Want quick help unlock the 37 Konoha Easy girls?
-> Jump to the balanced sequences section and learn those 2 patterns.

Want to make the mode approachable?
-> Read as far as the section on freestyling.

Want to clear the mode?
-> Learn the dozen or so most common patterns and get decent at freestyling.

Want a consistent clear?
-> Learn all the patterns and/or get fast at execution.

The basic concept of the mode is you have limited time to do as many 5-wide perfect clears as possible using only the pieces LJOTI. Getting the perfect clear with singles, doubles, triples and tetrises will give you time extensions of 5, 8, 11 and 15 seconds respectively, so you're heavily incentivized to place pieces in an order that will end with a larger clear.

The in-game guide will help you get up to 25 perfect clears before it gets turned off. Your timer can increase to as much as 5 minutes. After level 1000, perfect clears stop giving you time extensions (except tetrises which seem to still give a mere 1 second).

This mode is intimidating but learning patterns one by one builds your confidence and it becomes quite satisfying to play.

Very often you will get a sequence that has 1 of all 5 piece types. There are 120 possible sequences like this. ~97% of these sequences are solvable using just 2 patterns.



This pattern is useful for 100/120 possible balanced sequences so you get a lot of mileage out of it.

• Must have 5 distinct pieces.
  
• Needs an early L or J.
  
• Branch depending on which you get first, placing the L or J flat on the ground.

This pattern is useful for an additional 16/120 sequences.

• Must have 5 distinct pieces.
  
• Needs an early IOT.
  
• You're hoping for an early I because placing the I flat on the ground will set up a triple.
  
• There is nuanced branching to play this optimally:
  
  • Did you get I first? Then make the I and O touch the wall the next L/J is pointing to.
    
  • Did you get OT first? Then make the I and O touch the wall opposite the one the next L/J is pointing to.

In this guide, when I say unsolvable it is shorthand for unsolvable (in 5 pieces). 5 piece solutions are preferable because you don't have to read as much of the piece queue. In theory this lets you react more efficiently. The unsolvable sequences require looking to the 6th piece, which is accessible with Hold, in order to find a solution.

There are 4 balanced sequences that are covered by the above patterns:

• OTJLI
  
• OTLJI
  
• TOJLI
  
• TOLJI

Standard players can actually solve these with ITO patterns by carefully using the I piece's 4 rotation states.

For TGM rules, they are unsolvable. I recommend learning the basics of freestyling before you learn how to rescue these sequences, as that is the more fundamental skill. You can always come back and learn rescues later.

Here are the patterns to rescue the unsolvable sequences.

Perfect clears are only possible with every 5th piece you drop. This also means they can only happen multiples of 4 lines high. You should visualise this line, which I will refer to as a "finish line".

It is extremely important to remember the next finish line.
It may feel bad to fall off your patterns, but the real danger is losing sight of the finish line.

Beginners will "just play big mode" until the next perfect clear comes randomly. But if you're not paying attention to the finish line, you only have a 25% chance of randomly lining things up correctly. Those are really terrible odds! If you can keep it in mind at all times, you will surprise yourself with how easy it can be to get back into things.


When you miss a perfect clear, make an effort to stack exactly 4 rows above your failed clear. If you go any higher, then your next perfect clear will instead be 8 lines high (ie. +5 pieces further away). The easiest way to do this is to place a vertical I piece against the wall on top of your failed pattern, though situationally all sorts of placements are viable.



The J piece did not come, but now there's a reasonable plan towards a freestyle perfect clear.


Never ever lose track of the finish line! But if you do lose track of it, it's possible to read the residue left on the screen to know where the next finish line is. But you'll need to count the units on screen, mod 4.

As a general rule, the finish line will be 4 + (number of units mod 4) rows above the floor.




In this example, there are 3 units on screen. If you got a really lucky sequence, you could perfect clear in 3 lines. But if you weren't planning towards a pattern, you're probably going to need 7 lines. So while it "feels" close to a perfect clear, that's 8 pieces away! The previews don't even go that far. This is the danger of "just playing big mode". Make an effort to track the finish line and your performance will improve dramatically.

