Sky Serpents

A strange little side quest

Sky Serpents may feel immediate, but the ideas around puzzles have been evolving for a very long time. The name Tetris combines a reference to four-square pieces with Pajitnov's interest in tennis. Another piece of context lands nicely beside it: Boxing entered the modern Olympic Games in 1904 at St. Louis. The screen is modern; the urge to test skill, pattern and timing definitely is not.