Plox

History of Plox

In 1986, famed game developers (also twins) George and Jerry Stamwer released Plox - a classic arcade game that spawned a cult following.

Mysteriously, 11 months after the game's release, the Stamwer Brothers went missing, along with the game's source code.

All Plox games were rendered unplayable when a kill switch of the game was activated.

The team at Plato has recently unearthed a cassette containing the source code from the New Mexico desert. We're excited to offer the game for a new generation of Plox players.

Basic Rules

Plox is an arcade style blocks matching game for 2 players. Players create matches by aligning 3 or more of the same colored blocks:

Matches are created when 3 similar colored blocks are aligned either vertically, horizontally or diagonally:

When a player has any blocks filled over the top of their board, the game will end. The player that survives is the winner.

Controls

Players can control their falling blocks in 3 ways:

Tap to rotate
Tap to rotate the position of each block vertically.

Slide
Hold tap and slide left or right to move the blocks horizontally.

Drop
Hold tap and slide down to drop the blocks down quickly.

Junks

Any matched blocks will create "junk" blocks to be sent to the opponent's board.

Larger junks can be created by matching more than 3 blocks or with a cascading set of matches.

Ghost Option

When the Ghost option is enabled, players can see a preview "ghost" images of where their blocks will land at the bottom.