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Life & fun · February 7, 2021

Block Out

Connect at horizontal or vertical lines to eliminate blocks!

Block Out launched on February 7, 2021 with 24 votes, #1,131 of 3,133 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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What it does

Welcome to the official mobile app for Block Out! Connect at horizontal or vertical lines to eliminate blocks in a tetris-like fashion. You score points exponential to the number of lines you connect and the combos that are produced from it. Can you take on the risk to produce the highest score possible?

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