Tetris 2 Puzzle Mode Guide
v1.0

By Dragon Fogel ([email protected])

- Version History -

1.1 Fixed every typo I could find, and added a section with just
the stage passwords.

1.0 First version. I don't see a lot of potential to add to it,
unless I find out about some interesting alternate solutions to
these.

- Introduction -

This is a guide for finishing all 100 puzzles in Tetris 2's puzzle
mode. There were no guides for this that I could find at all, so I
figured out every single puzzle on my own to write this guide.
Hopefully you'll find it helpful if you're stuck on a puzzle.

- Basic Rules of Puzzle Mode -

Here, I'll list the basics of what you need to do in puzzle mode.
There's also a few things here that aren't obvious at first, like the
line-of-six rule. If you already know all of this, feel free to skip
straight to the puzzle solutions.

Line up three or more blocks of the same color (red, blue or yellow)
either horizontally or vertically to make them disappear. Your goal
in each stage is to clear the three flashing blocks at the bottom
using only the few pieces given to you.

There are basically three kinds of blocks. Solid blocks will fall if
not connected to other solid blocks. All falling pieces are made up
of these types of blocks. Floating blocks stay in place no matter
what. Flashing blocks are your targets; when you clear all three, one
for each color, you win the stage.

When you clear a flashing block, all floating blocks of the same
color disappear. Any solid blocks on top of them will fall down.
You'll get a lot of use out of this fact...

If you clear a row/column of six blocks at once, all the normal
blocks of that color will disappear. There are a number of stages
where you'll need to do this, and there are a few where you need
to *avoid* doing this or you'll mess up the whole stage because the
flashing block will be around, but there won't be any normal blocks
to clear it with.

If a piece has multiple sections, after one section lands, you'll be
able to control the remaining section(s). You'll be doing this a lot
of the time, and you'll often need to be careful about where you drop
each of the sections off. (On the other hand, sometimes you don't.)

Also, you probably know this if you've played the original Tetris,
but you have a moment after a falling piece hits an existing block
before it locks in place, and you can still control it at this time.
No big news flash to most of you, but you'll be doing this a lot,
so if you didn't know about it, now you do.

-Puzzle Solutions-

Here we are, what you're presumably reading this FAQ for. Hopefully
my explanations are clear enough for you to follow when you get to
whatever stage you're stuck on.

You can use the stage select to start directly from any stage from
1 to 30. For stages after that, you'll need passwords, which I've
supplied in the guide itself. No password has an O in it, only
zeroes (0). In case you forget or don't read this, though, I've still
pointed it out at each password with a zero.

Stage 1:

About as basic as it gets. Rotate the piece horizontally with the red
blocks on the left and drop so that the red and yellow blocks line up
with the red and yellow flashing blocks. The rest will take care of
itself.

Stage 2:

Rotate the piece so the yellow section is at the top, then drop it so
that the loose red and blue blocks land on the yellow floating
blocks. Let the yellow section just drop.

Stage 3:

Rotate the piece so that the blue block is at the bottom, and move it
between the blue and red flashing blocks.

Stage 4:

Drop the blue/red section (blue side down) onto the stack with the
red flashing block at the bottom. Then either let the yellow section
drop or move it to match vertically with the yellow flashing block.

Stage 5:

Here's the first stage where you need to get six-in-a-row to get
through. Rotate so the long side is on the left, and drop onto the
blue block beside the yellow flashing block. You'll get a line of six
from this. This will get rid of the remaining yellow blocks, and the
rest takes care of itself.

Stage 6:

Another simple stage. Rotate the piece so that one or both of the
yellow blocks are at the bottom. Drop so that the yellow block(s) are
next to the solid yellow blocks at the bottom of the stage.

Stage 7:

Here's the first stage with two pieces.
First piece - Rotate so that the long side is on the right. Drop on
top of the red flashing block.
Second piece - Rotate so the long side is on the right. Drop on top
of the first piece so the blue and yellow blocks match up.

Stage 8:

First piece - Rotate so the long side is at the bottom. Drop it so
that the red block lands on the flashing red block.
Second piece - Rotate so the long side is at the top. Drop it so that
the yellow and blue blocks line up with the yellow and blue blocks
from the first piece.

Stage 9:

First piece - Rotate so the red section is at the bottom. Drop it so
that the yellow and blue blocks are in the same columns as the
flashing blocks of the same colors. Move the red section to clear the
flashing red block.
Second piece - Rotate so the red section is at the bottom. Drop it so
that the blue block lands above the blue flashing block. Don't move
any of the sections.

Stage 10:

Rotate so that the yellow block is at the bottom and drop it down the
left edge of the stage.

Stage 11:

Rotate so the long side is at the top. Drop it with the center blue
block in the same column as the flashing red block.

Stage 12:

First piece - Rotate it so the red block is at the bottom and drop it
on top of the stack with the flashing yellow block.
Second piece - Rotate it so the yellow block is at the bottom and
drop on the stack with the flashing red block.
Third piece - Rotate so that the yellow block is at the bottom and
drop on the stack with the flashing blue block at the bottom.

Stage 13:

Rotate the piece either way and drop it down the left side, then
rotate again so that the red side is on the left and the blue side is
on the right. Drop it between the red and blue flashing blocks to
clear both at once.

