A strange little side quest
Before the next round of Snake and Blocks, here is a piece of the bigger picture. The name Tetris combines a reference to four-square pieces with Pajitnov's interest in tennis. The surprising part is how quickly the next milestone followed. Women competed in Olympic archery as early as 1904, making it one of the early Olympic sports to include women. That gives Snake and Blocks a little more company than it first appears to have.