EmojiTetra
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* For instance, this thread: https://twitter.com/alexjc/status/1063861229536665601 |
* For instance, this thread: https://twitter.com/alexjc/status/1063861229536665601 |
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− | = Rhyming game tips = |
+ | = Tactics = |
+ | * Avoid center holes and center towers |
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+ | * Keep the board clean |
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+ | {{quote|center|Playing @EmojiTetra:<br> |
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+ | 1 dimensional: where do I put this piece?<br>2 dimensional: …and think about ensuring a spot for the next piece<br>2.5 dimensional: …and maximise points with the current two pieces<br>3 dimensional: …and consider the resulting silhouette for the next unknown…!|https://twitter.com/nemothorx/status/1049532024707407872}} |
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+ | == Rhyming game tips == |
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(refer also to My Terminology below) |
(refer also to My Terminology below) |
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{{quote|center|If there are less rows than four, build it up to score some more<br>If there are more rows than five, tear it down to stay alive|https://twitter.com/nemothorx/status/1080666992397283328}} |
{{quote|center|If there are less rows than four, build it up to score some more<br>If there are more rows than five, tear it down to stay alive|https://twitter.com/nemothorx/status/1080666992397283328}} |
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= Game Table = |
= Game Table = |
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+ | * Official gametable doco is this googledoc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/158iMSY4Qf1AvsJvpKYN9O3XTBXPYhZw-eolZVAGu7as/edit |
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− | !| Game !!Theme!!Start date/tweet!!End date/tweet!!Score!!Cause of death (usually analysis of lower 9 rows)!!Notes |
+ | !| Game !!Theme!!Start date/tweet!!End date/tweet!!Score!!Scoring rate (per day)(link to video of game)!!Cause of death (usually analysis of lower 9 rows)!!Notes |
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− | || 1 || Fruit || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/985770512621031424 16th April 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/989907700787003392 28th April 2018] || 8375 || Capping an I-well (6 deep well on right edge, with a 3deep cap after final scoring move) || First game naturally topped the high score table. Board style changed on 19th: https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/986827445251616769 |
+ | || 1 || Fruit || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/985770512621031424 16th April 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/989907700787003392 28th April 2018] || 8375 || 734.47 || Capping an I-well (6 deep well on right edge, with a 3deep cap after final scoring move) || First game naturally topped the high score table. Board style changed on 19th: https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/986827445251616769 |
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− | || 2 || Animal || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/989912736971636736 28th April 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/993108791418761216 6th May 2018] || 6800 || Building a non-edge I-well (5 deep) above 4 rows of scattered holes || |
+ | || 2 || Animal || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/989912736971636736 28th April 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/993108791418761216 6th May 2018] || 6800 || 769.811 || Building a non-edge I-well (5 deep) above 4 rows of scattered holes || |
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− | || 3 || Book || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/993113827012067328 6th May 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/994357079010820096 10th May 2018] || 2200 || mix of scattered holes (3 of them) and two different I-wells (3 deep each, one edge, one not) || |
+ | || 3 || Books || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/993113827012067328 6th May 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/994357079010820096 10th May 2018] || 2200 || 638.71 || mix of scattered holes (3 of them) and two different I-wells (3 deep each, one edge, one not) || |
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− | || 4 || Aquatic || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/994362053350440963 10th May 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/995076762265513984 12th May 2018] || 900 || non-center I-well (3deep) and then 6 rows of scattered holes || Lowest score |
+ | || 4 || Aquatic || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/994362053350440963 10th May 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/995076762265513984 12th May 2018] || 900 || 453.147 || non-center I-well (3deep) and then 6 rows of scattered holes || Lowest score till game 53 |
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− | || 5 || Heart || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/995081795417731076 12th May 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1000718962777251840 27th May 2018] || 13850 || 5 deep left edge well, with a scattered hole below, and several above || New high score. Board style changed on the 22nd: https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/998831537196908549 |
+ | || 5 || Hearts || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/995081795417731076 12th May 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1000718962777251840 27th May 2018] || 13850 || 891.153 || 5 deep left edge well, with a scattered hole below, and several above || New high score. Board style changed on the 22nd: https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/998831537196908549 |
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− | || 6 || Clothing || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1000723971631824896 27th May 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1013196199023632384 1st July 2018] || 41275 || 6 deep right-edge well above two lines of scattered holes, and capped || Bug caused in-game delay at GAMEOVER screen (how long?). New high score. Board style changed on 5th June: https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1003930144908558336 |
+ | || 6 || Clothing || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1000723971631824896 27th May 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1013196199023632384 1st July 2018] || 41275 || 1218.95 || 6 deep right-edge well above two lines of scattered holes, and capped || Bug caused in-game delay at GAMEOVER screen (how long?). New high score. Board style changed on 5th June: https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1003930144908558336 |
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− | || 7 || Plant || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1013201190937509889 1st July 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1014519943734284288 5th July 2018] || 3675 || full height edge well on the right || |
+ | || 7 || Plants || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1013201190937509889 1st July 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1014519943734284288 5th July 2018] || 3675 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rnBpUQv2sk 1006.08] || full height edge well on the right || |
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− | || 8 || Fruit || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1014524911212085248 5th July 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1018828267191656448 16th July 2018] || 13725 || || |
+ | || 8 || Fruit || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1014524911212085248 5th July 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1018828267191656448 16th July 2018] || 13725 || 1154.44 || || Fastest start to a game to date due to empty board bonus on poll 20 |
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− | || 9 || Heart || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1018833301782519808 16th July 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1027163207801102336 8th August 2018] || 26650 || || |
+ | || 9 || Hearts || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1018833301782519808 16th July 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1027163207801102336 8th August 2018] || 26650 || 1158 || || |
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− | || 10 || Animal || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1027168220044656640 8th August 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1033726405027160064 27th August 2018] || 20075 || || Game paused for 24h on 2018-08-14 |
+ | || 10 || Animals || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1027168220044656640 8th August 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1033726405027160064 27th August 2018] || 20075 || 1173.21 || || Game paused for 24h on 2018-08-14 |
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− | || 11 || Aquatic || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1033731377408049152 27th August 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1037264656224538624 5th September 2018] || 11925 || || |
+ | || 11 || Aquatic || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1033731377408049152 27th August 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1037264656224538624 5th September 2018] || 11925 || 1221.34 || || |
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− | || 12 || Book || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1037269689884336130 5th September 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1039388862739410944 11th September 2018] || 6300 || || |
+ | || 12 || Books || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1037269689884336130 5th September 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1039388862739410944 11th September 2018] || 6300 || 1074.88 || || |
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− | || 13 || Plant || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1039393759408975873 11th September 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1040792980108369920 15th September 2018] || 3950 || || |
+ | || 13 || Plants || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1039393759408975873 11th September 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1040792980108369920 15th September 2018] || 3950 || 1019.35 || || |
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− | || 14 || Heart || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1040798013411614720 15th September 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1042091576137113600 19th September 2018] || 3225 || || |
+ | || 14 || Hearts || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1040798013411614720 15th September 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1042091576137113600 19th September 2018] || 3225 || 900 || || |
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− | || 15 || Clothing || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1042096572706635776 19th September 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1079754830061527042 1 January 2019] || 127400 || || Altered to a Halloween theme over Halloween and Christmas theme over Christmas. First game to have a >4 run of same-piece. Had a run of 5 and a run of 8. See [[EmojiTetra/DeepStatistics]] for more info. New high score. |
+ | || 15 || Clothing || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1042096572706635776 19th September 2018] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1079754830061527042 1 January 2019] || 127400 || 1229.27 || || Altered to a Halloween theme over Halloween and Christmas theme over Christmas. First game to have a >4 run of same-piece. Had a run of 5 and a run of 8. See [[EmojiTetra/DeepStatistics]] for more info. First game with multiple all-clears. New high score. |
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− | || 16 || Plant || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1079759741734146051 1st January 2019] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1085643660027252738 17th January 2019] || 20050 || || First game to score uninterrupted sequential tetras. Initially Christmas theme chosen randomly, then re-randomised to plant. First game to recover from a 50-full near-death board experience |
+ | || 16 || Plants || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1079759741734146051 1st January 2019] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1085643660027252738 17th January 2019] || 20050 || 1234.9 || || First game to score uninterrupted sequential tetras. Initially Christmas theme chosen randomly, then re-randomised to plant. First game to recover from a 50-full near-death board experience |
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− | || 17 || Aquatic || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1085648543149244417 17th January 2019] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1092876234260795393 6 February 2019] || 23400 || || |
+ | || 17 || Aquatic || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1085648543149244417 17th January 2019] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1092876234260795393 6 February 2019] || 23500 || 1177.45 || || |
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− | || 18 || Plant || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1092881201642143744 6th February 2019] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra @EmojiTetra - current game] || 0+ || || |
+ | || 18 || Plants || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1092881201642143744 6th February 2019] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1096867531145437185 17th February 2019] || 11975 || 1087.26 || || Feature add on 10/Feb: Intermediate board showing cleared lines |
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+ | || 19 || Books || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1096872505371840512 17th February 2019] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1104397161200902144 10th March 2019] || 26200 || 1262.65 || || First 1100 empty board bonus. Fastest first 24 hours, due to a tetra on poll 43 and then an empty board bonus on poll 51 |
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+ | || 20 || Hearts || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1104402119518388229 10th March 2019] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1107915269777743873 19th March 2019] || 10450 || 1076.39 || || Greatest save - from a board fill of 52 |
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+ | || 21 || Fruits || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1107920332013232130 19th March 2019] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1112812633684504576 2nd April 2019] || 15775 || 1189.32 || || |
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+ | || 22 || Aquatic || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1112817574100656128 2nd April 2019] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1114478514831384576 6th April 2019] || 4775 || 1038.67 || || |
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+ | || 23 || Animals || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1114483549015379968 6th April 2019] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1124152279701999617 3rd May 2019] || 31800 || 1206.32 || || [https://twitter.com/nemothorx/status/1118038324982112257 Happy Birthday]. New record of most single-line-clears in a row (20) at end of game. |
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+ | || 24 || Aquatic || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1124157290678968320 3rd May 2019] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1126900366455361536 11 May 2019] || 8300 || 1094.51 || || |
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+ | || 25 || Animals || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1126905398542233601 11th May 2019] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1148633642979082241 10th July 2019] || 75350 || 1256.71 || || First triple-line board clear. Highest scoring rate game to date |
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+ | || 26 || Plants || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1148638636859990018 10th July 2019] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1156540785879216128 31 July 2019] || 25700 || 1191.5 || A 14 run of S/Z/O only made lineclearing difficult || |
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+ | || 27 || Aquatic || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1156545739121500160 31 July 2019] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1164860548762107907 23 Aug 2019] || 27275 || 1188.02 || || Best scoring Aquatic game yet |
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+ | || 28 || Animals || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1164865559634178049 23 August 2019] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1171232533947633664 10 Sept 2019] || 20475 || 1164.45 || || |
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+ | || 29 || Books || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1171237544987525120 10 Sept 2019] || [https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1178193421132910592 29 Sept 2019] || 23625 || 1229.93 || Smartly survived a 53-full for a further 37 hours, yet threw it away with a couple of foolish poll result. I'm not bitter. Nonetheless our first notable "last stand" || |
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+ | || 30 || Fruit || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1178198414372134913 29 Sept 2019] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1181872624105713664 9 Oct 2018] || 11050 || 1103.47 || || Another fantastic "last stand" |
