Introduction: Tetra Tower

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Hi All,

I came across a new game, which brought back my childhood memory of playing Tetris.

What is liked about this tower,

  • This is a physical game,
  • A mobile or laptop is not needed to play the game!!
  • Improves hand-eye coordination
  • Improves thinking power

While Tetra tower is available in some countries but is currently unavailable in India.

So decided to make one using Tinkercad.


Supplies

  • 3d Printer (I have ender 3)
  • Tinkercad
  • White and blue PLA filament

Step 1: Base

  • To make the base, add 6 boxes of dimensions 40x40x20mm
  • Add a semi-circle and adjust its dimensions to 180x65x20mm
  • Arrange all boxes in line and then move them by 20mm and group
  • Now rotate this group by 45 degree
  • Bring the semi-circle and boxes together and group them to form a base
  • Adding text is optional

Step 2: Block 1

  • Add as box for 40x60x20mm
  • Add two holes(boxes) for 20x20mm
  • Align a hole and a box to the left and top, group them
  • Then align the other hole and the box to the right and bottom, group them
  • We have our basic shape, We could leave it to this or go one step further and add holes to give it the final look we want as shown
  • Each wall is 1mm thick

Step 3: Block 2

  • Add a 40x40x20mm box
  • Add 4 holes 18.5x18.5mm each
  • Align the holes such that there is a 1mm thick wall everywhere and group them

Step 4: Block 3

  • Add 40x60x20mm box
  • Add a hole 20x40x20mm and group them
  • Add Holes to leave a 1mm think wall everywhere and group them

Step 5: Block 4

  • Add a 80x20x20mm box
  • Add 4 holes as shown and group them

Step 6: Block 5

  • Add 40x60x20mm box
  • Add 2 holes 20x20x20mm and cut the two corners
  • Add Holes to leave a 1mm think wall everywhere and group them


Step 7: Variants

  • Over a period of a few days, I create a few variants of the base and blocks
  • Base
  • Easy: The base is a bit flatter
  • Medium
  • Hard
  • Blocks
  • Hollow
  • Solid
  • Solid with groves
  • All files are available on Cults3d

Step 8: 3d Printing

  • I used Ender 3 to print it
  • Base
  • White PLA
  • 0.28 Resolution
  • no Supports
  • Infill: 5%
  • Infill pattern: Zigzag
  • Blocks
  • White and blue PLA
  • 0.28 Resolution
  • no Supports
  • Printed 2 sets

I painted blocks with Acrylic colors since I did not have any other color filaments. After painting the blocks are a bit sticky, I can recommend not to paint them at all

Step 9: How to Play

  • This is a two-player game
  • Each player places a block of their choice on the base to start building the tower
  • A player cannot touch the base
  • The player losses if any of the following are met
  • He/she cannot place a block or the block fells off the tower
  • Makes the tower unstable and topple
  • Accidently topples the tower
  • Suitable for kids and adults above 5years