News & Facts
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06/26/2025
We're planning to offer a new level again after a long time. The details aren't finalized yet, so stay tuned!
08/30/2024
We have redesigned the look; have fun with it!
02/24/2024
The Karlsruhe association "RetroGames" is paying tribute to the history of this game in a special interactive exhibition entitled "40 Years of Tetris". At Schauenburgstraße 4, during regular opening hours on Saturdays from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., visitors can marvel at the interesting and curious things that the two curators Kay Weidenmann and Mario Berlute have put together with great attention to detail.
01/12/2024
A 13-year-old American, Willis Gibson, achieved the seemingly impossible on December 21: He finished the 1989 NES version of Tetris, which actually has no ending. In just under 40 minutes, Gibson played through the game to level 157, where it suddenly came to a standstill. As an experienced Tetris pro with the pseudonym "Blue Scuti", Gibson has has already taken part in several tournaments and has over 1,230 subscribers on his YouTube channel.
12/05/2023
For all those who haven't discovered it yet: The picture on the right is not only beautifully colorful, but you can even click on it.
07/26/2023
As of today, a variant is available which makes Novotris even more exciting and offers more variety. In the mode "speed" (in contrast to the ""classic"), the faster the stone reaches the bottom, the more points it earns. Check it out!
07/15/2023
Tetris helps people cope with the consequences of trauma. This is the conclusion reached by a team from the Ruhr University Bochum together with a researcher from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden following a study of 20 patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
07/06/2023
The English version is now online!
06/22/2023
Exciting News: Novotris goes international! An English version of the game is currently in its final stages of development and undergoing testing. We can look forward to welcoming players from all around the world to join in the fun and excitement. Stay tuned for the official release and get ready to challenge players from every corner of the globe in Novotris!
05/24/2023
If you play as a "guest" (i.e. without registering), you must expect that games will no longer be visible at some point. This happens, for example, when you delete the browser data. In this respect it is practical to create an account. Then you are independent of computer and browser. If you don't like that, you can of course continue to play as a guest.
05/16/2023
Level 6 is unlocked, have fun playing! Furthermore, there was an error during registration, which is hopefully fixed now.
05/11/2023
Level 6 will soon be available! It will be interesting to see who will have worked their way up to this level by then.
05/09/2023
Tip: With the "P" key, you can not only pause a game, but also continue ("Play") or start it.
04/19/2023
Finally: Long stone from Tetris gets its own game (Unfortunately only in German)
04/12/2023
Minor bugs are being fixed again and again. For example, it should no longer be possible to play all levels immediately before you have worked your way up!
03/04/2023
As of version 2.3 you can create an account with a username and password. The previous method with the automatically created user still works.
01/05/2023
The original "Tetris" was created back in 1984 and is still played today on all kinds of platforms.