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+ | || 31 || Plants || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1181877655588589569 29 Sept 2019] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1192673855254319 8 Nov 2019] || 35950 || 1206.71 || || |
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+ | || 32 || Clothing || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1192678828545462272 8 Nov 2019] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1205296994316472320 13 Dec 2019] || 41325 || 1235.63 || || |
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+ | || 33 || Books || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1205302004408414208 13 Dec 2019] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1206152632827465729 15 Dec 2019] || 1700 || 715.789 || || |
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+ | || 34 || Animals || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1206157645456896000 15 Dec 2019] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1227317112642904064 13 Feb 2020] || 68625 || 1199.56 || || |
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+ | || 35 || Books || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1206157645456896000 13 Feb 2020] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1229707820469116928 18 Feb 2020] || 8050 || 1271.05 || || |
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+ | || 36 || Hearts || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1229712851641622528 18 Feb 2020] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1247041909740040198 6 Apr 2020] || 58375 || 1220.74 || || Several "great escapes" in the first few weeks. @EmojiTetraFast began in ...march(?) |
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+ | || 37 || Animals || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1247046940262428672 6 Apr 2020] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1263012141965037570 20 May 2020] || 52300 || 1186.76 || || |
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+ | || 38 || Hearts || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1263017176799174657 20 May 2020] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1275076632655458312 23 June 2020] || 40050 || || || ...automation broken as of 2nd June (score 16500) (this is more note to self, sorry) |
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+ | || 39 || Hearts || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1275081670270439428 23 June 2020] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1279787703421112322 6 July 2020] || 14125 || || |
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+ | || 40 || Books || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1279792714179993601 6 July 2020] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1283456928232828928 16 July 2020] || 11925 || || |
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+ | || 41 || Plants || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1283461887598850048 16 July 2020] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1287981667789881344 29 July 2020] || 15100 || || |
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+ | || 42 || Plants || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1287986708072394753 29 July 2020] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1289134289045483521 31 July 2020 ] || 2925 || || |
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+ | || 43 || Aquatic || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1289139301549187073 31 July 2020] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1289828838436831232 2 Aug 2020] || 1325 || || |
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+ | || 44 || Aquatic || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1289833876194377729 2 August 2020] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1298928803083743232 27 Aug 2020] || 29600 || || |
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+ | || 45 || Hearts || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1298933841596280834 27 August 2020] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1302029252963917825 5 Sept 2020] || 8725 || || |
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+ | || 46 || Animals || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1302034266621009920 5 Sept 2020] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1302960364229861377 7 Sept 2020] || 2325 || || |
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+ | || 47 || Books || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1302965399932162053 7 Sept 2020] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1303574411337850880 9 Sept 2020] || 2100 || || || fast start: all-clear on the 28th poll and fastest collapse - empty board to gameover in 650 points |
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+ | || 48 || Clothing || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1303579448583708673 9 Sept 2020] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1309800437298552834 26 Sept 2020] || 20550 || || || |
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+ | || 49 || Animals || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1309805473395167235 26 Sept 2020] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1323052805020545024 2 Nov 2020] || 41575 || || || |
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+ | || 50 || Aquatic || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1323057795638288385 2 Nov 2020] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1325493972907696128 9 Nov 2020] || 6825 || || || |
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+ | || 51 || Books || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1325529081870381057 9 Nov 2020] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1337815115991683072 13 Dec 2020] || 43975 || || || disappointing ending: threw away a game-saving tetra for a GameOver |
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+ | || 52 || Books || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1337820067946369024 13 Dec 2020] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1341967523252617216 24 Dec 2020] || 12625 || || |
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+ | || 53 || Books || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1341972426964365312 24 Dec 2020] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1342360003110322178 25 Dec 2020] || 400 || || With twin edge columns, this game made a serious attempt to end without even scoring || Lowest score |
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+ | || 54 || Fruit || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1342365018319306754 25 Dec 2020] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1357182653666000899 4 Feb 2021] || 49600 || || |
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+ | || 55 || Animals || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1357187688546197506 4 Feb 2021] || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1361360178713559040 16 Feb 2020] || 13525 || || Some awful late-game decisions robbed the collective of several opportunities to gain extra points and possibly save the game |
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+ | || 56 || Plants || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1361365216252944388 16 Feb 2021] || [https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1375010204505362433 25 March 2021] || 45575 || || |
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+ | || 57 || Clothing || [https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1375015155981971461 25 March 2021] || 3 Apr 2021 || 11650 || || || First game to get a Unicorn! |
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+ | || 58 || Plants || 3 Apr 2021 || 6 Apr 2021 || 2650 || || || |
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+ | || 59 || Aquatic || 6 Apr 2021 || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1391539047521083392 10 May 2021] || 38650 || || || |
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+ | || 60 || Fruit || 10 May 2021 || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/ Current Game] || ... || || || |
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Note: my timezone is UTC+10 and my dates reflect that. I hope to direct link to tweets sufficient that they can be used for exact time lookups if needed |
Note: my timezone is UTC+10 and my dates reflect that. I hope to direct link to tweets sufficient that they can be used for exact time lookups if needed |
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− | * More details of games (list of pieces) are at [[EmojiTetra/Details]] |
+ | * Links to every poll in every game... |
+ | * [[EmojiTetra/Details2018]] - Games 1-15 |
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+ | * [[EmojiTetra/Details2019]] - Games 16-33 |
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+ | * [[EmojiTetra/Details2020]] - Games 34- |
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− | == Board styles == |
+ | == Board styles / known feature changes == |
# Start of Game 1 from the 16 April 2018: score in blocks, then unicode SOON, then linedrawing to illustrate NEXT piece |
# Start of Game 1 from the 16 April 2018: score in blocks, then unicode SOON, then linedrawing to illustrate NEXT piece |
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# During Game 1 on the 19 April: unicode SOON replaced with unicode F-FWD |
# During Game 1 on the 19 April: unicode SOON replaced with unicode F-FWD |
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# During Game 5 on the 22 May: Literal "Next", then braille indicator of next piece. Then literal "Score" in and score in plain text |
# During Game 5 on the 22 May: Literal "Next", then braille indicator of next piece. Then literal "Score" in and score in plain text |
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# During Game 6 on 5 June: "Next" and score moved to right of board. Next illustrated with emoji same as board |
# During Game 6 on 5 June: "Next" and score moved to right of board. Next illustrated with emoji same as board |
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+ | # During Game 18 on 10 Feb: "The bot will now tweet a rendition of the game grid with filled rows marked as disappearing, with the score benefit shown." - https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1094340439849615360 |
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== Notable events == |
== Notable events == |
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=== Empty Board Bonus === |
=== Empty Board Bonus === |
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− | * Game 6 with a T: https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1007397948152430592 |
+ | {| class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border=1 |
− | * Game 8 with a T: https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1014620542849040384 |
+ | !| Game!!Piece!!Date/link!!Score!!Notes |
− | * Game 15 with an L: https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1060522988464816128 |
+ | |- |
− | * Game 15 with a T: https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1070146398866169856 |
+ | || 6 || T || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1007392918284337153 15 June 2018] || +1250 || First all-clear. |
− | * Game 15 with a J: https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1070262160268288000 |
+ | |- |
+ | || 8 || T || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1014615507675201536 5 July 2018] || +1250 || |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 15 || L || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1060517954972921858 8 Nov 2018] || +1250 || |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 15 || T || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1070141366217334786 5 Dec 2018] || +1250 || |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 15 || J || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1070257128940523522 5 Dec 2018] || +1250 || Achieved a second all-clear within 8 hours! |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 17 || L || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1091275625296388096 1 Feb 2019] || +1250 || |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 19 || I || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1097119131365650432 17 Feb 2019] || +1100 || First single-line all-clear |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 25 || J || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1131878166207684609 24 May 2019] || +1525 || First triple-line all-clear |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 25 || J || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1140771799006715904 18 June 2019] || +1250 || |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 25 || I || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1143016591568728065 24 June 2019] || +1100 || |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 32 || J || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1199810825441034240 28 Nov 2019] || +1250 || |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 34 || J || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1215640127570993152 11 Jan 2020] || +1250 || |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 35 || J || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1215640127570993152 15 Feb 2020] || +1250 || |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || || || many games worth of clears are untracked || || |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 57 || I || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1377622337286197250 2 April 2021] || +2000 || First unicorn! |
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+ | |} |
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+ | |||
+ | All-clears are achieved on average every 6-8 weeks, but if game play and RNG pieces align, are theoretically possible every 7th piece (as occurred on the 5th of Dec with pieces: "IIIJITJ" |
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+ | |||
+ | In Late May 2019, I (Nemo) decided to push the all-clear tactic, believing we could move from every 6-8 weeks to every 10days or so. In the following 35 days we got two only 6 days apart, but then none for 5 months! |
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+ | |||
+ | === Awesome moves === |
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+ | For those times we manage to fill in overhangs, T-spins and I-spins |
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+ | ** TODO |
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=== Longest activity on the same piece === |
=== Longest activity on the same piece === |
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− | (todo: backfill this with any other triple-spins) |
+ | In the long run, we average about 4 polls per piece (4.14). Here are the times we've taken over 4 hours for a single piece. 13+ polls... |
+ | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border=1 |
{| class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border=1 |
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− | !| Start date/tweet!!Game!!Poll count!!Rotations (spins)!!Notes |
+ | !| Start date/tweet!!Game!!Poll count!!Spins ("Rotate" polls)!!Notes |
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− | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/989973131551883264 28 April] || || 13 || || T piece: Down, Rotate, Rotate, Rotate, Left, Down, Right, Right, Down, Down, Down, Down, Plummet (note: plummet-after-down option not yet available in game) |
+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/989973131551883264 2018-04-28T07:02:42+10:00] || G2 || 13 || || T: Down, Rotate, Rotate, Rotate, Left, Down, Right, Right, Down, Down, Down, Down, Plummet (note: plummet-after-down option not yet available in game) |
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− | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/998876799625904129 22 May] || || 14 || || J piece: Right, Right, Down, Rotate, Left, Left, Down, Down Down, Left, Left, Rotate, Rotate, Plummet |
+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/998876799625904129 2018-05-22T20:42:41+10:00] || G5 || 14 || || J: Right, Right, Down, Rotate, Left, Left, Down, Down Down, Left, Left, Rotate, Rotate, Plummet |
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− | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1023081314423988224 18 July] || || 15 || 11 (2.75) || L piece |
+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1023081314423988224 2018-07-28T15:42:47+10:00] || G9 || 15 || 2.75 (11) || L |
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− | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1030605779483549697 18 Aug] || || 15 || 11 (2.75) || L piece |
+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1030605779483549697 2018-08-18T10:02:20+10:00] || G10 || 15 || 2.75 (11) || L |
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− | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1069411555018588160 3 Dec] || 15 || 15 || 12 (3) || J piece |
+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1044582976208564233 2018-09-25T23:42:43+10:00] || G15 || 17 || 3.5 (14) || J |
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− | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1073810779588055041 15 Dec] || 15 || 16 || 13 (3.25) || J piece |
+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1046097938009788416 2018-09-30T04:02:38+10:00] || G15 || 17 || 3.25 (13) || T |
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− | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1046097938009788416 30 Sept] || 15 || 17 || 13 (3.25) || T piece |
+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1069411555018588160 2018-12-03T12:02:38+10:00] || G15 || 15 || 3 (12) || J |
