I dig this Game (tentative title) development thread

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One block of dirt next to supported stone.

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this config will fall because dirt is too away from the column (it doesn't matter if the blocks in-between are rocks.)

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Three Blocks of dirt next to supported stone - will definitely fall.

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Both will, see explanation above

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Dirt on stone, further away from actual supporting column.

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And what about this? Will that one block fall or not?

R: no, because that dirt is supported in another column of its own (the one I marked with two arrows).

Also, I forgot to mention, the gem also counts as a block and a column. It'd make sense this way, or else it could be crushed like any other entity.

if someone has more hipothesis on how this will work, comment it and I shall explain/fix it. Apparently this game can have several dubious block placements, so let's talk about it.