There are minutes of slack in the time limit, so a consistent mode clear (110 perfect clears) is absolutely a realistic goal and it shouldn't take special strategy.

But if you're looking to edge out a PB or your first clear, it can't hurt to stack things in your favor yeah? This section is for you.

The most important consideration is the transition at level 1000. At this point, you stop earning more time (except a small 1 second for tetris perfect clears, which are too rare to meaningfully rely on). The timer will max out at 5 minutes and it should be very common to max it out pre-1000 once you get the hang of things.

• Before the transition, time is "cheap" since you can refill the timer.
  
• After the transition time is valuable since it's (effectively) irreplaceable.
  
• Every perfect clear you miss pre-1000 is another one you'll have to squeeze into your fixed ~5 minutes post-1000.

Before 1000, it's worth slowing down and solving things, especially because you can probably regain that time and max out your 5 minutes again anyways. So don't feel bad taking your time, slowing down and learning those patterns!

The rest of the guide is more of an info dump to be used as a reference. For brevity's sake I did not make JJ sections that mirror the LL sections, so you might have to swap the L and J in your sequence when you look up a solution.

If you've read this far, you should know enough to approach playing the game normally. I recommend trying your best, and if you get stumped and the sequence is bothering you then pause and look up the solution. And then go back and build the pattern.

If you want to read through the guide cover-to-cover anyways, I've taken care to mention how common or rare a pattern is. Try to focus more attention on the common stuff!

Nobody knows exactly how the IRM piece randomizer works yet, but most of the time you get balanced sequences or at most 1 duplicate. This guide currently only shows these patterns, even though stuff like 3 in a row is technically possible. Some of the unsolvable 5-sequences make use of even less balanced sequences to save the perfect clear.

II sequences are very easy to learn quickly. All of them have a "corner" pattern with the I pieces and then you can probably improvise the remaining 3x4 area with 3 other non-duplicate pieces.



Covers 180/240 of the II sequences. Note that the "corner" has some flexibility. If you place the first I piece vertically, then you can drop the horizontal I piece at any point in the sequence.



Covers the remaining 60/240 II sequences. The no T variation deserves a special call out as it is the most common sequence that can be turned into a tetris perfect clear. It's also very flexible, letting you situationally choose to place both I pieces vertically.

OO sequences are also straightforward to pick up.



Covers 180/240 of the OO sequences. You reduce the problem to a small 4x2 stripe, which has many solutions.

• Must have 2 O and an I.
  
• Must have 2 other distinct pieces.

Covers an additional 58/240 OO sequences. Once you build the 4x2 of O pieces, the order you drop the JLT does not matter. With TGM rules you can drop the JLT part without even needing any rotations.

• Must have 2 O and no I.
  
• Must have JLT.
  
• Must be able to place at least one O pieces before JL.

This pattern is not useful to solve OO sequences. However, it can be used to rescue an unsolvable balanced pattern that is followed by an O. Mnemonic is that the first 4 piece drops resemble the horn gesture common in rock music culture.

• Must be unsolvable balanced sequence followed by O.
  
• To avoid soft drops, place the O to allow a single with L or J (whichever comes first).

This leaves two OO sequences that are not possible to perfect clear:

• JLTOO
  
• LJTOO

These are universally unsolvable because there are no solutions where the first piece dropped is J or L.

Here are the patterns to rescue these unsolvable sequences.

Covers 100/120 of the TT no L/J sequences. Always has 2 line clears. Mnemonic is that both T are against the edge of the screen, similar to a coastline.

• Must have two T pieces and only one of L or J.
  
• Needs a T before the O.
  
• Branch depending on which of L or J is in the sequences, stacking the T against the wall the J or L is pointing to.

Covers an additional 20/120 of the TT no L/J sequences. Less desirable because it sometimes needs 3 line clears. Also useful to rescue unsolvable balanced sequences followed by a T. Mnemonic is the early O is like a Pong ball, with the I piece as the paddle.

• Must have two T pieces and only one of L or J.
  
• Needs an early O.
  
