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[steverotters]

Just something I would like to do before I die.  But I don't have the figure.  I am wondering if game accurate would look better (first Tetris picture) or just some contrived arrangement of the (whole) Tetris pieces. The thing with "game accurate" is that the recognizable shapes get broken up and gaps are left as lines are removed. 

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[Sixthwizard]

Cool idea. Draw one. See if it's cool or not!

[steverotters]

This should suffice as a coloring sheet.  Let's decide the best arrangement.  Eventually I will buy a figure and paint the best one.

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Edited by steverotters, 02 May 2015 - 02:20 PM.

[steverotters]

I'd do it like this. 

 

It is game accurate in these ways:

 

--the actual game colors are on actual game pieces

-- no more than three rows were allowed (because the fourth row removes them in the game)

--the blank spaces are intentional to show that a fourth full row was never allowed

 

Contrived and adapted in these ways:

 

--playing area is two rows of 6-squares (instead of one row of 10)

--no shapes (and colors) were placed in contact with the same shape (or color)

--you could never get quite this vertical without the game ending

 

I knew from the start that I wanted the face, sun, and top row to be the background color.  I will probably dry-brush white, silver, or gold on the face and sun to bring out the details.

 

Now I just have to get a damn figure to paint!

 

Then I'd probably do Connect Four!

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Edited by steverotters, 02 May 2015 - 04:34 PM.

[Screamer]

Tetrominoes!

[steverotters]

Connect Four Template:

 

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[steverotters]

This one was a lot more difficult than the Tetris one.  I figured I would just play against myself, not favoring either color or turn.  Pretty evenly matched I would think. 

 

The left half went smoothly with what I thought was a stalemate.  I figured the 7th column must be what is most essential in setting up winning moves in the actual game.  Then, after I thought I was done, I looked closely and there was a Connect Four that I had missed!  It took about six color-reversals to get to a point where there was no win on the board/figure.  The right side went differently.  I kept beating myself (haha) and won four times before I was halfway up.  I decided to stop and count the moves played.  Sure enough, one color had been on the board/figure one more move than the other and this one instance of skipping a turn made all the difference.  I course corrected that side too and ended up with a stalemate arrangement that I liked.

 

This figure I would paint white with a yellow wash and then paint the circles black and red just like the game. I would do a bit of black dry-brush on the face and sun to bring out details. 

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[miah]

This is a damn cool concept!

[steverotters]

Thanks.  I have been thinking about an Atari one but the ideas that seem cool (Donkey Kong, Frogger, Qbert, ET, Space Invaders, Pac-Man) are not feasible on a MUSCLE-sized sunshine arch.  I have two architecture based ideas, but they just seem like things I would jump into with a brush.  Acquiring 4+ arches seems unlikely, so I am probably going to just have to learn molding and casting to get the opportunity to paint.  Also unlikely at this stage in what time I have life.  

[steverotters]

Here is a fun little piece on Tetris and how an unbeatable game can be so addictive.