Stage 14:

Rotate the piece so that the blue blocks are at the bottom, and drop
it down the right side.

Stage 15:

Get the red section to land vertically on top of the red solid block
on the right, then quickly move the blue section to land vertically
on top of the blue solid block on the left side.

Stage 16:

Rotate the piece so that the red blocks are on the bottom, and drop
it down in the gap between the two sections of blocks.

Stage 17:

Rotate the piece so that the blue blocks are on the top, and drop one
space away from the right edge of the stage.

Stage 18:

Rotate the piece so that the yellow section is on the upper right.
Drop so that the red/blue section lands on top of the yellow solid
blocks in the middle.

Stage 19:

Rotate the piece so that the yellow section is on the upper right.
Drop so that the red and blue blocks line up with the ones already in
the middle, then quickly move the yellow piece one space to the left.

Stage 20:

Get the blue section of the piece to land horizontally on the far
right side, then move the yellow section so it lands horizontally on
the far left side.

Stage 21:

Rotate so that the blue section is on the upper-right. Maneuver the
red/yellow section into the space between the red and yellow blocks
on the left side, then drop the blue section on top of the flashing
blue block.

Stage 22:

Get the red block to land on top of the two blue floating blocks on
the far right side of the stage. Maneuver the rest of the piece to
land with the blue side on top between the blue and yellow blocks in
the far-right column.

Stage 23:

There are three sets of two red blocks down the middle of the stage.
Rotate the piece so that the red section is on the lower-left and
maneuver it on top of the middle pair of red blocks. Quickly rotate
the yellow/blue section so the yellow block is on the left, (press A)
and move it to drop directly on top of the red section.

Stage 24:

Rotate the piece so the yellow section is at the top. Drop the red
block at the top of the column to the right of the red flashing
block. Drop the blue block at the top of the column one space away
from the right edge. Maneuver the yellow section to line up
horizontally with the yellow flashing block.

Stage 25:

Drop the red blocks vertically one column to the left of the flashing
red block. Maneuver the blue blocks to land horizontally between the
floating blue blocks in the middle.

Stage 26:

This stage is more about how you drop the piece than where you drop
it. You need to maneuver the piece through the narrow gaps without
getting the sections to separate too early. You want to maneuver the
blue blocks to line up horizontally with the second set of blue
blocks from the top on the right side, and you want to do this while
the red/yellow section is still attached. Once you manage this, just
drop the red/yellow section to match up with the blocks immediately
below.

To maneuver the piece properly, first rotate it so that the "corner"
between the sections is on the lower-right, then drop it carefully
through the first gap. Now rotate it clockwise (with A) once and move
quickly to the right as far as possible before it locks in.

Stage 27:

Rotate so the blue section is on the lower-right, and drop it to land
vertically between the red and yellow blocks on the right side.
Maneuver the red/yellow section to land between the two structures,
lined up to match with the blocks to the sides. (As well as the
blocks below, but there will be later stages where this isn't the
case.)

Stage 28:

Interestingly, there's no need to rotate either piece at all here.
(Been a while since we had more than one piece, hasn't it?)
First piece - Drop on the left side of the stack, with the yellow
block on top of the second solid yellow block from the top.
Second piece - Drop it down the right side of the stack, again with
the yellow block on top of the second solid yellow block from the
top.

Stage 29:

First piece - Rotate so the yellow blocks are both on the top
(default position). Drop it so the red block lands on the left column
of two solid red blocks.
Second piece - Rotate so the blue blocks are both on the top (again,
default position). Drop it so the red block lands on the remaining
column of solid red blocks.
Third piece - Rotate it so the yellow blocks are at the bottom and
drop it on top of the stack with the flashing red block at the
bottom.

Stage 30:

First piece - Drop it vertically on top of the flashing blue block.
This makes a line of six, so all the normal blue blocks will be
cleared.
Second piece - Drop it vertically on top of the flashing yellow
block. Again, a line of six. The red flashing block will get taken
care of after this.

Now you've passed the point where you can use the stage select, so
you'll need passwords in order to start at these stages if you aren't
playing through the whole thing. As I noted earlier, there are no
passwords with O's in them, only zeroes (0).

Stage 31:
Password - FT?

This is another stage where you need to be sure to maneuver the piece
properly. First, rotate it so that the blue section section is at the
upper-right. Maneuver the red section horizontally between the red
floating blocks. Now maneuver the blue section horizontally between
the blue floating blocks. The resulting lines of six will finish the
job.

Stage 32:
Password - N7?

Line-of-six comes into play again here.
First piece - Rotate so that the red section is on the upper-right,
and drop the blue/yellow section so the blue block is in the same
column as the flashing blue block. Let the red section drop after
that.
Second piece - Drop it horizontally beside the flashing red block to
make a line of six.

Stage 33:
Password - 48N

Once again, line-of-six. Evidently they want you to get used to this
rule. =P

Anyways, rotate so the yellow section is at the upper-left. Drop on
the right edge, then when the red/blue section locks in, manuever the
yellow section to the very bottom and drop it right beside the other
yellow blocks there. Line-of-six, red flashing block gets taken care
of in another line-of-six, blue blocks fall nicely into place.