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− | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1044582976208564233 25 Sept] || 15 || 17 || 14 (3.5) || J piece |
+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1073810779588055041 2018-12-15T15:23:34+10:00] || G15 || 16 || 3.25 (13) || J |
+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1078959468417699840 2018-12-29T20:22:38+10:00] || G15 || 20 || 4.5 (18) || L |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1085995835811196928 2019-01-18T06:22:38+10:00] || G17 || 13 || || J |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1103289821965901824 2019-03-06T23:42:46+10:00] || G19 || 15 || || L |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1110290982455566336 2019-03-26T07:22:53+10:00] || G21 || 19 || 4 (16) || T: Rotate(x16), Left, Down, Plummet |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1110527483047088133 2019-03-26T23:02:39+10:00] || G21 || 16 || || S |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1125757839610236929 2019-05-07T23:42:39+10:00] || G24 || 15 || || L |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1132884799893385216 2019-05-27T15:42:38+10:00] || G25 || 19 || 4 (16) || L: Rotate(x16), Right, Right, Plummet |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1147767900784058369 2019-07-07T17:22:46+10:00] || G25 || 15 || || J |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1148296526403231744 2019-07-09T04:23:20+10:00] || G25 || 13 || || T |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1151084762183819265 2019-07-16T21:02:48+10:00] || G26 || 17 || || J |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1179194979899469825 2019-10-02T10:42:46+10:00] || G30 || 13 || || J |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1181933021361868800 2019-10-10T00:02:46+10:00] || G31 || 13 || || T |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1185179413933019136 2019-10-18T23:02:46+10:00] || G31 || 15 || || L |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1190776289629618178 2019-11-03T09:42:45+10:00] || G31 || 13 || || L |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1201612697512464384 2019-12-03T07:22:46+10:00] || G32 || 15 || || L |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1210148944379961344 2019-12-26T20:42:46+10:00] || G34 || 14 || || J |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1221196741132709888 2020-01-26T08:22:46+10:00] || G34 || 13 || || T |
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− | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1078959468417699840 29 Dec] || 15 || 20 || 18 (4.5) || L piece |
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+ | === Great Escapes === |
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+ | When The End Is Nigh - and then it wasn't. This is the list of times we've filled the board to 45 or more static pieces, and subsequently recovered to under 30. "Saved to" is measured as the board fill after clearing lines, to the point where two pieces in a row begin to stack again. |
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+ | {| class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border=1 |
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+ | !| date/tweet!!Game!!Saved from!!Saved to!!Notes |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 15 May 2018 || || 45 || 18 || Stumbled from 45 to 35 to 43 to 33 to 42 before clearing to 18 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 21 May 2018 || || 46 || 3 || |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 8 June 2018 || || 45 || 19 || |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 21 June 2018 || || 48 || 29 || 29 according to the rules laid out above, but we made it down to 16 before the next escape only a few days later |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 23 June 2018 || || 48 || 15 || Stumbled from 48 to 31 to 39 to 15 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 24 July 2018 || || 49 || 15 || |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 5 Sept 2018 || || 48 || || not a real save - we saved to 31 and then crashed and died 12 hours later |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 4 Oct 2018 || || 47 || 5 || achieved 46 to 5 with sequential pieces |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 5 Nov 2018 || || 48 || 28 || actually made it down to 19 before the next day's escape |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 6 Nov 2018 || || 46 || 9 || 46 to 9 in three sequential pieces |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 13 Jan 2019 || || 50 || 1 || bounced from 50 down to 44 up to 49 over 6 hours, before the save |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1104945866857537536 11 March 2019] || Game20 || 52 || 22 || We had a 25piece I/L drought, and 21piece I/L/S drought. Both record breaking. 12 non-scoring pieces in a row (an equal record) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1132114726236778496 25 May 2019] || Game 25 || 45 || 21 || No clearing due to RNG, but we built clean on the edge. Then an I to clear four (simultaneously making this the fastest game to 19000 score) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1138225022328233984 11 June 2019] || Game 25 || 46 || 19 || We had a disproportionately large run of O leading to a build up of holes |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1146051591847366662 2 July 2019] || Game 25 || 45 || 27 || bad RNG and choices - we steady filled from 5 to 45 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1194158578245849088 12 Nov 2019] || Game 32 || 47 || 24 || very quick recovery |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1226204738405818371 9 Feb 2020] || Game 34 || 48 || 22 || big clean with a triple, however the game nonetheless ended shortly after (within 36 hours) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 25 Feb 2020 || Game 36 || 45 || || |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || 3 March 2020 || Game 36 || 50 || || A real mess which we got lucky cleaning up from |
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+ | |} |
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+ | |||
+ | === Last Stands === |
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+ | When The End Is Nigh ...for sooooo long, before we succumb. These are the great not-escapes. Where we reach gameover level board, and continue seemingly improbably extra time. |
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+ | |||
+ | {| class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border=1 |
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+ | !| date/tweet!!Game!!Peak fill!!Time lived (pieces)!!Notes |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1177624633446551553 28 Sept 2019] || Game 29 || 53 || 28 || No 53-full had never previously lasted more than 6 pieces. This lasted 28, and an astonishing 37 hours before the game ended needlessly with foolish voting. Despite not achieving better than 35-full and ultimately ending the game, the longevity is notable enough to include here |
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+ | |- |
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+ | || [https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1181464937165492224 8 Oct 2019] || Game 30 || 51 || 22 || Previously, only G20 had escaped a 51-full, and G29 managed a 51+ full great escape. Every other 51-full had ended within 9 pieces, usually 3. Game30 lasted 22 pieces. No mistakes led to gameover, just unavoidable eventual poor pieces from the RNG |
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+ | |} |
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+ | |||
+ | === Other Greats === |
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+ | Magnificent moves which show how skillful the collective can be - especially when a non-obvious move is sufficiently spruiked into awareness. I call these: #AwesomePlan |
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+ | |||
+ | * This I-spin in Game 23 to fit into a tight spot. The plan was formulated and spruiked from the previous piece, but linking here to the I https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1123573444400914434 |
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+ | * On 25th June (Game 25), we placed a Z such that it didn't overcover the right-edge hole, and then double-spun the following I to clear the line covering that hole! Linking here to the Z: https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1143464512156098560 |
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+ | * 9th July (G25), a lovely T-spin. Linking here to the reveal of the T as the "next": https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1148276395186909190 ...note also that the T took 13 polls to complete it's move, which places it in contention for the 'longest activity' as well) |
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+ | * 29 July (G26), another lovely T-spin. We successfully did a mid-board "ceiling bump" (our first?). Here is the T reveal: https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1149267865788272640 |
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+ | * 1 April 2021 (G57), our first Unicorn - the elusive tetra+all-clear, 2000 point maximum scoring move. At this point the account was nearly 3 years old, and the unicorn terminology was nearly 2 years old! https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1377602207185469444 |
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | === Other weird === |
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+ | Split clears are times when a double or triple occurs on non-sequential lines. Only possible with L/J/I for split doubles, and I for split-singles. |
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+ | |||
+ | Since the line-clear-indicator tweets began on the 10th of Feb 2019, we have only had 7 split-clears - 6 doubles and 1 triple. By comparison, in the same time we had 3 all-clears and 9 tetras. |
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | = Scoring rate = |
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+ | [[Image:Emojitetra-rate analysis.png|thumb|400px|Scoring rate vs total]] |
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+ | == Real world analysis == |
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+ | |||
+ | There is reasonable correlation with better scoring rates, and better scores. Indeed, as of writing (G24 just begun), there are 11 games with a rate above 1100/day - these have a min score of 11925 (avg: 32580), whilst 12 games below that rate have a maximum at merely 13850 (avg: 6373) |
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+ | |||
+ | Within reason, this seems logical. Smart play is required for long games, but also improves on scoring rate by seeing non-obvious combinations of the current+next piece to score doubles and triples, where more naive play (as the hive often does) will seek singles only. Conversely, simple "just get singles" non-aggressive play will often result in situations where, thanks to a run of awkward pieces, the board gets messy and the hive simply hasn't learnt and practiced the skills to navigate out. |
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+ | |||
+ | {{quote|center|Scoring faster means playing smarter. Playing smarter means playing longer and getting bigger totals.|https://twitter.com/nemothorx/status/1124535529788166149}} |
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+ | |||
+ | * 1st July 2019 scoring rate chart: https://twitter.com/skrymir42/status/1145501324139782145 |
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+ | |||
+ | == Hypothetical maximums == |
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+ | Hypothetically, the maximum scoring rate with ideal pieces is a board-emptying tetra. 2000 points every 7th piece. I believe the fastest this could be done is with 6 "O" and then one "I" bar. This would be nearly 7579 points per day - or over 6.3x our normal scoring rate of approx 1200points/day |
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+ | |||
+ | At our normal randomised piece rate of placement, 2000/7pieces would still be approx 4x our normal scoring rate. But that is also impossible in practice, since it relies on us being able to build a 6wide 4high tower every 6 pieces, and then have an I to score the emptying tetra every 7th piece. In practice of course, we only get an I as the 7th piece 1/7th of the time. We also cannot get an empty board every 7th piece, even if we had prescient knowledge of the future. However, I think it should be possible to get approx 2x our native scoring rate from smart piece placement alone. How? By targetting the empty board bonus via full clears as the default tactic. This should be safe as it's a tactic which inherently means we keep the board low, we have a regular "seventh piece" cycle to play to, and if we build clean, then we should get plenty of doubles and triples and occasional tetras the rest of the time. |
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+ | |||
+ | Safer AND faster scoring rate. What's not to love? |
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+ | |||
+ | Without a way to play solo and test tactics, this is theoretical only. (A javascript implementation to allow faster one-person play would be great as a practice/education tool. Could even feed it the official game piece order for direct comparisons with the hive?) |
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= My Terminology = |
= My Terminology = |
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* column: a vertical sequence on the board from top to bottom (11 spots) |
* column: a vertical sequence on the board from top to bottom (11 spots) |
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* line/row: a horizontal sequence on the board from left to right (7 spots) |
* line/row: a horizontal sequence on the board from left to right (7 spots) |
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− | * clear - to clear some rows |
+ | * clear - to clear some rows (see also: full clear - to clear ALL rows) |
* single/double/triple: to clear 1/2/3 line(s) |
* single/double/triple: to clear 1/2/3 line(s) |
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* tetra/quad/tetris: to clear 4 lines |
* tetra/quad/tetris: to clear 4 lines |
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− | * collective/hive/electorate/crowd: everyone who votes |
+ | * electorate/collective/crowd/hive: everyone who votes |
− | * hole (1): an unfilled space that is surrounded |
+ | * hole: an unfilled space that is surrounded on all sides and above |
− | * overhang/half-hole: an unfilled spare that is covered at top, but open to the side |
+ | * overhang: an unfilled spare that is covered at top, but open to the side and can be underfilled with a side-slide |
− | ** some overhangs can be underfilled by a side slide. But not all |
+ | ** awkward overhang - an overhang that cannot be underfilled, so looks like an overhang, but acts as a hole. |
* clean - board without holes. as in "the board is clean" and "this is a clean drop" |
* clean - board without holes. as in "the board is clean" and "this is a clean drop" |
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** question: is a half-hole a clean board? |
** question: is a half-hole a clean board? |
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* dirty - opposite of clean: a board with a hole. "the board is dirty". "this is a dirty drop" |
* dirty - opposite of clean: a board with a hole. "the board is dirty". "this is a dirty drop" |
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− | * well/hole (2): a space perfectly suited for a single piece. Usually I-hole, sometimes J or L-hole. |
+ | * silhouette/skyline: the shape of the top surface |
− | * silhouette/skyline: the shape of the top surface |
+ | * well: a deep part of the skyline requiring a J/L or I to fill. |
− | * empty board: nothing on the board. a perfectly flat skyline, as per the start of a game. |
+ | ** May also be called a hole. Esp I-hole |
− | ** I prefer 'empty' to avoid possible ambiguity with clear or clean, however this is where my usage diverges most from the electorate |
+ | * empty board: nothing on the board. (a perfectly flat skyline, as per the start of a game) |
− | * fossilised - to refer to how long a row has remained unchanged |
+ | ** I prefer 'empty' to avoid possible ambiguity with clear or clean |
+ | * full clear - the move that achieves an empty board |
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+ | * stale/fossilised - to refer to how long a row has remained unchanged |
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+ | * momentary hole - a hole which is created with the placement of one piece, with the knowledge that it will be uncovered with the very next (already known!) piece. |
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+ | * ghost hole - a hole which will only appear to exist but the placement of the piece that creates it, in fact clears a line that uncovers it. Hence it never really exists. |
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+ | ** Naming discussion: https://twitter.com/JoeSondow/status/1135760387322699777 |
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+ | |||
+ | == Fast? == |
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+ | During the 2020 coronis pandemic, a new 10minute game began. I am not currently tracking details on this, however here are start/end tweets per game of it to allow thread finding for future automation potential |
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+ | * 1: end: aquatic https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1246411492146024448 |
