Unorthodox Line Clears

In games with recursive gravity that reward cascading line clears such as Tetris Worlds and Quadra, certain line clears discouraged in naive gravity become favorable.

Reflection

Special

O Replacement

Due to the nature of the O tetromino, the mirrored line clear formation is the same for both the S and Z tetrominoes.

J/L Replacement

The T tetromino can be used in the following situations where only the J or L could be used initially.

Hurdle

Translation

The T is the only tetromino that can make 3 cascading line clears on its own.

See also

• S and Z cascade
• Clearing over four lines