Bastet (short for bastard tetris) is a variation of tetris. Unlike normal tetris where your next brick is chosen randomly, bastet uses a special algorithm to determine the worst possible brick. It is designed to be a frustrating experience; it even has this quote on its homepage <i> "For people who enjoy swearing at their computer, Bastet (short for Bastard Tetris) is an attractive alternative to Microsoft Word." </i>

Versions

Bastet was originally designed for Unix (Linux and OS X) operating systems, but has been recently ported to windows. The latest version is 0.41. A new version is planned, but has not surfaced due to the fact that the creator of bastet has been busy lately. Bastet is available for download in the form of a Linux source, an RPM Linux binary, a windows binary and is also available in the main repositories of APT-get for Debian based systems.

Gameplay

Bastet's interface is similar to normal tetris. The most notable difference is the inclusion of a "won't give you this one" box instead of a "next" box. Bastet's scoring system is also similar tetris. For every 10 lines made the level will increase and the speed at which the blocks fall increases. In bastet, the player must attempt to "trick" the algorithm into giving him/her a piece which will result in a line. Unlike normal tetris, where many lines can be achieved easily, bastet's line score rarely increases over 10 due to the game's difficulty.

Popularity

In April of 2005, the Internet news page Slashdot published an article about bastet. Despite this, bastet is still a fairly unknown game.

External links

Bastet homepage

Slashdot article about bastet