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+ | * 2: start aquatic https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1246413915220660224 |
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+ | * 3: start books https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1247506112196173824 |
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+ | * 4. start hearts https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1253832799540281346 |
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+ | ** end 114150 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1269825741660647424 |
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+ | * 5. start hearts https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1269828196876222465 |
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+ | ** end 21775 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1272898429405011971 |
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+ | * 6 start fruit https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1272900945995857920 |
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+ | ** end 24750 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1276653169762697218 |
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+ | * 7 start plants https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1276655688224108551 |
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+ | ** end 10075 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1278366962532282369 |
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+ | * 8 start books https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1278369478334537728 |
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+ | * End game - 1 jan 2021 https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1344653809578987520?s=21 |
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+ | * Start game - 1 jan 2021 https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1344656302232854528?s=21 |
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+ | * End game - 8 jan https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1347188007174950913?s=21 |
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+ | * Start game 8 jan https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1347190500193824769?s=21 |
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+ | * End game 16th jan https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1350238083078189056?s=21 |
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+ | * Start game 16 jan https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1350240600482693120?s=21 |
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+ | * Endgame 2nd feb https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1356338366158028800?s=21 |
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+ | * Start 2nd feb https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1356340799269601280?s=21 |
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+ | * End 3rd feb https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1356725860112326657?s=21 |
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+ | * Start 3feb https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1356728347758194688?s=21 |
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+ | * End 5feb https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1357591538394533888?s=21 |
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+ | * Start 5feb https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1357594050472288258?s=21 |
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+ | * End 7th feb https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1358150221847351296?s=21 |
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+ | * Start 7feb https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1358152735955193856?s=21 |
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+ | * End 26th feb https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1365239430756241409?s=21 |
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+ | * Start 26th feb https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1365241946315264002?s=21 |
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+ | * End 7march Https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1368533695733231617?s=21 |
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+ | * Start 7 march https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1368536150323777537?s=21 |
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+ | * 28 march end https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1375980265818873857?s=21 |
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+ | * New https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1375982726575050752?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | I'm not sure what these are, but they're in my notes. Yet to click through, just transcribing into wiki |
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+ | * 17 nov |
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+ | ** Old: https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1361857141426978819?s=21 |
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+ | ** New: https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1361859658206433280?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | == Also also... some final notes == |
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+ | |||
+ | Around mid 2022 my interest in emojitetra finally faded. The automated scraping of game data had long failed due to twitter's changing html, and life distractions overwhelmed me. Below represents my scatch textfile where I kept game data. Some overlaps with what is above already. The rest is here for potential usefulness. With time and effort, it could be used to flesh out the tables above. |
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+ | |||
+ | <pre> |
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+ | 2020 |
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+ | ---- |
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+ | |||
+ | emojitetrafast began march 2020? |
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+ | |||
+ | 01 aquatic |
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+ | 23200 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1246411492146024448 |
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+ | |||
+ | 02 aquatic https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1246413915220660224 |
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+ | 6925 |
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+ | 03 books https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1247506112196173824 |
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+ | 42725 |
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+ | |||
+ | 04 hearts https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1253832799540281346 |
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+ | 114150 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1269825741660647424 |
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+ | |||
+ | 05 hearts https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1269828196876222465 |
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+ | 21775 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1272898429405011971 |
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+ | |||
+ | 06 fruit https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1272900945995857920 |
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+ | 24750 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1276653169762697218 |
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+ | |||
+ | 07 plants https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1276655688224108551 |
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+ | 10075 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1278366962532282369 |
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+ | |||
+ | 08 books https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1278369478334537728 |
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+ | 39429 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1284582943206207488 |
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+ | |||
+ | 09 books https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1284585475773104128 |
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+ | 29400 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1289165675882151936 |
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+ | |||
+ | 10 fruit https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1289168132867682305 |
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+ | 30525 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1293577187430297601 |
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+ | |||
+ | 11 fruit https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1293579703513563137 |
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+ | 3200 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1294314642248839168 |
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+ | |||
+ | 12 animals https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1294317062425206786 |
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+ | 21750 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1297759838613585920 |
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+ | |||
+ | 13 clothing https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1297762262883557376 |
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+ | 55975 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1306273345323675654 |
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+ | |||
+ | 14 books https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1306275861679632390 |
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+ | 26125 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1310211795928326144 |
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+ | |||
+ | 15 books https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1310214311214686208 |
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+ | 9175 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1311658829260582913 |
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+ | |||
+ | 16 plants https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1311661347029966855 |
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+ | 86425 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1324372605722267652 |
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+ | |||
+ | 17 fruit https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1324375121306427392 |
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+ | 5500 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1325349038258941952 |
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+ | |||
+ | 18 animals https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1325351556028407809 |
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+ | 10050 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1326848989157715968 |
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+ | |||
+ | 19 animals https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1326851483061481472 |
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+ | 69200 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1337350682681044992 |
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+ | |||
+ | 20 hearts https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1337353177713188865 |
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+ | 14325 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1339640752289107969 |
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+ | |||
+ | 21 hearts https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1339643266958991360 |
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+ | 14975 https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1342081838790033414 |
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+ | |||
+ | 22 animals https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1342084355229773825 |
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+ | ...this game ended around new years 2021 |
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+ | |||
+ | 23 books |
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+ | |||
+ | 2021 |
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+ | ---- |
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+ | |||
+ | 3apr 2021 |
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+ | End: https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1378184731422982146 |
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+ | Start: https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1378187243496513539 |
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+ | |||
+ | 3apr 2021 |
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+ | End: https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1378311904515399680 |
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+ | Start: https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1378316911746842625 |
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+ | |||
+ | 6apr 2021 |
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+ | End: https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1379399043659485186 |
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+ | Start: https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1379404077789028363 |
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+ | |||
+ | 14 apr 2021 |
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+ | End: https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1382075370166358017 |
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+ | Start: https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1382077882986467329 |
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+ | |||
+ | 15apr 2021 |
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+ | End: https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1382681888133840897 |
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+ | Start: https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1382684378187255810 |
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 17 apr broken 2021 |
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+ | https://twitter.com/joesondow/status/1383520848842084355 |
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+ | 18th fixed and reset |
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+ | https://twitter.com/joesondow/status/1383624731111223300 |
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+ | |||
+ | 20th 2021 |
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+ | End: https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1384237027445542915 |
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+ | Start: https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1384239431238885380 |
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+ | |||
+ | 23rd 2021 |
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+ | End: https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1385324076848226304 |
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+ | Start: https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1385326595502612485 |
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+ | |||
+ | 9may 2021 |
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+ | End: https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1391348817044197377 |
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+ | Start: https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1391351292354654210 |
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 10may 2021 |
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+ | End: https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1391539047521083392 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1391544081566691330 |
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 17 may 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1394090926969036812 |
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+ | Start: https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1394095896493654019 |
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+ | |||
+ | 19 may 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1394804040618233857 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1394806560195448835 |
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+ | |||
+ | 22 may 2021 |
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+ | Emd https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1396039682304077826 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1396042204683014144 |
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+ | |||
+ | 27 may 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1397582372451717122?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1397584865336258562?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 29 may 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1398425428935598080?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1398427924517199872?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 8june 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1402224483272859652?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1402229494191038466?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 12 june 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1403689112599547910?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1403694146192166920?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 15 june 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1404449137982984192?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1404454151266869255?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 16 june 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1404988722580361218?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1404991171970015233?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 22 june 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1407192195208077312 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1407197229639606275?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 29 june 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1409854738699489282?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1409859772673773568 |
