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Quadblockquiz - Supply Chain Edition

Quadblockquiz is a tetrominoes-like game that is part tetrominoes and part trivia quiz. Being honest, the trivia is to educate on supply chain.

1. Getting started

It will hopefully be setup so you can play anonomously. But signing in allows you to win prizes in the contexts. You can authenticate with an existing GitHub account, or establish a handle using your email.

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2. Playing

QuadBlocks or Tetrominoes are shapes made from 4 squares. In this game there are 5 QuadBlock shapes.

QuadBlocks fall from top of screen

Their fall is influenced by:

  • Clicking the left-arrow key moves the quadblock one block to the left
  • Clicking the right-arrow key moves the quadblock one block to the right
  • Clicking the up-arrow key rotates the block one quarter turn

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3. Objective

To score the most points

  • Points accumulate with each tick of the clock
  • Completed rows are removed and add points (in addition to letting you play longer)
  • Answering questions add points as well as giving you powerups
  • Game ends when:
    • you "lose" because the quadblocks pile up and reach the top of the playing area. Note this can occur via cyberattack or licensing lawsuit, not just by you letting the block accumulate
    • you quit gracefully (ie by hitting space bar and then clicking on quit button)
    • game times out after 10 min

4. Pausing / Questions

Typing the space bar pauses the game. Note "pauses" is a misnomer as it only pauses the falling of the blocks. The game timer continues, and lawsuits and cyberattacks can still occur.

When the space bar is hit, a topic screen is displayed, allowing the player to either:

  • continue back to the falling blocks part of the game,
  • quit the game,
  • answer questions for points and powerups,
  • invoke powerups (see Power Ups)

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See Topics for more on the various categories of topics in the question and answer part of the game.

See Power Ups for more on what powerups are and how they help defend against cyberattacks and lawsuits, and help you get more points.

See Strategy for game strategy. TL;DR - alternating between falling blocks and Question/Answer is the best strategy.

See Intro Video for a video with some examples.