Whirlygig

Whirlygig is a block-building game played across four grids: Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer. Blocks move upward in Fall, right in Winter, downward in Spring and left in Summer. Every five turns, the game randomly selects a different grid for the next round of play.

Control the blocks

You can use keyboard or joystick inputs to control and rotate blocks clockwise or counterclockwise. The starting level is set by your chosen difficulty, which determines the block-fall speed, side-to-side movement and points awarded for clearing rows or detonating a bomb. Every 10 rows cleared raises the level, provided it is above the starting difficulty.

Score and end the game

You earn points by clearing one to five rows at once or detonating a bomb; clearing more rows at once or destroying more individual pieces earns more points. There is no timer or limit on levels, lines or blocks. The game ends when the block level reaches any of the four spawn points.

Whirlygig bonuses

Clearing four rows at once is called a Whirlygig and creates a bonus piece. You have five turns to clear it: doing so awards a good block stored in that grid for later use, while failing to clear it gives you a bad block immediately. Each grid can store up to three good blocks, but you can activate only one per turn. You can activate good blocks on consecutive turns, and they spawn in addition to the five standard turns in each grid.

The good blocks have three types:

• Extra Long: a five-piece-high block that lets you clear five rows at once for a higher score.
• Bomb: destroys the pieces directly to its left, right, above and below, as well as itself.
• Single: spawns three consecutive single blocks.