

In multiplayer games, players must last longer than their opponents in certain versions, players can inflict penalties on opponents by completing a significant number of lines. The longer the player can delay this outcome, the higher their score will be. The game ends when the playing field is filled.
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The completed lines disappear and grant the player points, and the player can proceed to fill the vacated spaces. In Tetris, players complete lines by moving differently shaped pieces ( tetrominoes), which descend onto the playing field. After a significant period of publication by Nintendo, the rights reverted to Pajitnov in 1996, who co-founded The Tetris Company with Henk Rogers to manage licensing. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appropriation of the rights in the late 1980s. Tetris (Russian: Тéтрис ) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984.
