Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean the tetrominos aren't after you.
ENOUGH WITH THE PINK PIECES ALREADY!The idea of blaming the computer for cheating when you lose at a video game is as old as video games themselves. Most of the time, it's really just an issue of perception. This is not the case with Bastet, a Tetris variant developed by Federico Poloni which, rather than choosing the shapes you'll receive at random, analyzes your playfield and gives you the worst shape possible. In case you were wondering, Bastet is short for Bastard Tetris, a most fitting name indeed.
You can play an in-progress web-based version of Bastet over at The Goto of the Underground. It usually takes several hours of Tetris play before I find myself good and pissed off by less-than-ideal shape selections, but Bastet achieved maximum frustration in a matter of minutes. Truly a feat. So, if your Friday was going a little too smoothly, and you weren't already cursing under your breath, take a couple minutes to see what it really means for the computer to cheat.
