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Welcome to Sandtrix: Your First Steps in a World of Falling Sand

Welcome to Sandtrix: A New Twist on a Classic Forget everything you think you know about falling block puzzles. Sandtrix takes the iconic gameplay of Tetris and shatters it, rebuilding it with a fascinating new element: sand. Here, blocks don't just lock into place; they crumble, shift, and flow, creating a dynamic and unpredictable puzzle experience. The basics will feel familiar. Blocks fall from the top, and your goal is to arrange them to form solid horizontal lines, which then disappear. You move and rotate the pieces with your arrow keys, just as you've always done. But the moment a line clears, the real magic of Sandtrix begins. The blocks above don't just shift down—they disintegrate into individual grains of sand, tumbling into the empty spaces below. This single change introduces a world of new strategy. A seemingly perfect placement can cascade into chaos, while a messy-looking board might resolve itself with a single, satisfying avalanche. Your first goal shouldn't be perfect clears, but rather understanding the flow. See how different shapes crumble. Learn to anticipate the chain reactions. Embrace the chaos, and you'll soon find the beautiful order hidden within it.