Block Puzzle - Brain Test Game 4+

I did not know what it meant to be addicted until I came across this game. When I close my eyes to sleep at night, I don’t see dreams but rather blocks. Whenever I go to the bathroom I spend hours playing block puzzle with the floor tiles. In class I draw out a game on my notes. Memories of my darkest moments have now been replaced with the loss I feel of losing a game of block puzzle. My happiest times are when I get a new high score. No matter how hard I try, I can’t stay away for long. I no longer ask people how they are or where they’re from, rather I ask if they know of block puzzle. Block puzzle is how I met my wife, what we named our child, it is our way of life. There is no escape once downloaded. I am haunted by the girl I once was without block puzzle, and I am scared of the woman I am now with it. 10/10

This game is so much fun and so addicting that I literally imagine shapes fitting into everyday spots (in my real life). It’s so fun and the great thing is, it’s not timed and provides for a relaxing but brain-building activity.

In my addiction to Block Puzzle and extensive hours playing the game, I’ve come to want to beat my high score each time. However, the problem with this is that the game KNOWS I’m getting close and intentionally gives me pieces that may fit in my puzzle, but will not clear the way for the “gray” pieces that “won’t fit.” It’s quite infuriating as one time I was 20 points away from beating my high score (at the time, 2819, but it is currently 3140) but physically unable to destroy any more blocks. I know one of the “helpful tips” is to “always leave room for more blocks” (Block Puzzle, 2021), but this is not always a possibility, or I was working on a bigger block to gain more points.

Thus, I’d really like to see an update in which the game doesn’t stop the player from beating their high score. Also, I personally find the ads a bit obnoxious, so I’d love an option to buy an ad-free version of the game. It would be a perfect opportunity to use my iTunes credit lol.

Great concept, love the simplicity, but at a certain point the game becomes just a gamble. The fact that at any point you can get three 9-block cubes at the same time and there is no way to predict or prepare for it is disappointing. You could be doing well, and preparing you board for something big, and then three of those blocks show up and there is nothing to do. Game over. I feel like if you added a “here is your next three pieces” foresight, or made it so the algorithm will only ever give you one or even two of the same piece at a time, might be worth looking into in terms of balancing the system and not making players feel robbed of a good thing. The fact that every game I played I got a new high score, but then one to two moves after that achievement I was hit with something I clearly could not handle feels rigged. And because there is no foresight mechanic to let me know what my next three pieces are, the game very well could be rigged to give me a win, a frustrating loss, a pat on the back and encouragement to do better, and an ad for my trouble so the creator can collect their revenue. No judgement for trying to make money on an app game, but it feels a little too systematically stacked against the player for my taste. Good luck 👍🏼