Stage 34:
Password - 8QN

Guess what trick this stage uses? Yep, line-of-six again.
First piece - Rotate so the red blocks are at the bottom, and drop so
the red blocks are two spaces right of the flashing red block.
Second piece - Rotate so the red blocks are at the top. Drop so the
blue blocks land on the left side of the blue blocks from the first
piece. The blue blocks will clear, and lines of six will take care of
the rest.

Stage 35:
Password - 48R

If you thought that was the last line of six puzzle for a while, you
were wrong. You get to do it once again.
First piece - Drop it horizontally, with the red blocks both on top
of the stack in the middle. Doesn't matter which side the yellow
blocks are on.
Second piece - Same as the first, only put the yellow blocks on the
other side.
Third piece - Sectional, yay! Drop the blue section vertically on the
far right side, and move the red section on top of the red blocks you
dropped down the middle. The red blocks will clear, the yellows will
form a line of six, and the rest takes care of itself.

Stage 36:
Password - 8QR

More lines-of-six fun. This time, though, you need to *avoid* making
a line of six with the blue blocks.

Rotate the piece so that the red section is at the upper-right.
Maneuver the blue section between the top pairs of blue blocks on
the left side. This will prevent a line-of-six with the blue blocks
later on. As for the red section, just line it up to clear the red
flashing block. The yellow and red blocks will form lines of six, but
the blue ones won't, and the blue flashing block will be taken care
of after the red blocks disappear.

Stage 37:
Password - 2F2

No lines-of-six here. But you haven't seen the last of them.
First piece - Rotate so the yellow section is at the bottom. Drop so
that the yellow section falls between the two floating blocks at the
top. This puts the other blocks in the right places as well.
Second piece - Rotate so the red blocks are at the bottom and move it
between the red and blue floating blocks above the yellow flashing
block. The falling pieces will take care of the rest.

Stage 38:
Password - XS2

Easier than it looks. Rotate the piece so that the blue block is at
the upper-left, and drop the yellow blocks onto the floating yellow
blocks above the flashing blue block. Now quickly move the blue
section one space to the right so it lands on top of the other
section. Not so tough, but also a bit easy to overlook.

Stage 39:
Password - 2FK

First piece - Drop the red section vertically on the far right, on
top of the solid red block. Drop the blue section on top of the solid
blue blocks just below. This takes care of the yellow flashing block.
Second piece - Pretty much the same thing. Drop the yellow section
vertically on top of the solid yellow block on the far left, and drop
the blue section on top of the solid blue blocks. This takes care of
the red flashing block, with the blue following shortly.

Stage 40:
Password - XSK

First piece - Drop the long section vertically on the far right, with
the blue block at the bottom. Move the red block to land on the
second yellow floating block from the left.
Second piece - Rotate so the long side is at the left. Drop down the
left edge. The red blocks should line up with the loose red block
from the first piece.

Stage 41:
Password - S8N

First piece - Drop the blue section horizontally on top of the yellow
blocks in the upper-right. Move the red section vertically above the
lone yellow floating block.
Second piece - Drop the yellow section vertically on top of the red
blocks in the upper-left. Drop the blue section vertically between
the floating and solid blue blocks just below that.

Stage 42:
Password - 0QN (that's a zero)

Drop the blue section vertically on top of the solid yellow block at
the top of the stage. Drop the yellow section horizontally beside the
floating yellow block just under it. Enjoy the chain reaction.

Stage 43:
Password - S8R

Rotate so that the yellow section is on the upper-right. Drop the red
section to land with the left side at the top of the column with the
yellow flashing block. Drop the yellow section to line up with the
two horizontal yellow floating blocks; doesn't matter if you do it
horizontally or vertically.

Stage 44:
Password - 0QR (zero again)

First piece - Drop the long section vertically in the same column as
the flashing red block, red side down. Move the yellow block all the
way to the left and move it right next to the flashing yellow block
before it locks in.
Second piece - Drop the long section vertically in the same column as
the flashing blue block, blue side down. Move the yellow block all
the way to the left and next to the yellow block from the first
piece.

Stage 45:
Password - QF2

First piece - Drop the yellow section vertically on top of the solid
red blocks on the left, and the red section vertically on top of the
solid yellow blocks on the right.
Second piece - Drop the long section vertically on top of the yellow
blocks in the middle, yellow side down. Let the red block drop.

Stage 46:
Password - HS2

First piece - Drop vertically, red side down, in the column with the
flashing blue block.
Second piece - Drop vertically, blue side down, in the column with
the flashing red block.
Third piece - Drop vertically, blue side down, on the right edge.

Stage 47:
Password - QFK

Line-of-six. Haven't seen that in a while.
First piece - drop down vertically on the right side of the stack
of solid red and yellow blocks.
Second piece - Drop down vertically on the left side of said stack.
This will result in the blues being taken out in a line of six.
Third piece - Move vertically between the two red blocks on the
remaining stack. Another line of six, eliminating the remaining red
pieces and clearing the yellow flashing block.