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+ | |||
+ | 9 july 2021 |
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+ | Emd https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1413232978025598977?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1413235492552724480?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 15th july 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1415361022316089349?s=21 |
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+ | Start: https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1415366053891252227?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 16th 2021 |
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+ | End |
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+ | https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1416001213670170624?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1416003729816313857?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 22july 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1417666208178991107?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1417671241574412291?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 31 jul 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1421355519353098248?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1421360554044575748?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 8 july 2021 |
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+ | End: https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1424182625975955457?s=21 |
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+ | New: https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1424185144735244289?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 13 aug 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1425950798068916232?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1425955834094243842?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 16 aug 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1426932310016815105?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1426937300781461509?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 19th aug 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1428034574165049347?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1428039563373543427?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 31 aug 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1432666089410883597?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1432668544953634816?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 3rd sept 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1433567004531724289?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1433569479129120787?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 4th sept 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1434082862748233731?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1434085380114894852?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 6th sept 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1434527309017464834?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1434532345705480193?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 10 sept 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1436269880358047752?s=21 |
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+ | Start: https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1436272289834692611?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 10sept 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1436218559152082945?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1436223489078300698?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 15 sept 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1437845153465528320?s=21 |
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+ | Start |
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+ | https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1437847670588989443 |
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 24 sept 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1441328147803213833?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1441330620118962183?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 26 sept 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1441986465206923266?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1441991495423119363?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 3 oct 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1444471335346860041?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1444473832807354374?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 20oct 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1450673705676271621?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1450678739977732102?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 11oct 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1458515376124272642?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1458520410337677312?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 14 nov 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1459768636520816643?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1459773664954519552?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 23 nov 2021 |
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+ | Emd https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1463090519953735680?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1463095555228246022?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 2 dec: 2021 |
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+ | End: https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1466085275608645632?s=21 |
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+ | Start: https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1466090291132174339?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 3dec 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1466588570328596481?s=21 |
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+ | Start: https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1466593601077477378?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 7 dec 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1468084432472973315?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1468086922081759237?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 12 dec 2021 |
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+ | Emd https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1469934098453917698?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1469936613534810113?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 16 dec 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1471099269008424962?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1471101789290176513?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 25 dec 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1474561209517023239?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1474566145675972608?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 29 dec 2021 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1475883335050092544?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1475885826265399296?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 2022 |
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+ | ---- |
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+ | |||
+ | 1st jan 2022 |
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+ | Emd https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1477243796496650240?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1477248830823272456?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 10 jan 2022 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1480183282247495685?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1480188197057433602?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 11jan2022 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1480741887828914179?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1480746879017111552?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 16 jan 2022 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1482640332273553410?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1482642845907361799?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 17 jan 2022 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1482931270111797248?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1482936305180835841?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 28 jan 2022 |
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+ | Emd https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1487014150265978891?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1487016665388703745?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 5 feb 2022 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1489724512413249537?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1489727027175321600?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 11feb 2022 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1491861134097321984?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1491863609651064836?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 13 march 2022 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1502591818059321348?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1502594307735183361?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 20 march 2022 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1505186412290748419?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1505188911068246022?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 21st mar h 2022 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1505780307735154690?s=21 |
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+ | Start https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1505782817489268738?s=21 |
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+ | Books |
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+ | |||
+ | 25 march 2022 |
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+ | End books https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1507302862312730628?s=21 |
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+ | Start hearts https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1507305352223617025?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 4 apr 2022 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1510858787254521863?s=21 |
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+ | Start books https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1510861284262043649?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 10 apr 2022 |
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+ | End https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1512814182022135811?s=21 |
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+ | Start fruit https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1512816677230047234?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 15 apr 2022 |
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+ | End at 107525 https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1514730803715997722?s=21 |
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+ | Start w/ plants https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1514735842228535320?s=21 |
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+ | |||
+ | 28 apr 2022 |
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+ | End at 43125 https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1519395037984935943 |
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+ | Start w/books https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1519397536913448960 |
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+ | |||
+ | 10 may 2022 |
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+ | End at 30400 https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1523674759061336064 |
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+ | Start w/ books https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1523679773536317440 |
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+ | |||
+ | 15 may 2022 |
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+ | End at 43925 https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1525767002043711488 |
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+ | Start w/books https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1525769523940315137 |
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+ | |||
+ | 17 may 2022 |
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+ | End at 3175 https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1526350850548854785 |
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+ | Start w/ animals https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1526353371279806465 |
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+ | |||
+ | 18 may 2022 |
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+ | End at 9725 https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1526563781551210501 |
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+ | Start w/ fish https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1526568812467744768 |
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+ | |||
+ | 29 may 2022 |
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+ | End at 29075 https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1530757388755537922 |
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+ | Start w/ fruit https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1530759903161163776 |
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+ | |||
+ | 31 may 2022 |
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+ | End.at 3175 https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1531436864091017216 |
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+ | Start w/ hearts https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1531439383131303937 |
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 8june 2022 |
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+ | End ar 20850 https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1534378750489415680 |
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+ | Start w/ hearts https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1534381266966966272 |
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 18 june 2022 |
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+ | End at 37650 https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1537797802675146753 |
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+ | Start w/ clothing https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1537802835533832192 |
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+ | |||
+ | 25 june 2022 |
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+ | End at 37925 https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1540405988489957377 |
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+ | Start with squares: https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1540408484440571904 |
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+ | |||
+ | 29june 2022 |
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+ | End at 8375 https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1541870656643407873 |
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+ | Start w/ books: https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1541873138379550721 |
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+ | |||
+ | 4july 2022 |
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+ | End at 16050 https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1544213572779003904 |
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+ | Start w/ animals https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1544216069430136832 |
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+ | |||
+ | 8 july 2022 |
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+ | End at 7350 https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1545378751688556545 |
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+ | Start w/ animals https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1545381250818420736 |
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+ | </pre> |
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+ | |||
+ | |||
= Externals = |
= Externals = |
Latest revision as of 01:33, 1 October 2022
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https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/with_replies
[edit] Some analysis
[edit] Some plans for future analysis
[edit] Board health
Ideas to measure board health
- simple board fill - Count of positions on the board that are used. This is extremely simple and is already in the analysis
- modified board fill - count columns that have holes in them, and use that as modifying factor to the simple board fill. The height of those columns (or of highest?) should be a factor too
- discussion in this thread: https://twitter.com/HeptaSean/status/1063093435719213056
- board age - for each used position, track how long (age in pieces spawned) it has been on the board. Health is then the sum of ages. Lower = healthier
- A low board will have a higher turnover of pieces and better health. A high board will have low rows that are stuck for a long time - as they age the health will decrease, indicating we are high and possibly stuck there...
