For fans of Tetris on Apple TV+, read the true story of Henk Rogers, Alexey Pajitnov, and the perfect game.

Simple yet addictive, Tetris delivers an irresistible, unending puzzle that has players hooked. Play it long enough and you'll see those brightly colored geometric shapes everywhere. You'll see them in your dreams.

Alexey Pajitnov had big ideas about games. In 1984, he created Tetris in his spare time while developing software for the Soviet government. Once Tetris emerged from behind the Iron Curtain, it was an instant hit. Nintendo, Atari, Sega--game developers big and small all wanted Tetris. A bidding war was sparked, followed by clandestine trips to Moscow, backroom deals, innumerable miscommunications, and outright theft.

In this graphic novel, New York Times-bestselling author Box Brown untangles this complex history and delves deep into the role games play in art, culture, and commerce. For the first time and in unparalleled detail, Tetris: The Games People Play tells the true story of the world's most popular video game.

Author: Brian Box Brown
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: First Second
Published: 10/11/2016
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.40h x 6.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781626723153

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 184176 / Tetris: The Games People Play


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/01/2016
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2016 pg. 126
School Library Journal 09/01/2016 pg. 190
Booklist 10/15/2016 pg. 36
Shelf Awareness 10/25/2016
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2016
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2016 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Shelf Awareness 12/09/2016

About the Author
Brian "Box" Brown is an Eisner Award-winning author whose comics have appeared in the New York Times, Playboy, and New York magazine. His books include the New York Times-bestselling Andre the Giant: Life and Legend, Tetris: The Games People Play, Is This Guy for Real?: The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman, Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America, Child Star, and Accidental Czar (with writer Andrew S. Weiss). boxbrown.com