diff --git a/src/game/game.c b/src/game/game.c
index 37fd323..a76d930 100644
--- a/src/game/game.c
+++ b/src/game/game.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "../io/colour/colour8.h"
 #include "../io/input.h"
+#include "../io/window.h"
 #include "../util/types.h"
 #include "../util/vec.h"
 #include "./tetromino/shapes.h"
@@ -66,7 +67,9 @@ struct gamedata* game_init(void) {
 void game_update(int movdat, size_t time) {
 	static time_t drop_timeout = 0;
 	movdat |= MOVD & -!!time_poll(time, 200, &drop_timeout);
-	place_update(&dat, movdat);
+
+	if (place_update(&dat, movdat))
+		window_close();
 }
 
 void game_free(void) {
diff --git a/src/game/tetromino/placing.c b/src/game/tetromino/placing.c
index be53ad8..7dcff2a 100644
--- a/src/game/tetromino/placing.c
+++ b/src/game/tetromino/placing.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static int plcmnt_intersect(u8* restrict const* restrict const rows, u8 const id
 		plcmnt_valid(rows, pos + bpos[3]));
 }
 
-void place_update(struct gamedata* gdat, int movdat) {
+int place_update(struct gamedata* gdat, int movdat) {
 	// store the current index and ID, only changes when placed (which yields no movement) and rotation (which occurs last)
 	int tmp;
 	u8 id = gdat->pdat.cur;
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ void place_update(struct gamedata* gdat, int movdat) {
 		clear_rows(gdat->rows, &gdat->pnts); // clear the rows that have been completed
 		next_shape();
 		audio_play(AUDIO_ID_PLACE);
+
+		if (plcmnt_intersect(gdat->rows, gdat->pdat.cur, gdat->pdat.sel))
+			return 1;
 	}
 
 	// update X axis
@@ -112,4 +115,5 @@ void place_update(struct gamedata* gdat, int movdat) {
 	// update roll
 	tmp = id ^ (((!!(movdat & MOVRR) - !!(movdat & MOVRL)) * 8 + id) & 31);
 	gdat->pdat.cur ^= (tmp && !plcmnt_intersect(gdat->rows, id ^ tmp, gdat->pdat.sel)) * tmp;
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/game/tetromino/placing.h b/src/game/tetromino/placing.h
index a990e48..0ba1152 100644
--- a/src/game/tetromino/placing.h
+++ b/src/game/tetromino/placing.h
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 
 #include "../game.h"
 
-/* updates the movement of the pdat structure, updating the rows when colliding downwards.
- * closes window when the next shape intersects with the current one */
-void place_update(struct gamedata* gdat, int movdat);
+/* updates the movement of the `pdat` structure, updating the rows when colliding downwards.
+ * returns `0` if we successfully updated. Returns 1 if we couldn't update. (e.g. when a next block immediately collides) */
+int place_update(struct gamedata* gdat, int movdat);