Stage 48:
Password - HSK

Four pieces? That's a new record. You'll also need to be careful with
your lines of six again. Because you have a lot to keep track of,
this is one of the toughest stages yet to figure out.
First piece - Rotate so the red blocks are vertically arranged on the
left side and fit them in the gap above the red flashing block.
Second piece - Rotate so the blue blocks are vertical on the right
side, and drop so the blue blocks land on the blue block from the
first piece.
This will clear all the normal blue and yellow blocks... but you
still have two blue blocks in the remaining pieces, so the trick is
to use them wisely.
Third piece - Rotate so the yellow blocks are on the right side, drop
down to the right of the stack of largely red blocks, and move it all
the way left through the gap near the bottom.
Fourth piece - Rotate so the yellow blocks are on the right side, and
drop it so the red block lands on top of the stack of red blocks.

Stage 49:
Password - 4NQ

This stage seems tricky, but it's just a matter of clearing a line of
six. The designers must really like that move. =P
First piece - Rotate so the long side is on the top, and drop it so
the right side is one space away from the far-right edge.
Second piece - Rotate so the red block is at the top by itself, and
drop it so the blue blocks are in the middle of the two sets of blue
blocks. Line of six now, watch it take care of the rest.

Stage 50:
Password - 80Q (zero)

More line-of-six fun.
First piece - Drop the blue section horizontally on the far right
side, and drop the red section horizontally so there's a one space
gap between them.
Second piece - Rotate to vertical and drop down the far left. Line of
six clears the yellows, and a chain reaction makes another line of
six to clear the blues.

Stage 51:
Password - 4N0 (zero)

You've made it halfway through - and considering that, this is
something of a break.
First piece - Rotate vertically with the yellow blocks at the bottom
and drop down at the far left.
Second piece - Drop the blue section, either horizontally or
vertically, so that it lands with at least one block in the column to
the right of the flashing blue block. Maneuver the red section
between the red floating blocks. Pretty simple compared to some of
the last few stages.

Stage 52:
Password - 800 (both zeroes)

The solution's pretty simple here, too.
First piece - Drop so that the blue blocks are horizontal over
the central gap. Doesn't matter where the yellow blocks go.
Second piece - Drop directly above the first piece in the same
orientation, with the yellow blocks matching up.

Stage 53:
Password - 2RV

It's been a while since the last one-piece puzzle. Of course, it's
got multiple sections. Still, you should be getting the hang of these
by now, and if you have, this isn't too hard.

Drop both red blocks so that they line up with the existing columns
of red blocks near the middle. (You'll need to make a quick move
after one drops off and then drop the other.) Rotate the remaining
section so the yellow block is on the left, and drop the yellow block
on the stack of two yellow blocks. Sit back and watch the chain
reaction.

Stage 54:
Password - X9V

Yep, still relatively simple compared to some past puzzles.
First piece - Rotate so the long side is on the right, and drop it
down the far right side of the stage. After the chain reaction, there
won't be much left.
Second piece - drop the red section vertically on top of the pair of
red blocks near the left edge of the stage. Drop the yellow section
vertically on top of the yellow flashing block.
Third piece - Rotate horizontally with the blue blocks on the left
and drop between the remaining flashing blocks to clear both at once.

Stage 55:
Password - 2R!

Okay, now this one's a bit tricky. The solution's still not too hard,
though.
First piece - Rotate so the red block is on the bottom (by itself)
and drop so that the red block is in the right side of the two-space
gap between two red blocks.
Second piece - Rotate so the red block is on the bottom (again, by
itself) and drop so that the red block is in the remaining space in
that gap.

Stage 56:
Password - X9!

Actually, pretty simple again.
First piece - Rotate so the long side is on the bottom and drop along
the right edge.
Second piece - Rotate so the long side is on the left and drop along
the far-left edge.

Stage 57:
Password - SNQ

Another simple puzzle.
First piece - Rotate so the red section is at the upper-right. Drop
the blue/yellow section on the top right part of the huge stack, with
the blue block on the right side. Let the red section drop.
Second piece - Rotate so the blue block is on the top. Maneuver it to
the bottom along the right side, dropping as close as you can to the
red flashing block.

Stage 58:
Password - 00Q (both zeroes)

Still pretty simple, though you'll need to use a line of six.
First piece - Drop the yellow section vertically on top of the only
available floating red blocks (needed to make a line of six after the
second piece drops) and drop the blue section vertically in the
column above the red flashing block.
Second piece - Rotate vertically with the yellow blocks at the
bottom. Drop down the gap just above the yellow flashing block.

Stage 59:
Password - SN0 (zero)

One piece again. Rotate so the yellow and blue pieces are along the
top, and drop the red blocks so they're above the flashing red block.
Move right once the loose blocks start to fall - only the blue one
will go this way, while the yellow falls where it needs to. Maneuver
the blue block so it lands on top of the stack with the flashing blue
block.

Stage 60:
Password - 000 (all zeroes; man, that's an easy password to remember =P)

While there are two pieces here, you actually only need one. If you
clear it this way, you get a special message saying "Wonderful
ability!" and the fanfare for clearing Stage 100 plays when you win.
You may want to try for this on your own before looking at the
solution below.

