A strange little side quest
Even a quick game like Stars Crush sits on top of decades — and sometimes centuries — of ideas. The name Tetris combines a reference to four-square pieces with Pajitnov's interest in tennis. That old idea kept changing rather than disappearing. Archery first appeared at the Olympic Games in 1900 and returned permanently to the programme in 1972 after a long absence. So a round of Stars Crush is not just a quick distraction; it is a tiny stop on a much longer puzzles timeline.
