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Centrist

Centrist is a block stacking game where your goal is to place blocks around the center piece in a perfect square formation. Blocks will appear from 4 different directions.

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December 14, 2023
2 years and 231 days ago
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About the Game

Centrist is a block stacking game where your goal is to place blocks around the center piece in a perfect square formation. Blocks will appear from 4 different directions. The game gets harder as you destroy more blocks.

The player has 10 health and the game will end once it drops to 0. If a block is placed at the spawning line, you will take 5 damage and nearby blocks will be cleared. If a block falls off the board you will lose health depending on the number of blocks the piece has (Bombs will always deal 5 damage)

Scores:

10 points for each block placed

10 points for each block destroyed

1st layer = 640 points

2nd layer = 2,560 points

3rd layer = 5,760 points

4th layer = 10,240 points

5th layer = 16,000 points

6th layer = 23,040 points

7th layer = 31,360 points

8th layer = 40,960 points

9th layer = 51,840 points

10th layer = 64,000 points

Special blocks:

Once there are at least 20 blocks on the board every 5th block will be a bomb. The more blocks there are, the more powerful effects you will get. Bombs will explode upon collision and can be detonated sideways.

  • Bomb: destroys all blocks in a 3 x 3 range

  • Big Bomb: destroys all blocks in a 5 x 5 range

  • Filler Bomb: creates blocks in a 3 x 3 range

  • Beam: destroys all blocks in a line

  • Mega Beam: destroys all blocks in 3 lines

  • Shockwave Bomb: forces blocks within a 5 block radius to collapse towards the center

  • Flame: destroyed blocks upon collision (maximum 30 blocks)

  • Big Flame: destroyed blocks upon collision (maximum 60 blocks)

Game modes:

Centrist

  • There are some irregular shapes

  • Bombs will appear

  • Blocks cannot be rotated

Classic

  • Only classic block shapes

  • Blocks can be rotated

  • Bombs will not appear

  • Outer layers will collapse

Bombastic

  • Only classic block shapes

  • Blocks can be rotated

  • Bombs will appear

Extremist

  • Only classic block shapes

  • Blocks can be rotated

  • There are blocks in corners instead of center

  • Bombs will appear