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i get a randomblock, the shape, and use its name to feed to the move function so it knows at which cell locations to increment, and eventually redraw, therefore moving the current shape

That's the wrong way to think about it, the physics engine and the renderer shouldn't have anything to do with the name of shapes.

To them a shape is just a collection of blocks, nothing more. So just pass the list of offsets.

it’s just my inability to grab a reference to the current block is what is causing the issue

how to know who is currently the object being moved on the screen

its represented by where its sitting (or starts off sitting) on the screen, its individual offsets

Is a shape just a shape or an entity with a position?

you’re right though, was thinking about it wrong, I got my clue