diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bfaa793ad..3677acfc4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -560,15 +560,15 @@ target_link_libraries(notcurses-input
 )
 
 ############################################################################
-# notcurses-tetris
+# nctetris
 file(GLOB TETRISSRC CONFIGURE_DEPENDS src/tetris/*.cpp)
-add_executable(notcurses-tetris ${TETRISSRC})
-target_include_directories(notcurses-tetris
+add_executable(nctetris ${TETRISSRC})
+target_include_directories(nctetris
   PRIVATE
     include
     "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include"
 )
-target_link_libraries(notcurses-tetris
+target_link_libraries(nctetris
   PRIVATE
     notcurses++
 )
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ install(FILES ${MARKDOWN} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR})
 
 install(TARGETS notcurses-demo DESTINATION bin)
 install(TARGETS notcurses-input DESTINATION bin)
-install(TARGETS notcurses-tetris DESTINATION bin)
+install(TARGETS nctetris DESTINATION bin)
 if(NOT ${USE_MULTIMEDIA} STREQUAL "none")
 install(TARGETS ncneofetch DESTINATION bin)
 install(TARGETS ncls DESTINATION bin)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 65f296d33..5c4003802 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 This document attempts to list user-visible changes and any major internal
 rearrangements of Notcurses.
 
+* 2.1.8 (not yet released):
+  * The `notcurses-tetris` binary has been renamed `nctetris`.
+
 * 2.1.7 (2021-01-21):
   * Notcurses has been split into two libraries, `notcurses-core` and
     `notcurses`. The latter contains the heavyweight multimedia code,
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f331bd6a0..0203988d4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -131,13 +131,13 @@ may well be possible to use still older versions. Let me know of any successes!
 ## Included tools
 
 Seven binaries are installed as part of Notcurses:
-* `notcurses-demo`: some demonstration code
 * `ncls`: an `ls` that displays multimedia in the terminal
 * `ncneofetch`: a [neofetch](https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch) ripoff
 * `ncplayer`: renders visual media (images/videos)
+* `nctetris`: a tetris clone
+* `notcurses-demo`: some demonstration code
 * `notcurses-input`: decode and print keypresses
 * `notcurses-tester`: unit testing
-* `notcurses-tetris`: a tetris clone
 
 To run `notcurses-demo` from a checkout, provide the `tests/` directory via
 the `-p` argument. Demos requiring data files will otherwise abort. The base
diff --git a/doc/man/index.html b/doc/man/index.html
index 9e53365f1..0a07987cf 100644
--- a/doc/man/index.html
+++ b/doc/man/index.html
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
   <a href="ncls.1.html">ncls</a>—list files, displaying multimedia along with them<br/>
   <a href="ncneofetch.1.html">ncneofetch</a>—generate low-effort posts for r/unixporn<br/>
   <a href="ncplayer.1.html">ncplayer</a>—renders images and video to a terminal<br/>
+  <a href="nctetris.1.html">nctetris</a>—Tetris in a terminal<br/>
   <a href="notcurses-demo.1.html">notcurses-demo</a>—shows off some notcurses features<br/>
   <a href="notcurses-direct-pydemo.1.html">notcurses-direct-pydemo</a>—validates the Python direct-mode wrappers<br/>
   <a href="notcurses-input.1.html">notcurses-input</a>—reads and decodes input events<br/>
   <a href="notcurses-pydemo.1.html">notcurses-pydemo</a>—validates the Python wrappers<br/>
   <a href="notcurses-tester.1.html">notcurses-tester</a>—unit test driver<br/>
-  <a href="notcurses-tetris.1.html">notcurses-tetris</a>—Tetris in a terminal<br/>
   <div style="float:left">
    <h3>C library (section 3)</h3>
    <a href="notcurses_capabilities.3.html">notcurses_capabilities</a>—runtime capability detection<br/>
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tetris.1.md b/doc/man/man1/nctetris.1.md
similarity index 82%
rename from doc/man/man1/notcurses-tetris.1.md
rename to doc/man/man1/nctetris.1.md
index 846c30d25..a0e7efc82 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tetris.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/nctetris.1.md
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-% notcurses-tetris(1)
+% nctetris(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
 % v2.1.7
 
 # NAME
 
-notcurses-tetris - Render images and video to a terminal
+nctetris - Render images and video to a terminal
 
 # SYNOPSIS
 
-**notcurses-tetris** [**-h|--help**] [**-l loglevel**]
+**nctetris** [**-h|--help**] [**-l loglevel**]
 
 # DESCRIPTION
 
-**notcurses-tetris** implements Tetris using notcurses.
+**nctetris** implements Tetris using Notcurses.
 
 The goal is to complete horizontal lines, without allowing tetriminos to
 reach the top of the screen. The falling tetrimino can be rotated counter-
diff --git a/doc/testing-checklist.md b/doc/testing-checklist.md
index 2976e0e49..238a0ca9e 100644
--- a/doc/testing-checklist.md
+++ b/doc/testing-checklist.md
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ Run, using `valgrind --tool=memcheck --leak-check=full`:
    terminal geometries: square, tall, wide
 * `notcurses-demo` with margins
 * `notcurses-demo` with FPS plot and HUD up
-* Play a game of `notcurses-tetris`
+* Play a game of `nctetris`
 * Run each PoC binary, including `ncpp_build` and `ncpp_build_exceptions`