Just drop the first piece so the yellow and red blocks line up with
the corresponding horizontal pairs of blocks in the middle of the
structure. (To rotate it properly; rotate with A to get through the
gap and then B, or vice-versa.) Everything will line up without need
for the second piece. This is the only stage where I've found a
solution that doesn't use the last piece; I've seen a few where
one of the pieces wasn't needed, but since they drop in order,
the last piece still wound up being used.

Stage 61:
Password - QRV

First piece - Rotate so the blue section is on the lower-right. Drop
the red section horizontally on top of the 4*4 set of red blocks in
the upper right. Maneuver the blue section to right, to the bottom of
the stage, and then as far left as you can.
Second piece - Rotate vertically with the yellow side down. Drop one
space away from the far left edge.

Stage 62:
Password - H9V

First piece - Drop the yellow section horizontally on top of the red
blocks on the left side of the stack. Move the red section to the gap
on the right side, and maneuver it into place between the two sets of
red blocks near the bottom of the stage. This will clear out the red
flashing block.
Second piece - Drop the yellow section horizontally on top of the
yellow section from the first piece, and maneuver the red section to
the gap in between the red blocks on either side of the stack.

Stage 63:
Password - QR!

This stage is easier than it looks.
First piece - Rotate so that the red section is at the lower-right.
Drop the red secion at the right edge to avoid a stage-ruining line
of six. Drop the blue section horizontally on top of the only
available horizontal pair of floating blue blocks.
Second piece - Drop it vertically, blue block at the bottom, down the
gap between the sets of floating blue blocks.

Stage 64:
Password - H9!

I was stumped for a while here. You need to set up to make a line of
six with the blue blocks in the middle, and have the other blocks in
place to finish.
First piece - Rotate it so the blue section is on the lower-left.
Drop it on top of the top pair of blue blocks, then quickly shift the
yellow section two spaces left (keep it vertical).
Second piece - Drop the red section vertically, right next to the
yellow section from the first piece. Maneuver the blue section into
the gap between the yellow floating blocks and the blue solid blocks.
Third piece - Drop it vertically, red side down, on the right side of
the big stack of blocks in the middle.

Stage 65:
Password - T19

First piece - Rotate so that the yellow block is on the bottom by
itself, and drop it so the yellow block lands above the left floating
red block.
Second piece - Rotate so that the yellow block is on the bottom by
itself, and drop it so the yellow block lands above the right
floating red block. This results a line-of-six that proceeds to clear
the rest.

Stage 66:
Password - 9V9

First piece - Drop the red section vertically at the top of the
column with the flashing red block. Maneuver the blue section to land
vertically on top of the flashing yellow block.
Second piece - Drop the blue section vertically at the top of the
column with the flashing blue block. Maneuver the red section to land
vertically on top of the blue section from the first piece.

Stage 67:
Password - T1M

Be careful with the third piece; making a line of six with it will
screw you up. Aside from that, this is a pretty simple stage.
First piece - Keep the long side on the bottom, and drop it so that
the yellow blocks are in the same column as the yellow flashing
block.
Second piece - Keep the long side on the bottom and drop it so that
the blue blocks are in the same column as the blue flashing block.
Third piece - Drop it down the left side, vertically between the blue
solid blocks.

Stage 68:
Password - 9VM

This is easier than it looks.
First piece - Rotate so the blue section is at the upper-left. Drop
the yellow section vertically at the top of the column with the
yellow flashing block. Drop the blue section vertically on the far
left side of the stage.
Second piece - Rotate so the blue section is at the upper-left. Drop
the red section vertically on the far right. Maneuver the blue
section vertically into the column with the yellow flashing block.

Stage 69:
Password - WZ5

First piece - Rotate so that the long side is on the right. Drop it
with the long side one space away from the right edge.
Second piece - Rotate so that the long side is on the left. Drop so
the long side is one column to the right of the flashing blue block.
Third piece - Drop it vertically on top of the flashing yellow block.
It doesn't matter which side is up here.

Stage 70:
Password - BL5

First piece - Rotate so that the long side is on the top. Drop with
the middle yellow block in the column with the red flashing block.
Second piece - Rotate so that the long side is on the top. Drop with
the middle blue block in the column with the yellow flashing block.

Stage 71:
Password - WZ1

Actually, this is pretty easy.
First piece - You'll be dropping both sections at once. Rotate so the
yellow section is at the lower-left, then maneuver it so that the
yellow section is underneath the red solid blocks on the left side.
Second piece - Again, you'll drop both sections at once. Rotate so
the blue section is at the lower-right, then maneuver it so the blue
section is underneath the yellow solid blocks on the right side.

Stage 72:
Password - BL1

Took me a while to figure out this stage, but it was one of those
ones that felt incredibly obvious when I actually did it.
First piece - Rotate so that the long side is at the bottom. Drop
down the far left side.
Second piece - Rotate so that the long side is at the bottom. Drop
down the far right side.
Third piece - Drop it horizontally between the first two pieces, with
the red blocks on the left.

Stage 73:
Password - V19

Only one piece here, making it fairly simple. Rotate so that the red
block is on the lower-right and drop it one column to the right of
the flashing red block. Rotate the remaining section so the blue
block is on the left and drop it so the blue block is one column to
the left of the blue flashing block.

