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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Dominik Diamond

Tetris puts me in a state of zen. If only it did the same for my family

Tetris Effect.
Serenity now … Tetris Effect. Photograph: Monstars/Resonair

My whole family is under one roof again, after my son Charlie’s flirtation with university was halted by a combination of shady landlord and disappointing levels of partying. As a responsible parent, I should have persuaded him to stay, but 3,000 miles was a hell of a distance to be from the one member of the family who both a) can legally drink and b) wants to go drinking with me. I designate our first Saturday night together a Family Game Night.

“There’s a multi-player Tetris on PlayStation Plus,” I suggest, “That could be fun!”

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