True story of 'Tetris' explains why the world became hooked on a game

Though Tetris is universally recognized as one of the best and most popular video games of all time, I never really got it. Yes, I played it -- on everything from a Commodore 64 to a Gameboy; even, recently, on a Windows 10 PC. I just never sought it out repeatedly, or lost myself in the game. To be honest, I dismissed it as not much of a video game. How could one compare the simple placement of falling blocks (or tetronimoes) to Mortal Kombat, or even one of my early racing game favorites, Pole Position (Arcade version)?