TKI 3 Opening

Openings

With an I tetromino early in the first bag, you can try a TKI opening, invented by Tetris DS player TKI. Given the right pieces, it allows for three T-Spin Doubles and a T-Spin Triple to finish. This is a good setup since it uses all pieces in a good balance, as well as not wasting your T.

Here is the basic TKI-3 Opener. Beneath are some variations on the setup. Throughout these, however, the basic setup remains the same.

Castle Top

Flat Top

Fonzie

Snail (Trustworthy DT)

TKI 3 (Castle Top variation)

Continuations

• Example of 3 TSD

• TKI 3 TSD Opening with TST Finish

TKI 3 (Flat Top variation)

Alternate way to make the Flat Top variation:

Continuations

• T-Spin Double

• ST Stacking

• Donation

• Kaidan

It may also lead to a Perfect Clear in 6 lines (diagram 5) if you can hold the J piece.

J is used

J in Hold

TSD

Use J and I from third bag

If Perfect Clear is not possible, one may make another T-Spin Double like below and then continue with the continuations shown below.

TSD

4-wide

Infinite TST

Tetris

• Imperial Cross

The second diagram is preferred becuase you will have a chance to make a Perfect Clear (38.7%). The solutions are the same as above.

• Perfect Clear in 6 lines

J in Hold

TSD

Use J and I from third bag

• Perfect Clear in 8 lines

Note: this is not the only way; there are more ways.

TKI 3 (Fonzie variation)

Continuations

• Perfect Clear in 6 lines

In the third bag, O or L must come early.

TKI 3 (Snail variation)

Also called Trustworthy DT. Try this variation when the O piece comes late in the first bag.

Continuations

• TSD-Imperial Cross

• TSD-Super TSD

• TSS-TST-TSD

• TSD-TST-TSS

See also

• Twists