the preview window?

Brajeshwar · 1d ago

I laughed out like crazy for minutes on reading the title. I had to re-visit one of my regular saying and I thought that was cool but it ain't no more, “Business is Chess, and Life is Tetris.”

I’m going to move the first piece down sometime soon.

acjohnson55 · 1d ago

This is really cool! My kids like watching me play Tetris, but they don't like playing themselves because of the speed of the game, even when it first starts.

Arcorann · 1d ago

Neat. However, I noticed that the page description reads "No stress, memory-optimized 3D Tetris variant.", but I can't figure out what's supposed to be 3D about it.

admtal · 1d ago

Ha, I missed that. The AI prob wrote that. It thinks it’s 3D because it’s using the three JS library and I was asking for performance optimization ideas

teo_zero · 14h ago

Why not completely removing gravity? Instead of "drop", the button could "fix" the piece where it is.

bramvanleur · 1d ago

It would be great if undo would make the piece appear at the spot I dropped it from. So I can correct mistakes by "undo", "left", "drop".

But what I am really looking for in Tetris is the game to train me. After observing me play for a few minutes it tells me: _"Hey, I notice you always deal with L pieces horizontally. Proffesional players usually prefer to X so they can achieve Y"_

PetitPrince · 1d ago

Tetris the Grand Master 4 (that has been released recently on Steam) has a training mode that suggest to you where to place you pieces. You can even select different goal for the CPU (survival, make as much Tetris as possible, make as much T-spin as possible, ...). Of course when it gets fast your brain cannot process the suggest and it's kinda useless, but it's a good first step. Also the fundamentals of Tetris are simple to recite: maximize your piece placement possibilities / minimize your piece dependencies, avoid overstacking over holes, be mindful of your piece mobility; this can boils down to "play flat but not too much".

Ylpertnodi · 1d ago

AI Tetris?

onehair · 1d ago

The Joy of Ctrl-U view source and actually finding the SOURCE available to read directly in the browser!

vunderba · 1d ago

Nice job. Add in some Nintendo Wii lobby style music to give it that extra chill vibe.

FWIW, you can also do this on TETR.IO in Zen mode - just set the Gravity to 0 and turn Leveling off.

alana314 · 1d ago

Fun! Can we get a keyboard shortcut for clear?

admtal · 1d ago

That is such a good idea, I’ll prob add tomorrow

lorikmor · 1d ago

I played it and thought it was dumb initially but then I loved the way it was not stressing me. Interesting concept

aronhegedus · 1d ago

I randomly got 4 line pieces at the start, thought this was going to be a line piece only Tetris variant :D

tremarley · 10h ago

Make it compatible with more browsers please

cookie_monsta · 9h ago

The more constructive way of putting this would be to mention which browser you are using. Judging from the comments, it works in plenty of browsers

sali0 · 1d ago

I love this, spent more time on it than i thought i would. You should make this into a native mobile game.

cube00 · 1d ago

This kind of simple game feels like it would be perfect to remain web/PWA based, what benefits do you foresee in a native mobile version?

sali0 · 1d ago

Would be nice to pop it up on the phone via an app. PWA would also be nice.

But main reason is so he can monetize. Would gladly pay a few dollars for this.

solumunus · 1d ago

Monetisation.

johnisgood · 1d ago

With screen blocking ads popping up every 5 seconds? :D

Ylpertnodi · 1d ago

With 'several' X's on the ads....to make closing them a 'game'.

xnickb · 1d ago

As someone who tried to be good at tetris but has failed miserably, this has potential to be a good tool to practice lookahead. Of course for that one'd need to have an option to see next N pieces in the queue.

But it's indeed a nice and relaxed take on tetris.

geon · 1d ago

Cool.

The drag gesture is slightly broken though. If the piece collides with the wall, it sticks instead of sliding.

platevoltage · 20h ago

OMG my non-gaming partner who kind of likes Tetris, but doesn't like how fast the pieces move will LOVE this.

jccalhoun · 1d ago

In firefox on desktop I just get a black screen?

freedomben · 1d ago

Really neat! Would love an "auto clear" setting though. Is it open source? This seems like a fun project to hack on

admtal · 1d ago

I’ll Prob open it up this weekend

darkwater · 1d ago

Cool idea!

Playing on desktop with a keyboard, I cannot move pieces up when they reached the floor, though. I moved one piece down too much thinking it was possible to move it up again and that caused me to stress a bit ;)

admtal · 1d ago

On desktop you can click and drag

RRRA · 1d ago

Needs to be able to rotate in place or certain moves usually possible are now unattainable, but great otherwise

Obscurity4340 · 1d ago

What if you start at a reasonably easy gravity but progressively ease up on it so things get slower and theres a baseline to move down from rather than it always being free and easy

experimentctrlz · 23h ago

This is super fun and relaxing. Maybe this is me being supremely lazy in Lazy Tetris, but I wish there was a way to fully clear the whole thing to reset the game without refreshing the page. That would let me play this endlessly.