• Branch depending on which of L or J is in the sequences, stacking the O against the wall the J or L is pointing to.

Covers 42/60 of the TT no I sequences. Always has 2 line clears. Mnemonic is that the bold T placements remind me of the famous painting The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai.

• Must have two T and no I.
  
• Needs an early T.
  
• Branch on which of L or J is coming first, with the first T piece touching the wall opposite the one the L or J is pointing to.

Covers the remaining 18/60 TT no I sequences. Less desirable as it sometimes has 3 line clears. Mnemonic is that the L and J, which you can place early, are hugging the T piece that your drop.

• Must have 2 T and no I.
  
• Needs an early J or L.
  
• Must branch on which of L or J comes first, placing that piece flush in the corner.

Covers 50/60 of the TT no O sequences. Always has 2 line clears. Mnemonic is the diagonal pattern of the T pieces looks like a river flowing down a hill.

• Must have two T and no O.
  
• Must place a T before L or J.
  
• Branch on L or J, placing the first T in the direction the L or J is pointing.

Covers a pathetic 4/60 of the remaining TT no O sequences. Mnemonic is the early IL or IJ placement is kind of like a person laying on a bed.

• Must have two T and no O.
  
• Must have early I and L or J.
  
• Branch on which of L or J is first, placing the I against the wall the L or J is pointing towards.

This leaves 6 TT no O sequences that are not possible to perfect clear (the ones starting LJ):

• LJTTI
  
• LJTIT
  
• LJITT
  
• JLTTI
  
• JLTIT
  
• JLITT

These are universally unsolvable because there are no solutions where the first piece dropped is J or L.

Here are the patterns to rescue these unsolvable sequences.

This pattern is really easy, it's only split out because the rest of the LL patterns are kind of rough.



Covers 60/60 of the LL no O sequences.

These 2 patterns are very similar, splitting the board into separate 4x2 and 4x3 sections. Don't overly rely on just 1 pattern, switch between the two depending on the order of the L and J pieces.



Covers 30/60 of the LL no I sequences. Also useful to save unsolvable balanced sequences followed by an L or J. Mnemonic focuses on the O piece and how you need to build a cup shape with L and J to hold it.



Covers the other 30/60 LL no I sequences. Mnemonic focuses on how the O is used, with it fitting into the corner of an LLO box similar to a stamp on a letter.

Covers 45/60 of the LL no J sequences. Mnemonic is the bold L placements looks kind of like a pirate hook grabbing a gold nugget.

• Must have two L and no J.
  
• Needs early O.

Covers a mere 8/60 additional LL no J sequences. Mnemonic is the IT placement looking like a crude chair.

• Must have two L and no J.
  
• Needs early T.

Covers a pathetic 4/60 more LL no J sequences. Mnemonic is the LLI pattern that is sort of key-like if you squint.

• Must have two L and no J.
  
• Needs early LLI.

This leaves 3 LL no J sequences that are not possible to perfect clear:

• LLTOI
  
• LTLOI
  
• TLLOI

These are universally unsolvable because there are no solutions that place both L pieces without needing at least one of O or I first.

Here are the patterns to rescue these unsolvable sequences.

As will soon become clear, this is truly the final boss of Konoha Easy patterns.

I regret to inform you that all 60 LL no T sequences are universally unsolvable. :(

This can be shown using a parity argument. I won't list them all out, but this is literally every sequence with two L, no other duplicates, and no T.

Using the 6th piece it's possible to handle most sequences:


If that last entry didn't give it away... The following 6-sequences are not only unsolvable, they are unrecoverable:

• LLJOIT
  
• LJLOIT
  
• JLLOIT

These sequences will force you to freestyle for a bit.

These are the only sequences like this in the game (considering unbalanced sequences up to 1 duplicate, and without counting L J mirrors). Since it is necessary to start the sequence with an L or J, you may want to avoid keeping those pieces in hold if you have the choice.

This guide is a lot to take in. If you want something resembling a learning curriculum, I think something like this roughly matches my progression:


Good luck with your Konoha journey! I hope you clear and have fun with TGM4!