Help with random block placement please

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    I'm sure there's a simple way to do this but for the life of me I can't think of it!!

    What I want to create is a playing field made up of blocks but everytime the game is played I need it to be randomized.
    The problem is that the blocks aren't all the same size. Lets use Tetris blocks as an example although this isn't going to be for a Tetris game.
    Some of the Tetris blocks may be long, some tall, others may be T shaped etc. How do I make it create a random playfield out of different size blocks with no gaps?

    All ideas would be appreciated :)

    Thanks
    Marc

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    I'm not sure there's a simple way to do this XD
    but would be happy hearing some creative idea on this

    What I can think of is:
    1) creating a grid of square blocks (say, an array of cells)
    2) randomly connect them (i.e. block 3,3 with block 3,2 make for a "I" block)
    3) use some "autotiling" procedure to make blocks fit each other:
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    and give them an apt color (maybe based on number of squares) if needed

    the bad thing is this could result in some too "complex shaped" blocks, unless you strictly code step 2

    another approach may be preparing a set of predetermined blocks,
    and a procedure (>>> loop) placing them one by one from top-left corner and trying to fit them each other
    making sure you can use "single blocks" to fit in empty spaces that will surely pop out

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    You are seriously underestimating the complexity of what you're trying to do. This a very, very difficult problem - the kind of thing university maths students might write a thesis on.
    For example:
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    Of course, if you allow gaps (or just fill them in with smaller polyominos like Popcorn does), that makes things very much easier.

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    You are seriously underestimating the complexity of what you're trying to do. This a very, very difficult problem - the kind of thing university maths students might write a thesis on.
    For example:
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    Of course, if you allow gaps (or just fill them in with smaller polyominos like Popcorn does), that makes things very much easier.

    wow.
    i opened those and closed them immiedatly again lol

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