Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing: User's Guide

Letter Blockade! Game
The object of the Letter Blockade! gameplay is to move and rotate the falling blocks to avoid filling
the well. You can manipulate the block by typing the corresponding text for the control. For
example, in the illustration below, the player must type sad to move the falling block one space to
the right. To move it another space to the right, the player must type sad again. Occasionally, a
Power Block appears that clears part of the board away.
Once a block reaches the bottom of the well or an obstacle, you can no longer move it, and another
will fall. When you completely fill a row, it is removed and all blocks above move down one row.
The game ends when the well is filled to the top and the next block can no longer fit.
This screen includes the following:
• The well in the center of the screen is where the blocks will fall and collect.
• The blocks fall in groups of 4, combined to make a rigid shape. The blocks contain
different patterns. The object of the game is to place similarly-patterned blocks together.
• The Power Block appears as a flashing object. It is a standard shape, but each of the
blocks contains a flashing shade of concentric squares. The color constantly animates (as it
falls) between the 2 block examples shown below. You can manipulate Power Blocks just
as you would normal blocks. When a Power Block lands on the bottom of the screen, it
removes all adjacent blocks, then disappears.
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