- however, it's still not an objective absolute, as two identical boards may register different health
- discussion in this thread: https://twitter.com/Caber_nl/status/1065174652060909570
- weighted board fill - count occupied positions in columns. The unhealth of a piece is valued according to how difficult it is to get to. Basically, the more buried a piece is, the higher it scores. Buried holes need to be handled in some form (they are bad), and deep open wells need to be handled (they are good)
- possible implementation: every occupied position is a point. Those that are on an equal row or higher than the lowest accessible open spot have no further weighting, however each occupied position below that row gets an additional +1 for each row further down. Each unoccupied position (hole!) gets an additional +1.
- Should it handle horizontal holes (ie don't count quite as strongly because once uncovered, they'll be easier to fill and move on?)
[edit] Sociopolitical analysis
The game can be examined as a microcosm of human democratic/communication behaviour!
I wrote some notes about this at one point. There have been many tweets too.
- For instance, this thread: https://twitter.com/alexjc/status/1063861229536665601
[edit] Tactics
- Avoid center holes and center towers
- Keep the board clean
“ | Playing @EmojiTetra:
1 dimensional: where do I put this piece? |
” |
[edit] Rhyming game tips
(refer also to My Terminology below)
“ | If there are less rows than four, build it up to score some more
If there are more rows than five, tear it down to stay alive |
” |
- "less than four? build up more"
- "make a column only if it's to the bottom"
- on the side build a column, but only if it's to the bottom
- note: uses non-standard use of "column". Should find a tip to call it a well
- "more than five? clear some lines to stay alive"
- I like it, except the meter in the first and second clauses is mismatched. “If you’re stuck with more than five, clear some lines to stay alive.”
- "1+1<2" - this is great for sentiment and brevity, but the only people it would be clear to are the power players who know it anyway!
[edit] Game Table
- Official gametable doco is this googledoc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/158iMSY4Qf1AvsJvpKYN9O3XTBXPYhZw-eolZVAGu7as/edit
Game | Theme | Start date/tweet | End date/tweet | Score | Scoring rate (per day)(link to video of game) | Cause of death (usually analysis of lower 9 rows) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fruit | 16th April 2018 | 28th April 2018 | 8375 | 734.47 | Capping an I-well (6 deep well on right edge, with a 3deep cap after final scoring move) | First game naturally topped the high score table. Board style changed on 19th: https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/986827445251616769 |
2 | Animal | 28th April 2018 | 6th May 2018 | 6800 | 769.811 | Building a non-edge I-well (5 deep) above 4 rows of scattered holes | |
3 | Books | 6th May 2018 | 10th May 2018 | 2200 | 638.71 | mix of scattered holes (3 of them) and two different I-wells (3 deep each, one edge, one not) | |
4 | Aquatic | 10th May 2018 | 12th May 2018 | 900 | 453.147 | non-center I-well (3deep) and then 6 rows of scattered holes | Lowest score till game 53 |
5 | Hearts | 12th May 2018 | 27th May 2018 | 13850 | 891.153 | 5 deep left edge well, with a scattered hole below, and several above | New high score. Board style changed on the 22nd: https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/998831537196908549 |
6 | Clothing | 27th May 2018 | 1st July 2018 | 41275 | 1218.95 | 6 deep right-edge well above two lines of scattered holes, and capped | Bug caused in-game delay at GAMEOVER screen (how long?). New high score. Board style changed on 5th June: https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1003930144908558336 |
7 | Plants | 1st July 2018 | 5th July 2018 | 3675 | 1006.08 | full height edge well on the right | |
8 | Fruit | 5th July 2018 | 16th July 2018 | 13725 | 1154.44 | Fastest start to a game to date due to empty board bonus on poll 20 | |
9 | Hearts | 16th July 2018 | 8th August 2018 | 26650 | 1158 | ||
10 | Animals | 8th August 2018 | 27th August 2018 | 20075 | 1173.21 | Game paused for 24h on 2018-08-14 | |
11 | Aquatic | 27th August 2018 | 5th September 2018 | 11925 | 1221.34 | ||
12 | Books | 5th September 2018 | 11th September 2018 | 6300 | 1074.88 | ||
13 | Plants | 11th September 2018 | 15th September 2018 | 3950 | 1019.35 | ||
14 | Hearts | 15th September 2018 | 19th September 2018 | 3225 | 900 | ||
15 | Clothing | 19th September 2018 | 1 January 2019 | 127400 | 1229.27 | Altered to a Halloween theme over Halloween and Christmas theme over Christmas. First game to have a >4 run of same-piece. Had a run of 5 and a run of 8. See EmojiTetra/DeepStatistics for more info. First game with multiple all-clears. New high score. | |
16 | Plants | 1st January 2019 | 17th January 2019 | 20050 | 1234.9 | First game to score uninterrupted sequential tetras. Initially Christmas theme chosen randomly, then re-randomised to plant. First game to recover from a 50-full near-death board experience | |
17 | Aquatic | 17th January 2019 | 6 February 2019 | 23500 | 1177.45 | ||
18 | Plants | 6th February 2019 | 17th February 2019 | 11975 | 1087.26 | Feature add on 10/Feb: Intermediate board showing cleared lines | |
19 | Books | 17th February 2019 | 10th March 2019 | 26200 | 1262.65 | First 1100 empty board bonus. Fastest first 24 hours, due to a tetra on poll 43 and then an empty board bonus on poll 51 | |
20 | Hearts | 10th March 2019 | 19th March 2019 | 10450 | 1076.39 | Greatest save - from a board fill of 52 | |
21 | Fruits | 19th March 2019 | 2nd April 2019 | 15775 | 1189.32 | ||
22 | Aquatic | 2nd April 2019 | 6th April 2019 | 4775 | 1038.67 | ||
23 | Animals | 6th April 2019 | 3rd May 2019 | 31800 | 1206.32 | Happy Birthday. New record of most single-line-clears in a row (20) at end of game. | |
24 | Aquatic | 3rd May 2019 | 11 May 2019 | 8300 | 1094.51 | ||
25 | Animals | 11th May 2019 | 10th July 2019 | 75350 | 1256.71 | First triple-line board clear. Highest scoring rate game to date | |
26 | Plants | 10th July 2019 | 31 July 2019 | 25700 | 1191.5 | A 14 run of S/Z/O only made lineclearing difficult | |
27 | Aquatic | 31 July 2019 | 23 Aug 2019 | 27275 | 1188.02 | Best scoring Aquatic game yet | |
28 | Animals | 23 August 2019 | 10 Sept 2019 | 20475 | 1164.45 | ||
29 | Books | 10 Sept 2019 | 29 Sept 2019 | 23625 | 1229.93 | Smartly survived a 53-full for a further 37 hours, yet threw it away with a couple of foolish poll result. I'm not bitter. Nonetheless our first notable "last stand" | |
30 | Fruit | 29 Sept 2019 | 9 Oct 2018 | 11050 | 1103.47 | Another fantastic "last stand" | |
31 | Plants | 29 Sept 2019 | 8 Nov 2019 | 35950 | 1206.71 | ||
32 | Clothing | 8 Nov 2019 | 13 Dec 2019 | 41325 | 1235.63 | ||
33 | Books | 13 Dec 2019 | 15 Dec 2019 | 1700 | 715.789 | ||
34 | Animals | 15 Dec 2019 | 13 Feb 2020 | 68625 | 1199.56 | ||
35 | Books | 13 Feb 2020 | 18 Feb 2020 | 8050 | 1271.05 | ||
36 | Hearts | 18 Feb 2020 | 6 Apr 2020 | 58375 | 1220.74 | Several "great escapes" in the first few weeks. @EmojiTetraFast began in ...march(?) | |
37 | Animals | 6 Apr 2020 | 20 May 2020 | 52300 | 1186.76 | ||
38 | Hearts | 20 May 2020 | 23 June 2020 | 40050 | ...automation broken as of 2nd June (score 16500) (this is more note to self, sorry) | ||
39 | Hearts | 23 June 2020 | 6 July 2020 | 14125 | |||
40 | Books | 6 July 2020 | 16 July 2020 | 11925 | |||
41 | Plants | 16 July 2020 | 29 July 2020 | 15100 | |||
42 | Plants | 29 July 2020 | 31 July 2020 | 2925 | |||
