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8-1 Stacking

  • The black sheep of the family. Stacking 8-1 is pain because you need double I-pieces to even do anything, and even more so when garbage is currently spawning in 8-1 (See: Zenith tower)

  • But really this page is more of what options are available to you because you got clean garbage on column 8.

  • You will probably need to toss an I piece into the 1 column to start doing any of these techniques so you can fill up from the bottom.

  • The main feature of 8-1 is starting with an I to build up the 1-side and using the J/L piece to utilize it.

Shachiku Chain​

  • Unlike in 9-0, Shachiku Train (Chain) becomes a strong option since you can chain it endlessly provided you stack well enough, similar to ST / LST Stacking.
  • Shachiku chain doesn't cause a height difference, but it does cause the floor level to increase by one each iteration.

Parapet Chaining​

  • Another option in keeping B2B is chaining parapets on top of each other.

    • This is your only other option in helping your 1 side increase in height outside of using I pieces.

    Inverted Parapet​

    • For when your stack is lower than your 1 column...

STSD​

  • Like Shachiku and Parapet except you use an inverted L piece on the 1 side.
    • King Crimson: An TST stacked on top of a TST, it requires an S piece, then only an inverted L piece on top. It's somewhat dangerous to use this, but a TDD attack is truly incredible..

9-0 techniques​

  • Remember! All 9-0 techniques are still available to you! So you can always continue to do the ol' reliable of natural donations after building up the 1-side.

Hyper Fractal​

  • If you don't care about back to back, hyper fractal is a strong defensive option. Hyper fractals will keep the tetris hole open at any given time, while you build up TSD slots for spiking.

8-1 Stacking sprint achievement​

Interestingly, you can stack in a very 5-4 pattern-ny way, using LOJ boxes and SZTs together! The video here should showcase this well enough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZULdjuwsUAs

Side 4-Wide (S4W)​

  • Because your b2b chain is likely not going to survive, you might as well utilize the other side of the coin: Side 4 wide!
  • Especially useful in Zenith if it decides to give you clean holes over there, because 8-1 is poopoo and there really isnt a lot of other options.