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Tetris playing matrices measure ten by twenty blocks

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The dreaded well you drop shapes into is brutally narrow. Providing only ten spaces across and twenty high ensures that a few misplaced drops instantly stack dangerously close to the ceiling. The confined space exists entirely to induce maximum claustrophobia.

Tetris playing matrices measure ten by twenty blocks
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