43 | Aquatic | 31 July 2020 | 2 Aug 2020 | 1325 | |||
44 | Aquatic | 2 August 2020 | 27 Aug 2020 | 29600 | |||
45 | Hearts | 27 August 2020 | 5 Sept 2020 | 8725 | |||
46 | Animals | 5 Sept 2020 | 7 Sept 2020 | 2325 | |||
47 | Books | 7 Sept 2020 | 9 Sept 2020 | 2100 | fast start: all-clear on the 28th poll and fastest collapse - empty board to gameover in 650 points | ||
48 | Clothing | 9 Sept 2020 | 26 Sept 2020 | 20550 | |||
49 | Animals | 26 Sept 2020 | 2 Nov 2020 | 41575 | |||
50 | Aquatic | 2 Nov 2020 | 9 Nov 2020 | 6825 | |||
51 | Books | 9 Nov 2020 | 13 Dec 2020 | 43975 | disappointing ending: threw away a game-saving tetra for a GameOver | ||
52 | Books | 13 Dec 2020 | 24 Dec 2020 | 12625 | |||
53 | Books | 24 Dec 2020 | 25 Dec 2020 | 400 | With twin edge columns, this game made a serious attempt to end without even scoring | Lowest score | |
54 | Fruit | 25 Dec 2020 | 4 Feb 2021 | 49600 | |||
55 | Animals | 4 Feb 2021 | 16 Feb 2020 | 13525 | Some awful late-game decisions robbed the collective of several opportunities to gain extra points and possibly save the game | ||
56 | Plants | 16 Feb 2021 | 25 March 2021 | 45575 | |||
57 | Clothing | 25 March 2021 | 3 Apr 2021 | 11650 | First game to get a Unicorn! | ||
58 | Plants | 3 Apr 2021 | 6 Apr 2021 | 2650 | |||
59 | Aquatic | 6 Apr 2021 | 10 May 2021 | 38650 | |||
60 | Fruit | 10 May 2021 | Current Game | ... |
Note: my timezone is UTC+10 and my dates reflect that. I hope to direct link to tweets sufficient that they can be used for exact time lookups if needed
- Links to every poll in every game...
- EmojiTetra/Details2018 - Games 1-15
- EmojiTetra/Details2019 - Games 16-33
- EmojiTetra/Details2020 - Games 34-
[edit] Board styles / known feature changes
- Start of Game 1 from the 16 April 2018: score in blocks, then unicode SOON, then linedrawing to illustrate NEXT piece
- During Game 1 on the 19 April: unicode SOON replaced with unicode F-FWD
- During Game 5 on the 22 May: Literal "Next", then braille indicator of next piece. Then literal "Score" in and score in plain text
- During Game 6 on 5 June: "Next" and score moved to right of board. Next illustrated with emoji same as board
- During Game 18 on 10 Feb: "The bot will now tweet a rendition of the game grid with filled rows marked as disappearing, with the score benefit shown." - https://twitter.com/emojitetra/status/1094340439849615360
[edit] Notable events
[edit] Empty Board Bonus
Game | Piece | Date/link | Score | Notes |
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6 | T | 15 June 2018 | +1250 | First all-clear. |
8 | T | 5 July 2018 | +1250 | |
15 | L | 8 Nov 2018 | +1250 | |
15 | T | 5 Dec 2018 | +1250 | |
15 | J | 5 Dec 2018 | +1250 | Achieved a second all-clear within 8 hours! |
17 | L | 1 Feb 2019 | +1250 | |
19 | I | 17 Feb 2019 | +1100 | First single-line all-clear |
25 | J | 24 May 2019 | +1525 | First triple-line all-clear |
25 | J | 18 June 2019 | +1250 | |
25 | I | 24 June 2019 | +1100 | |
32 | J | 28 Nov 2019 | +1250 | |
34 | J | 11 Jan 2020 | +1250 | |
35 | J | 15 Feb 2020 | +1250 | |
many games worth of clears are untracked | ||||
57 | I | 2 April 2021 | +2000 | First unicorn! |
All-clears are achieved on average every 6-8 weeks, but if game play and RNG pieces align, are theoretically possible every 7th piece (as occurred on the 5th of Dec with pieces: "IIIJITJ"
In Late May 2019, I (Nemo) decided to push the all-clear tactic, believing we could move from every 6-8 weeks to every 10days or so. In the following 35 days we got two only 6 days apart, but then none for 5 months!
[edit] Awesome moves
For those times we manage to fill in overhangs, T-spins and I-spins
- TODO
[edit] Longest activity on the same piece
In the long run, we average about 4 polls per piece (4.14). Here are the times we've taken over 4 hours for a single piece. 13+ polls...
Start date/tweet | Game | Poll count | Spins ("Rotate" polls) | Notes |
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2018-04-28T07:02:42+10:00 | G2 | 13 | T: Down, Rotate, Rotate, Rotate, Left, Down, Right, Right, Down, Down, Down, Down, Plummet (note: plummet-after-down option not yet available in game) | |
2018-05-22T20:42:41+10:00 | G5 | 14 | J: Right, Right, Down, Rotate, Left, Left, Down, Down Down, Left, Left, Rotate, Rotate, Plummet | |
2018-07-28T15:42:47+10:00 | G9 | 15 | 2.75 (11) | L |
2018-08-18T10:02:20+10:00 | G10 | 15 | 2.75 (11) | L |
2018-09-25T23:42:43+10:00 | G15 | 17 | 3.5 (14) | J |
2018-09-30T04:02:38+10:00 | G15 | 17 | 3.25 (13) | T |
2018-12-03T12:02:38+10:00 | G15 | 15 | 3 (12) | J |
2018-12-15T15:23:34+10:00 | G15 | 16 | 3.25 (13) | J |
2018-12-29T20:22:38+10:00 | G15 | 20 | 4.5 (18) | L |
2019-01-18T06:22:38+10:00 | G17 | 13 | J | |
2019-03-06T23:42:46+10:00 | G19 | 15 | L | |
2019-03-26T07:22:53+10:00 | G21 | 19 | 4 (16) | T: Rotate(x16), Left, Down, Plummet |
2019-03-26T23:02:39+10:00 | G21 | 16 | S | |
2019-05-07T23:42:39+10:00 | G24 | 15 | L | |
2019-05-27T15:42:38+10:00 | G25 | 19 | 4 (16) | L: Rotate(x16), Right, Right, Plummet |
2019-07-07T17:22:46+10:00 | G25 | 15 | J | |
2019-07-09T04:23:20+10:00 | G25 | 13 | T | |
2019-07-16T21:02:48+10:00 | G26 | 17 | J | |
2019-10-02T10:42:46+10:00 | G30 | 13 | J | |
2019-10-10T00:02:46+10:00 | G31 | 13 | T | |
2019-10-18T23:02:46+10:00 | G31 | 15 | L | |
2019-11-03T09:42:45+10:00 | G31 | 13 | L | |
2019-12-03T07:22:46+10:00 | G32 | 15 | L | |
2019-12-26T20:42:46+10:00 | G34 | 14 | J | |
2020-01-26T08:22:46+10:00 | G34 | 13 | T |
[edit] Great Escapes
When The End Is Nigh - and then it wasn't. This is the list of times we've filled the board to 45 or more static pieces, and subsequently recovered to under 30. "Saved to" is measured as the board fill after clearing lines, to the point where two pieces in a row begin to stack again.
date/tweet | Game | Saved from | Saved to | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
15 May 2018 | 45 | 18 | Stumbled from 45 to 35 to 43 to 33 to 42 before clearing to 18 | |
21 May 2018 | 46 | 3 | ||
8 June 2018 | 45 | 19 | ||
21 June 2018 | 48 | 29 | 29 according to the rules laid out above, but we made it down to 16 before the next escape only a few days later | |
23 June 2018 | 48 | 15 | Stumbled from 48 to 31 to 39 to 15 | |
24 July 2018 | 49 | 15 | ||
5 Sept 2018 | 48 | not a real save - we saved to 31 and then crashed and died 12 hours later | ||
4 Oct 2018 | 47 | 5 | achieved 46 to 5 with sequential pieces | |
5 Nov 2018 | 48 | 28 | actually made it down to 19 before the next day's escape | |
6 Nov 2018 | 46 | 9 | 46 to 9 in three sequential pieces | |
13 Jan 2019 | 50 | 1 | bounced from 50 down to 44 up to 49 over 6 hours, before the save | |
11 March 2019 | Game20 | 52 | 22 | We had a 25piece I/L drought, and 21piece I/L/S drought. Both record breaking. 12 non-scoring pieces in a row (an equal record) |
25 May 2019 | Game 25 | 45 | 21 | No clearing due to RNG, but we built clean on the edge. Then an I to clear four (simultaneously making this the fastest game to 19000 score) |
11 June 2019 | Game 25 | 46 | 19 | We had a disproportionately large run of O leading to a build up of holes |
2 July 2019 | Game 25 | 45 | 27 | bad RNG and choices - we steady filled from 5 to 45 |
12 Nov 2019 | Game 32 | 47 | 24 | very quick recovery |
9 Feb 2020 | Game 34 | 48 | 22 | big clean with a triple, however the game nonetheless ended shortly after (within 36 hours) |
25 Feb 2020 | Game 36 | 45 | ||
3 March 2020 | Game 36 | 50 | A real mess which we got lucky cleaning up from |
[edit] Last Stands
When The End Is Nigh ...for sooooo long, before we succumb. These are the great not-escapes. Where we reach gameover level board, and continue seemingly improbably extra time.
