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The name Tetris combines 'tetra,' referring to four, with tennis, one of Pajitnov's favorite sports. There is one more layer to consider. The best 'aha' moments are compressed tutorials: after solving one clever mechanism, the player usually understands an entire family of future problems. A good clue feels useless right up until the second it becomes the only thing that matters.

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History got weird here

Pentominoes are shapes made from five equal squares joined edge to edge. There are twelve distinct free pentominoes, and fitting them into rectangles can become surprisingly difficult. Another tiny history lesson: The classic river-crossing puzzle with a wolf, goat and cabbage is centuries old in spirit. Variants appear in medieval writings, proving that people have enjoyed logistical headaches for a very long time.