General info
This is a variant of the famous video game Tetris written in C (standard C89) for Linux.
Gameplay
- Goal: Put your organizational skills and endurance to the test by clearing as many lines as possible.
- Clear lines: Maneuver the falling Tetriminos to fit them together within the Matrix. To clear a line, fill every square within a single row.
- Score points: Earn points by clearing lines. Clear multiple lines at once to increase your scoring opportunities.
- Ghost piece: Use the Ghost Piece to determine the best fit for the falling Tetrimino. This helpful guide appears directly below the falling Tetrimino and displays possible placements.
- Next queue: Preview the upcoming Tetrimino in the Next Queue to plan ahead and increase your scoring opportunities.
- Hold queue: Store a falling Tetrimino in the Hold Queue for later use.
- Game over: Stack the Tetriminos too high and the game is over!
Source: tetris.123-games.org
Controls
W
: Rotate the tetromino 90° counter-clockwise.
S
: Rotate the tetromino 90° clockwise.
A
: Move the tetromino to the left.
D
: Move the tetromino to the right.
Spacebar
: Accelerate tetromino falling.
Enter
: Confirm.
Esc
: Go back.
Requirements
- Git.
- CMake (version equal or greater than 3.21).
- (Optional) Set one of the Nerd fonts in your terminal for better display the special characters printed by the game.
Compile
Run the following commands on terminal:
bash
$ git clone https://github.com/EdoardoTosin/xTetris-Game.git
$ cd xTetris-Game
$ ./build.sh
Launch
Run the following command on terminal:
Documentation
Doxygen documentation of the project is available here.
License
Copyright (c) 2021 Edoardo Tosin
This software is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License v3.0. See the LICENSE file for further information.