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Drop Dead
You may notice a similarity between Drop Dead and the classic game of Tetris, except that the Tetris pieces never complain about being dropped. The object of the game is, strangely enough, to get a row of body parts clear from one side of the pit to the other. That row will then decompose, and make more room in the pit, and add to your score. If you want to make a really impressive "whump" sound, build four rows all the way across, except for the last column. Then, drop a 1x4 body into the column, and watch all four rows disappear at once. You get a bonus!
The not dead yet bodies are a bit pesky, as they move side to side and spin by themselves on the way down. One easy way around this gruesome problem is to push them to one side or the other, and keep pressing them against the side. They are then unable to spin and will slide down peacefully. A second, and slightly riskier approach is to wait until the body is in the right column, and in the right orientation, and hit the down arrow key. This makes the body plummet downward, and will often let you get pesky holes filled.
As the levels go up, the pace gets faster and faster. The points values for completing rows also get higher. Try to have as few rows left as possible when the pace starts to pick up, so you will have more time to position a body as it is falling.
One last tip, the not dead yet bodies will stop talking if you can just get rid of their heads. I try to put them in upside down, so that the annoying whining about being buried alive stops as soon as possible.