Stage 74:
Password - CV9

You may be tempted to make a line of six with the second piece, but
you'll actually clear the red and blue flashing blocks with your
first piece.
First piece - Rotate so that the yellow blocks are on the bottom.
Drop it so the short side is one column to the left of the flashing
blue block.
Second piece - Line it up with the yellow flashing block as you see
fit.

Stage 75:
Password - V1M

Pretty simple.
First piece - Drop it vertically above the flashing blue block, with
the blue blocks at the bottom.
Second piece - Rotate it so the long side is on the left, and drop it
one space away from the left edge of the stage.

Stage 76:
Password - CVM

If you're getting used to the tricks here, this isn't too bad.
First piece - Rotate so the long side is on the left and drop it one
space away from the left edge of the stage.
Second piece - Rotate so the long side is on the right and drop it
one space away from the right edge of the stage.
Third piece - Drop horizontally between the first two pieces, with
the yellow blocks on the left.

Stage 77:
Password - 5Z5

First piece - Drop the red section vertically in the same column as
the flashing red block. Drop the yellow section vertically in the
same column as the flashing yellow block.
Second piece - Drop vertically, blue side down, to the left of the
red section from the first piece.

Stage 78:
Password - ?L5

..that's a lot of blocks. A line-of-six will go a long way here...
First piece - Rotate so the red block is alone on the bottom. Drop it
so the red block is in the same column as the flashing yellow block.
Second piece - Rotate so the red block is alone on the bottom. Drop
it so the red block is one column to the right of the blue flashing
block.
Third piece - Rotate so the red blocks are horizontally aligned. It
doesn't matter which way up they are. Drop it between the sets of red
blocks and watch as the lines of six eliminate everything but the
flashing blue and red blocks. Good thing we still have a piece left,
isn't it?
Fourth piece - You should be able to figure this one out, but for the
sake of completeness... Rotate so the blue blocks are on the right
side and drop them above the blue flashing block.

Stage 79:
Password - 5Z1

One piece here. No problem. Drop the yellow section vertically in the
same column as the yellow flashing block. Maneuver the red section to
land horizontally between the red blocks in the bottom row. Watch the
lines of six do their work.

Stage 80:
Password - ?L1

First piece - Rotate horizontally with the yellow blocks on the
right, and manuever just below the red floating blocks on the right
side.
Second piece - Rotate horizontally with the red blocks on the left,
and manuever just below the red floating blocks on the left side.

Stage 81:
Password - TW6

Since you have four pieces, and not many blocks already there, this
is pretty easy. (It wouldn't surprise me if there was a way to do it
with fewer pieces...)
First piece - Drop the red section horizontally somewhere on the far
left side. Drop the yellow section horizontally beside the flashing
yellow block.
Second piece - Drop the yellow section horizontally somewhere on the
far right side. Drop the red section horizontally beside the flashing
red block.
Third piece - Rotate so the long side is on the right. Drop one space
away from the left edge of the stage.
Fourth piece - Rotate so the long side is on the left. Drop at the
left edge of the stage.

Stage 82:
Password - 926

First piece - Rotate so the red blocks are vertically aligned on the
right. Drop down the far left edge.
Second piece - Rotate so the blue blocks are vertically aligned on
the left. Drop down the far right edge.
Third piece - Drop the blue section horizontally on top of the solid
blue blocks on the left, and the red section horizontally on top of
the solid red blocks on the right.

Stage 83:
Password - TWZ

You need to make a line of six here, but you need to set up properly
first to get rid of the blue flashing block.
First piece - Rotate so the long side is on the right. Drop one space
away from the left edge of the stage.
Second piece - Rotate so the long side is on the bottom. Drop at the
right edge of the stage.

Stage 84:
Password - 92Z

This one had me stumped for quite a while.
First piece - This piece isn't necessary. Either drop it on the red
flashing block, or someplace where it won't do anything.
Second piece - Rotate so the long side is on top. Drop it so the blue
block is above the blue flashing block.
Third piece - Drop the yellow block on top of the yellow block from
the second piece. Quickly rotate (with A!) and drop the blue block on
top of the blue block from the second piece. Drop the red section
horizontally beside the stack on the left side.
Fourth piece - Rotate so the red blocks are vertically aligned on the
left. Drop so that the yellow blocks are above the flashing yellow
block.

Stage 85:
Password - WK4

First piece - Rotate so that the yellow blocks are vertically aligned
on the left. Drop with the yellow blocks in the same column as the
flashing yellow block.
Second piece - Rotate so the red blocks are on the lower-right. Drop
the red section vertically at the right edge of the stage. (this sets
up for a line of six). Maneuver the blue section to land vertically
between the floating blue blocks and the solid blue block.

Stage 86:
Password - B64

This was one tricky stage for me.
First piece - Rotate so the long side is on the left. Drop it with
the long side one column to the right of the flashing red block.
Second piece - Rotate so the long side is on the right. Drop it with
the long side one column to the left of the flashing blue block.
Third piece - Not needed. Just put it somewhere off to the side.
Fourth piece - Drop the red section vertically between the floating
and solid red blocks on the left. Drop the blue section vertically
between the floating and solid blue blocks on the right.

