Kindle Tetris

Tetris clone written in C++ & GTK 2.0 for Amazon Kindle PW4+ (kindlehf).

Features

• Classic Gameplay: Full implementation of core Tetris mechanics.
• Kindle Optimized: Built with GTK 2.0 and Cairo for efficient rendering on e-ink displays.
• UI: Clean board layout with next-piece preview.
• Controls: On-screen touch controls and physical keyboard input.
• Leaderboard: Persistent top 10 scores, with a name entry dialog for new high scores.
• Stable Layout: Eliminates grid shaking caused by button resizing.
• Leveling: Exponential progression with r = 1.4 (clamped to level 19), which increases fall speed.

Release notes

Since first release

• Added leaderboard and high score recording dialogs.
• Fixed grid shaking caused by dynamic button resizing.
• Updated leveling formula: exponential progression using L(n) = ceil(10 * r^(n - 1)) with r = 1.4.

Install

• Install WinterBreak JB
• Install KUAL
• Download the game from the latest releases
• Unzip the archive and move the tetris directory to extensions on Kindle
• Run the game (KUAL -> Tetris)

Build

PC (native)

meson setup build_pc
ninja -C build_pc
./build_pc/tetris

Kindle / cross-compile

1. Install Kindle SDK prerequisites
2. Configure paths inside build_kindlehf.sh if needed
3. Run ./build_kindlehf.sh
4. Output is the tetris directory (bin + KUAL config), ready to use.

Screenshots

Reference

• https://github.com/xfangfang/gtktetris_kindle
• https://github.com/wader/gtktetris