Thanks for making and sharing!

crvdgc · 23h ago

Keep stacking until you "lose", then the stage is set up again.

kristopolous · 1d ago

I wanted to drag them after they're dropped. That'd be great: "no you're going over there."

wvbdmp · 1d ago

This is a great idea and I love it but somehow I’m randomly having issues hitting the Drop button, which make this unbearably stressful/frustrating. (iPhone SE)

admtal · 1d ago

Does the two finger tap work?

geon · 1d ago

Yes

maplant · 1d ago

If you happen to find the opposite of this fun, check out Tetris the Grand Master 4 which just released on Steam.

eternauta3k · 1d ago

I thought the opposite would be https://qntm.org/files/hatetris/hatetris.html

maplant · 1d ago

Apparently this tetris clone has a relatively unforgiving piece generator, so I'd say the opposite would something on the other end of the speed spectrum

kazinator · 20h ago

This is good as a "Level -1" for small kids .

carlsverre · 1d ago

I think this is the first time I really enjoyed playing tetris. Terrific idea!

layer8 · 1d ago

I wouldn’t call it “lazy”, because all the manual dragging is actually quite tedious work. ;)

filt · 1d ago

Nice! But a ghost piece would be helpful!

francislavoie · 1d ago

There is one, there's a toggle for it on the right

bemmu · 1d ago

This is like Tetris with creative mode.

Charon77 · 1d ago

There's a bug where the ghost doesn't update its position after clearing.

fallinditch · 15h ago

Nice job, fun and relaxing

osm3000 · 1d ago

Gosh this awesome! Thank you! That put a huge smile on my face ♥

didSspin · 1d ago

After fiddling around for 3 minutes, I managed to do an illegal L spin.

lastcoyotes · 1d ago

Why does the yellow button link to an amazon listing?

admtal · 1d ago

It’s for the authors book, it’s a cheeky calling card

malkia · 21h ago

This is not easy as it sounds!!!

EdA1 · 22h ago

I had fun with this! Nice job :)

tiberius_p · 1d ago

I still suck at this game, even with all the help.

NooneAtAll3 · 20h ago

you should probably add an error popup when webgl is disabled

it's black screen for me

op00to · 1d ago

This is awesome! Love the idea. Great work.

__s · 1d ago

UNDO doesn't clear HOLD

the_af · 1d ago

Was this vibe coded with AI? Based on one of your replies here, and your post history, I think it is.

I also think some of your comments here are also AI-generated, e.g. this one where you both posted a submission and asked yourself to "stop posting AI generated garbage":

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36841921

admtal · 1d ago

Yup, vibe coded with rosebud ai from my phone, and some ChatGPT

I swear I can code for real, I was just having fun

the_af · 1d ago

Can you explain this comment you posted a while back, on your own HN submission (you talking to yourself?):

> "Adam, congrats on your book, but please stop spamming this message board with your AI Generated garbage"

Note if the above sounds aggressive, I didn't write it. You did... in reply to yourself! To be honest it seems as if you're writing comments using an LLM, and the LLM got confused.

admtal · 21h ago

I actually wrote both the post and response myself

I was in a bad way and really wanted attention online

I’m trying to think of why I wrote that, in my own way I guess I thought it was humorous

SaturateDK · 1d ago

Seems to be down currently.

admtal · 1d ago

Hoping the Netlify free tier holds up, wasn't expecting front page

deadbabe · 20h ago

Maybe you can also let us remove collision detection and also let us pick the next piece?

albert_e · 1d ago

I love this. Thanks.

anArbitraryOne · 1d ago

I still suck at it

jorisboris · 1d ago

This was quite fun!

mihaaly · 1d ago

Lazy Tetris is definitely my game! : )

leansh · 1d ago

Thanks for this, another feature I generally like is showing a shadow where the piece will end up

sherdil2022 · 1d ago

It is good but not intuitive. Also the line doesn’t clear when all tiles in the row are filled. It is good to show the shadow of the piece where it would fall - at least as an option.

admtal · 1d ago

You gotta press “clear” to Clear the rows

And you can click the “ghost” icon to get the shadow piece.

You’re absolutely right, not intuitive

wyclif · 12h ago

What key serves as "clear" in this game?

tianqi · 1d ago

Me tried the first minute: this guy missed everything about game design.

Me after 1.5 hours and wondered why hadn't stopped: I know nothing about game design.

admtal · 1d ago

This made my wife and I laugh

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