Stage 87:
Password - WKP

*Five* pieces! Haven't seen that before. It looks tricky, but if you
look at what sections of the layout match up with the colors of the
pieces, you might be able to figure it out.
First piece - Rotate it so that the blue block is on the left, and
drop it straight down the middle. (With the two middle blocks on top
of the two-column stack of floating blocks in the middle.)
Second piece - Rotate it so that the blue block is on the left, and
drop it straight down the middle.
Third piece - Rotate it so that the red side is on the left, and drop
it right down the middle.
Fourth piece - Rotate it so that the yellow side is on the left, and
drop it right down the middle.
Fifth piece - Rotate it so that the yellow block is on the bottom,
and drop it on the right side of the stack of floating blocks.

Stage 88:
Password - B6P

From five pieces down to two. This is actually rather obvious if
you've gotten this far...
First piece - Rotate so the long side is at the bottom, and drop it
so the red blocks are on top of the solid blue blocks in the middle
of the stage.
Second piece - Rotate so the long side is at the bottom, and drop it
so the red blocks are on top of the solid red blocks in the middle of
the stage.

Stage 89:
Password - VW6

Another easy one. Man, are they not trying, or am I just getting used
to their tricks now?
First piece - Rotate so the red block is on the right side by itself.
Move to the right edge of the stage and let it drop.
Second piece - Drop it so that the blue block lands on top of the
blue blocks in the first piece.
Third piece - Rotate it vertically with the blue side down and drop
down the left edge. (Maybe there's a solution with less pieces here
I'm missing or something?)

Stage 90:
Password - C26

Yet another easy one!
First piece - Rotate so the red blocks are vertically aligned on the
right side. Drop so the red blocks are in the same column as the
flashing yellow block.
Second piece - Rotate so the red blocks are vertically aligned on the
left side. Drop so the red blocks are in the column with the floating
(not flashing!) red block on the bottom.

Only ten to go after this!

Stage 91:
Password - VWZ

..well, I guess those last few easy stages were to give you a break
before this one. Took me a while to figure it out, but I managed.
First piece - Rotate so the yellow blocks are at the bottom and drop
onto the blue solid blocks.
Second piece - Rotate so the yellow blocks are at the top and drop to
line up with the first piece.
Third piece - Rotate so the blue blocks are at the bottom and drop on
top of the second piece.
Fourth piece - Drop the red/yellow section to line up with the red
and yellow blocks from the third piece. Drop the blue section to line
up with the solid blue blocks below all the pieces.

Stage 92:
Password - C2Z

Another tricky one.
First piece - Drop the blue section horizontally on top of the yellow
and red solid blocks right in the middle. Hit B as soon as you hear
the click to rotate the red/yellow section counterclockwise, then
quickly move it left twice to drop it directly on top the blue
section.
Second piece - Rotate so that the long side is at the top, then drop
so the yellow block is above the red block from the first piece.
Third piece - Rotate so that the long side is at the top, then drop
so the red block is above the yellow block from the first piece.

Stage 93:
Password - 5K4

This one could prove tricky, but I figured it out pretty fast,
myself.
First piece - Rotate so the long side is at the right and drop it
down the far right edge.
Second piece - Rotate so that the long side is at the left and drop
it on the farthest left block.
Third piece - Drop the blue section vertically one column to the left
of the red flashing block, and drop the yellow section vertically one
column to the right of the flashing blue block.

Stage 94:
Password - ?64

Wow. This is a pretty empty stage. Because of this and the fact there
are only two pieces, it's not that hard.
First piece - Rotate so that the blue blocks are on the bottom. Drop
them onto the floating yellow blocks in the columns left and right of
the flashing blue block. Drop the remaining section yellow side down
onto the pair of solid yellow blocks.
Second piece - Rotate so the blue block is at the lower-right. Drop
it onto the one floating yellow block that doesn't already have a
blue block on it. Drop the remaining section yellow side down onto
the yellow flashing blocks. The blue flashing block will now be taken
out in a line of six, resulting in the red flashing block being
cleared.

Stage 95:
Password - 5KP

Even if you're stumped, you'll probably find this just by
experimenting.
First piece - Rotate so the red blocks are at the bottom. Drop onto
one of the free lower yellow floating blocks.
Second piece - Rotate so the red blocks are at the bottom. Drop onto
the remaining free lower yellow floating block.
Third piece - Rotate so the red block is on the bottom and drop onto
the solid red block. When the yellow block disconnects, move it all
the way to the right and let it drop. Chain reactions and lines of
six will take care of the rest.

Only five stages to go!

Stage 96:
Password - ?6P

This one's not really any trickier than other puzzles up to now.
First piece - Rotate so the yellow block is at the bottom by itself.
Drop it with the yellow block two columns left of the solid red
block.
Second piece - Rotate so the yellow block is at the bottom by itself.
Drop it with the yellow block two columns right of the lone solid red
block.
Third piece - Rotate so the red blocks are on the bottom. Drop it so
the middle section is right on top of the lone solid red block.
Lines-of-six clear a lot of the blocks.
Fourth piece - Rotate so that the red section is on the bottom. Drop
it so the yellow and blue blocks are in the same columns as the
respectively-colored flashing blocks, and let the red section drop.

