The Real-Life Buddies Behind ‘Tetris’: From Breaking Laws in the USSR to Happy Hour at SXSW

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Henk Rogers and Alexey Pajitnov met in Moscow in 1988, skirted laws—and their own safety—to bring “Tetris” to the masses, and now are friends delighted with the game’s new movie.

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