How to Play Tetris Marathon Mode: Unofficial Guide and Tips

This video goes along with the guide you don’t have to watch it but if you don’t understand something forward to that part in the video. Also the 4a part of the video also goes along with tip 5.

OK, you maybe very good at Tetris but you didn’t know some of these skills, or you maybe new and this may help you but I’ll lay out as many tips and techniques I use as I can to help you get better at the game Tetris.

1) Always go for lines and, in doing so, go for Tetrises (If you don’t know what a tetris is, it’s basically get four lines at once and its only doable If you set it up and use the straight one row filler tetrimino to finish the move. 

2) If you ever get stuck try to clear the most upper line you can and do anything to do that. (follow steps 3 and 4 before this step).

3) Also there is an exception to rule number 2 if you have a tetromino that could complete a lower line use it for it will help.( You see that in my video).

4) Also try as best as you can to fill up spots that got ruined since you can move the pieces for like a while before you have to settle it down. Unless you use hard drops where it settles where it is and that’s it. Also it depends on what level you’re on to know how fast your tetromino might settle.

4a) Now that I’ve covered the basics these are things to do when you’re at a higher level. Hard dropping is not recommended during fast levels, for you will mess up, unless you’re like the level 5 in tetris ds. (this part of the video is forwarded to when I get to at least level 11 where it gets faster).

5) OK, I sort of messed up but I made it to level 11. Just don’t use hard drops and use every single tip, mentioned before, to get to where you want. Also keep rotating the piece to get it to go where you want it to. OK here is my attempt at showing you how to handle level 11, especially if you messed up really bad like me. Wow I handled it pretty well. If you see something I didn’t explain please comment and I’ll comment an explanation. Also t-spins are not recommended in marathon mode for they help you with mess ups,which you want to avoid. But they’re good for tetris survival.