Who invented Tetris, and when and how did he or she invent it?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris "Alexey Pajitnov originally designed and programmed the game in 1984, while working for the Dorodnicyn Computing Centre of the Academy of Science of the USSR in Moscow. Pajitnov has cited pentominoes as a source of inspiration for the game. " May 07 07, 12:47 PM

satguru

The computer game wasn't original at all. The plastic shapes had been available as a toy as long as I remember, and they are fitted into a tray in as many different ways as possible. It represents one of each possible shape made from 5 squares which are then fitted into an oblong, but I have no idea how old the original game was or what it's earlier name was. May 07 07, 2:00 PM