date/tweet | Game | Peak fill | Time lived (pieces) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
28 Sept 2019 | Game 29 | 53 | 28 | No 53-full had never previously lasted more than 6 pieces. This lasted 28, and an astonishing 37 hours before the game ended needlessly with foolish voting. Despite not achieving better than 35-full and ultimately ending the game, the longevity is notable enough to include here |
8 Oct 2019 | Game 30 | 51 | 22 | Previously, only G20 had escaped a 51-full, and G29 managed a 51+ full great escape. Every other 51-full had ended within 9 pieces, usually 3. Game30 lasted 22 pieces. No mistakes led to gameover, just unavoidable eventual poor pieces from the RNG |
[edit] Other Greats
Magnificent moves which show how skillful the collective can be - especially when a non-obvious move is sufficiently spruiked into awareness. I call these: #AwesomePlan
- This I-spin in Game 23 to fit into a tight spot. The plan was formulated and spruiked from the previous piece, but linking here to the I https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1123573444400914434
- On 25th June (Game 25), we placed a Z such that it didn't overcover the right-edge hole, and then double-spun the following I to clear the line covering that hole! Linking here to the Z: https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1143464512156098560
- 9th July (G25), a lovely T-spin. Linking here to the reveal of the T as the "next": https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1148276395186909190 ...note also that the T took 13 polls to complete it's move, which places it in contention for the 'longest activity' as well)
- 29 July (G26), another lovely T-spin. We successfully did a mid-board "ceiling bump" (our first?). Here is the T reveal: https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1149267865788272640
- 1 April 2021 (G57), our first Unicorn - the elusive tetra+all-clear, 2000 point maximum scoring move. At this point the account was nearly 3 years old, and the unicorn terminology was nearly 2 years old! https://twitter.com/EmojiTetra/status/1377602207185469444
[edit] Other weird
Split clears are times when a double or triple occurs on non-sequential lines. Only possible with L/J/I for split doubles, and I for split-singles.
Since the line-clear-indicator tweets began on the 10th of Feb 2019, we have only had 7 split-clears - 6 doubles and 1 triple. By comparison, in the same time we had 3 all-clears and 9 tetras.
[edit] Scoring rate
[edit] Real world analysis
There is reasonable correlation with better scoring rates, and better scores. Indeed, as of writing (G24 just begun), there are 11 games with a rate above 1100/day - these have a min score of 11925 (avg: 32580), whilst 12 games below that rate have a maximum at merely 13850 (avg: 6373)
Within reason, this seems logical. Smart play is required for long games, but also improves on scoring rate by seeing non-obvious combinations of the current+next piece to score doubles and triples, where more naive play (as the hive often does) will seek singles only. Conversely, simple "just get singles" non-aggressive play will often result in situations where, thanks to a run of awkward pieces, the board gets messy and the hive simply hasn't learnt and practiced the skills to navigate out.
“ | Scoring faster means playing smarter. Playing smarter means playing longer and getting bigger totals.
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” |
- 1st July 2019 scoring rate chart: https://twitter.com/skrymir42/status/1145501324139782145
[edit] Hypothetical maximums
Hypothetically, the maximum scoring rate with ideal pieces is a board-emptying tetra. 2000 points every 7th piece. I believe the fastest this could be done is with 6 "O" and then one "I" bar. This would be nearly 7579 points per day - or over 6.3x our normal scoring rate of approx 1200points/day
At our normal randomised piece rate of placement, 2000/7pieces would still be approx 4x our normal scoring rate. But that is also impossible in practice, since it relies on us being able to build a 6wide 4high tower every 6 pieces, and then have an I to score the emptying tetra every 7th piece. In practice of course, we only get an I as the 7th piece 1/7th of the time. We also cannot get an empty board every 7th piece, even if we had prescient knowledge of the future. However, I think it should be possible to get approx 2x our native scoring rate from smart piece placement alone. How? By targetting the empty board bonus via full clears as the default tactic. This should be safe as it's a tactic which inherently means we keep the board low, we have a regular "seventh piece" cycle to play to, and if we build clean, then we should get plenty of doubles and triples and occasional tetras the rest of the time.
Safer AND faster scoring rate. What's not to love?
Without a way to play solo and test tactics, this is theoretical only. (A javascript implementation to allow faster one-person play would be great as a practice/education tool. Could even feed it the official game piece order for direct comparisons with the hive?)
[edit] My Terminology
(note: this is what I endeavour to use, and while I encourage others to use, it is in no way formal or endorsed. Most of it is what is commonly used already)
- board: play area (7x11 squares)
- column: a vertical sequence on the board from top to bottom (11 spots)
- line/row: a horizontal sequence on the board from left to right (7 spots)
- clear - to clear some rows (see also: full clear - to clear ALL rows)
- single/double/triple: to clear 1/2/3 line(s)
- tetra/quad/tetris: to clear 4 lines
- electorate/collective/crowd/hive: everyone who votes
- hole: an unfilled space that is surrounded on all sides and above
- overhang: an unfilled spare that is covered at top, but open to the side and can be underfilled with a side-slide
- awkward overhang - an overhang that cannot be underfilled, so looks like an overhang, but acts as a hole.
- clean - board without holes. as in "the board is clean" and "this is a clean drop"
- question: is a half-hole a clean board?
- dirty - opposite of clean: a board with a hole. "the board is dirty". "this is a dirty drop"
- silhouette/skyline: the shape of the top surface
- well: a deep part of the skyline requiring a J/L or I to fill.
- May also be called a hole. Esp I-hole
- empty board: nothing on the board. (a perfectly flat skyline, as per the start of a game)
- I prefer 'empty' to avoid possible ambiguity with clear or clean
- full clear - the move that achieves an empty board
- stale/fossilised - to refer to how long a row has remained unchanged
- momentary hole - a hole which is created with the placement of one piece, with the knowledge that it will be uncovered with the very next (already known!) piece.
- ghost hole - a hole which will only appear to exist but the placement of the piece that creates it, in fact clears a line that uncovers it. Hence it never really exists.
- Naming discussion: https://twitter.com/JoeSondow/status/1135760387322699777
[edit] Fast?
During the 2020 coronis pandemic, a new 10minute game began. I am not currently tracking details on this, however here are start/end tweets per game of it to allow thread finding for future automation potential
- 1: end: aquatic https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1246411492146024448
- 2: start aquatic https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1246413915220660224
- 3: start books https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1247506112196173824
- 4. start hearts https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1253832799540281346
- 5. start hearts https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1269828196876222465
- 6 start fruit https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1272900945995857920
- 7 start plants https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1276655688224108551
- 8 start books https://twitter.com/EmojiTetraFast/status/1278369478334537728
- End game - 1 jan 2021 https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1344653809578987520?s=21
- Start game - 1 jan 2021 https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1344656302232854528?s=21
- End game - 8 jan https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1347188007174950913?s=21
- Start game 8 jan https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1347190500193824769?s=21
- End game 16th jan https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1350238083078189056?s=21
- Start game 16 jan https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1350240600482693120?s=21
- Endgame 2nd feb https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1356338366158028800?s=21
- Start 2nd feb https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1356340799269601280?s=21
- End 3rd feb https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1356725860112326657?s=21
- Start 3feb https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1356728347758194688?s=21
- End 5feb https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1357591538394533888?s=21
- Start 5feb https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1357594050472288258?s=21
- End 7th feb https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1358150221847351296?s=21
- Start 7feb https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1358152735955193856?s=21
- End 26th feb https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1365239430756241409?s=21
- Start 26th feb https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1365241946315264002?s=21
- End 7march Https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1368533695733231617?s=21
- Start 7 march https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1368536150323777537?s=21
- 28 march end https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1375980265818873857?s=21
- New https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1375982726575050752?s=21
I'm not sure what these are, but they're in my notes. Yet to click through, just transcribing into wiki
- 17 nov
[edit] Also also... some final notes
Around mid 2022 my interest in emojitetra finally faded. The automated scraping of game data had long failed due to twitter's changing html, and life distractions overwhelmed me. Below represents my scatch textfile where I kept game data. Some overlaps with what is above already. The rest is here for potential usefulness. With time and effort, it could be used to flesh out the tables above.
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https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1541873138379550721 4july 2022 End at 16050 https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1544213572779003904 Start w/ animals https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1544216069430136832 8 july 2022 End at 7350 https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1545378751688556545 Start w/ animals https://twitter.com/emojitetrafast/status/1545381250818420736
[edit] Externals
[edit] Credits
- Game created by https://twitter.com/JoeSondow
- Tweet with links to his other accounts too: https://twitter.com/JoeSondow/status/971561164994895872
- EmojiTetra game code on gitlab: https://gitlab.com/JoeSondow/emojitetra
[edit] Other/misc
- Animation view of game history: https://emojitetra-viewer.glitch.me
- A different set of stats/charts of game history, including poll analysis: https://emojitetra-viewer.glitch.me/stats