Prairie High School is infected by the Block Blast epidemic. Take a look around the Prairie classrooms, and you will see students playing Block Blast. The game has taken over due to its simplistic style yet egregious satisfaction of each block placed. Due to its popularity amongst all grade levels, Block Blast will continue to spread throughout campus. Even teachers, like Stephen Bjornstad, are getting in on it!
Block Blast, a Tetris-style mobile game, was developed by Hungry Studios in 2021. The game was always seen as an ad on TikTok and many other places, however, it never really got much attention, because it was just ‘another ad’ That was until this year, when senior Tova Orth, brought Block-Blast to Prairie. Orth had seen the ad many times on various platforms and eventually decided to give it a shot. She downloaded it, and shortly after, it spread like wildfire on campus.
Junior, Aubrey Grier is a renowned Block-Blast player amongst Prairie. Her high score of 190,798 puts her in the number one spot for best block blast player at Prairie. “No matter your age, it is easy to play and fun for all types of people, and each block can be applied to infinite possibilities, making the game never-ending,” Grier says. The game is simply perfect for almost everyone due to its simplicity yet complexity. There just isn’t a game quite like it out there, especially one that doesn’t require any wifi at all, making it the perfect mobile game for school.
Riley Burke, a Senior at Prairie High School, is an avid player of Block-Blast. “Even though I may not be the best player out there, it doesn’t make it any less fun. The satisfaction of getting a new high score keeps me motivated,” Burke says. Burke has a high score of 8,634, which is not the highest however, it’s not always about the highest, most flashy score. It’s about the fun you have along the way. Block Blast is and will continue to be one of the most popular games at Prairie High School and that won’t change anytime soon.
