[CommieCutter]

I believe this, along with most puzzle games certain RPG’s are good too.

[heartwood]

It can’t be good for your brain when you try to sleep and you see an endless cascade of falling blocks and you can’t stop flipping and shifting them...

I played Tetris the most when my first baby was napping. It doesn’t do much good for “mommy brain.”

[GI Joe Fan]

[luckystarmom]

This is actually good news for daughter.

My daughter has a brain injury with mainly problems in the motor area in her brain.

She loves to play tetris. I guess now I can’t discourage it.

[Trillian]

Looks like I did good as a teen ;)

[rbg81]

I play Tetris II a fair amount. I think it helps you recognize and evaluate different possibilities very quickly.

[VOA]

bump

[thefactor]

a study came out a few months ago that said Tetris also helps people who have expereinced a traumatic event. it helps them forget some of the pain associated with the event.

why are they doing all these Tetris studies? ps-i play it on my cell phone daily.

[TruthBeforeAll]

And when you get bored with Tetris, try this...

The Ultimate Brain Challenge

I can't think of too many things in my life that have challenged me more than learning even basic maneuvers. BTW: This is not me.

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[Eddie01]

[montomike]

That explains why I am so freakin’ smart!

[RogerWilko]

If you’re really good at Tetris, you should try a game on Worldwinner.com. They’ve got a game called Monopoly Downtown, which is a Tetris-like game that is pretty fun.

If you’re really good at hand-eye coordination, you can make some money playing. I’m pretty good, but not anywhere what the best players can do. I usually score in the 3,200-3,400 range and the best players score near 3,800 or more.

You get 4 minutes to try and complete 2 grids of Monopoly-type properties using Tetris pieces. Even if you’re not that good at it, they’ll place you in a lower-skilled bracket so you won’t have to compete against the sharks, until you start winning a lot. Then they’ll move you to a higher bracket.

My favorite game is Scrabble Cubes! I’m really good at that one. I’m not one of the VERY best players, but I’m probably in the top 0.1%. The lousy part is, I have to play against the other players in the top 0.1%, and that’s why I don’t play for money most of the time, unless they have tournaments where the top 20 or 30 get some cash.

You can play for free too, you don’t have to play for money!

[khnyny]

There was a great documentary about Tetris called “Tetris -From Russia With Love” here’s a clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn9dO_iL7lo

Well worth watching.