I hate Tetris. I've got the mental agility to coordinate military strikes in countless real time strategy games, and the hand-eye dexterity to place a bullet in the head of a moving target in first person shooters, but for whatever reason I lack whatever skills are necessary to force those infernal blocks into neat little rows.
Fortunately, 99 Bricks is a game that plays to my strengths – namely, stacking a really tall tower of the familiar four-block shapes.
As the title suggests, you'll be armed with 99 of the things, and tasked with stacking them as high as you can. But there's a catch – the bricks obey the laws of physics, so stack them at the wrong angle and they'll tumble and fall, often taking a few more with them.
They also don't stick to one another like Tetris blocks, resulting in a satisfying wobble every time you drop a brick onto the pile. There's also a discard option, so you can simply throw away a brick you don't particularly like, but you're still limited to 99.
The physics take a little getting used to, but once you've figured out how the blocks operate it's actually quite a bit of fun.
99 Bricks [Kongregate]