Stage 97:
Password - JP7

This solution's a bit messy, but it works. There might be something
better.
First piece - Rotate so the yellow section is on the left, and drop
it right next to the floating yellow block on the left stack. Move
the blue block right above the red flashing block, and let the red
block drop next to it.
Second piece - Rotate so the yellow section is on the right, and drop
it right next to the floating yellow block on the right stack. Move
the red block right above the blue flashing block, and let the blue
block drop next to it. Now you just have to take care of the yellow
one.
Third piece - Rotate so the blue block is on the left by itself. Drop
it so the yellow blocks land on the floating yellow block three
columns to the right of the flashing yellow block.
Fourth piece - Rotate so that the blue block is on the bottom by
itself. Drop so the blue block lands on the stack of two solid blue
blocks near the yellow flashing block.

Stage 98:
Password - Z37

First piece - Drop the red section vertically in the same column as
the flashing red block. Move the blue section left, and drop it
vertically one column to the left of the flashing yellow block.
Second piece - Rotate so the blue section is at the upper-right. Drop
it so the red block is above the blue section from the first piece,
and let the blue section drop.
Third piece - Rotate so the blue section is at the upper-left. Drop
the red/yellow section so it lands on the two solid blue blocks left
of the flashing red block, and maneuver the blue section to line up
with the flashing blue block.

Stage 99:
Password - JPH

First piece - Drop the blue section vertically in the same column as
the blue flashing block, and drop the red section vertically in the
same column as the red flashing block.
Second piece - Rotate so the blue blocks are on the top and drop down
the right edge of the stage.
Third piece - Rotate so the red blocks are on the top and drop down
the left edge of the stage.
Fourth piece - Rotate so that the red and blue blocks are on the
bottom. Drop so the yellow blocks are in the same column as the
yellow flashing block.

Last stage!

Stage 100:
Password - Z3H

You get a full five pieces here, and it's not really clear where to
even begin... Well, it *is* the last stage, so what did you expect?
It was about a week before I finally figured this out, though I
wasn't focusing on it the whole time. However, as usual, the solution
felt surprisingly simple when I *did* figure it out. For those of you
who just want a hint - try messing around with the L-shaped pieces
and the spaces right underneath the midair stacks.

As for the solution:
First piece - Rotate so that the long side is on the left. Move it to
the left edge under the big stack in midair.
Second piece - Rotate so that the long side is on the right. Maneuver
it in between the left midair stack and the first piece.
Third piece - Rotate so the red blocks are on the upper-right. Drop
so that the red blocks are in the same column as the flashing red
block.
Fourth piece - Rotate so the long side is on the right. Move it to
the right edge under the big midair stack.
Fifth piece - Rotate so that the long side is on the left. Maneuver
in between the right midair stack and the fourth piece. Watch one of
the most impressive chain reactions in puzzle game history.

Congratulations, you made it through! And what do you get? One last
cinema scene and a "The End" message. Oh well, it was fun, and that's
what counts. =P

- Passwords -

These are in the guide itself, but here's all of them in one place for
your convenience. No password has an O, only zeroes (0).

Stage 31: FT?   Stage 32: N7?   Stage 33: 48N   Stage 34: 8QN
Stage 35: 48R   Stage 36: 8QR   Stage 37: 2F2   Stage 38: XS2
Stage 39: 2FK   Stage 40: XSK   Stage 41: S8N   Stage 42: 0QN
Stage 43: S8R   Stage 44: 0QR   Stage 45: QF2   Stage 46: HS2
Stage 47: QFK   Stage 48: HSK   Stage 49: 4NQ   Stage 50: 80Q
Stage 51: 4N0   Stage 52: 800   Stage 53: 2RV   Stage 54: X9V
Stage 55: 2R!   Stage 56: X9!   Stage 57: SNQ   Stage 58: 00Q
Stage 59: SN0   Stage 60: 000   Stage 61: QRV   Stage 62: H9V
Stage 63: QR!   Stage 64: H9!   Stage 65: T19   Stage 66: 9V9
Stage 67: T1M   Stage 68: 9VM   Stage 69: WZ5   Stage 70: BL5
Stage 71: WZ1   Stage 72: BL1   Stage 73: V19   Stage 74: CV9
Stage 75: V1M   Stage 76: CVM   Stage 77: 5Z5   Stage 78: ?L5
Stage 79: 5Z1   Stage 80: ?L1   Stage 81: TW6   Stage 82: 926
Stage 83: TWZ   Stage 84: 92Z   Stage 85: WK4   Stage 86: B64
Stage 87: WKP   Stage 88: B6P   Stage 89: VW6   Stage 90: C26
Stage 91: VWZ   Stage 92: C2Z   Stage 93: 5K4   Stage 94: ?64
Stage 95: 5KP   Stage 96: ?6P   Stage 97: JP7   Stage 98: Z37
Stage 99: JPH   Stage 100: Z3H

- Legal Disclaimer -

This FAQ is copyright 2004 Kenneth Nearey. Feel free to use it on
your own website, as long as you give me credit. There's no existing
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around.

- Credits -

Nobody gets credit for helping me with these puzzles; I figured them
all out with my own two hands. Er... or something like that. Still,
I'd like to thank Matt Hobbs, my frequent co-conspirator, for moral
support, looking over this FAQ, and checking some of my solutions.

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