
How to play
The objective of Quinn is to build complete horizontal rows out of the four-block pieces falling down the playing field (the board). You can move, rotate, and drop the current piece using the keyboard; to see the current mapping of keys, choose Quinn > Preferences , and click the Keyboard button in the toolbar. When a piece reaches the ground, it becomes part of the board and can no longer be manipulated.
Once you have one or more complete rows, they disappear from the board, and the blocks above fall down accordingly.
The speed of the pieces falling down increases after a certain number of rows have been cleared. As the board fills up with blocks, you have less time to align new pieces, so you should avoid leaving holes in the bottom rows. The game ends when theres no space left for the next piece to appear.
Here are some additional tips for playing:
- After dropping the current piece, you can no longer move or rotate it. To place the piece under an overhanging block, repeatedly press the move down key and then move the piece horizontally before it freezes.
- You can quickly move the current piece to the left or right edge of the board by keeping the move left or move right keys pressed for a certain delay.
Next to the board, Quinn shows a preview of the next piece to come. Below that, you see your current score, the number of lines cleared, the speed level (1 to 10), and the average number of cleared lines per minute (LPM). The score increases with every piece reaching the ground, depending on these factors:
- the height from which the piece was dropped,
- the current speed level,
- the number of rows cleared.