diff --git a/examples/tetris/src/model.d b/examples/tetris/src/model.d
index b7eee794..fe58fd69 100644
--- a/examples/tetris/src/model.d
+++ b/examples/tetris/src/model.d
@@ -69,65 +69,70 @@ struct Figure {
 }
 
 /// All shapes
-const Figure[7] FIGURES = [
-    // FIGURE1 ===========================================
-    //   ##     ####
-    // 00##       00##
-    // ##       
-    Figure([FigureShape([1, 0], [ 1, 1], [0,-1]),
-            FigureShape([0, 1], [-1, 1], [1, 0]),
-            FigureShape([1, 0], [ 1, 1], [0,-1]),
-            FigureShape([0, 1], [-1, 1], [1, 0])]),
-    // FIGURE2 ===========================================
-    // ##         ####
-    // 00##     ##00
-    //   ##     
-    Figure([FigureShape([1, 0], [0, 1], [ 1,-1]),
-            FigureShape([0, 1], [1, 1], [-1, 0]),
-            FigureShape([1, 0], [0, 1], [ 1,-1]),
-            FigureShape([0, 1], [1, 1], [-1, 0])]),
-    // FIGURE3 ===========================================
-    //            ##        ##      ####
-    // ##00##     00    ##00##        00
-    // ##         ####                ##
-    Figure([FigureShape([1, 0], [-1, 0], [-1,-1]),
-            FigureShape([0, 1], [ 0,-1], [ 1,-1]),
-            FigureShape([1, 0], [-1, 0], [ 1, 1]),
-            FigureShape([0, 1], [-1, 1], [ 0,-1])]),
-    // FIGURE4 ===========================================
-    //            ####  ##            ##
-    // ##00##     00    ##00##        00
-    //     ##     ##                ####
-    Figure([FigureShape([1, 0], [-1, 0], [ 1,-1]),
-            FigureShape([0, 1], [ 0,-1], [ 1, 1]),
-            FigureShape([1, 0], [-1, 0], [-1, 1]),
-            FigureShape([0, 1], [-1,-1], [ 0,-1])]),
-    // FIGURE5 ===========================================
-    //   ####
-    //   00##
-    //       
-    Figure([FigureShape([1, 0], [0, 1], [ 1, 1]),
-            FigureShape([1, 0], [0, 1], [ 1, 1]),
-            FigureShape([1, 0], [0, 1], [ 1, 1]),
-            FigureShape([1, 0], [0, 1], [ 1, 1])]),
-    // FIGURE6 ===========================================
-    //   ##
-    //   ##
-    //   00     ##00####
-    //   ##    
-    Figure([FigureShape([0, 1], [0, 2], [ 0,-1]),
-            FigureShape([1, 0], [2, 0], [-1, 0]),
-            FigureShape([0, 1], [0, 2], [ 0,-1]),
-            FigureShape([1, 0], [2, 0], [-1, 0])]),
-    // FIGURE7 ===========================================
-    //            ##      ##          ##
-    // ##00##     00##  ##00##      ##00
-    //   ##       ##                  ##
-    Figure([FigureShape([1, 0], [-1,0], [ 0,-1]),
-            FigureShape([0, 1], [0,-1], [ 1, 0]),
-            FigureShape([1, 0], [-1,0], [ 0, 1]),
-            FigureShape([0, 1], [0,-1], [-1, 0])]),
-];
+__gshared const Figure[7] FIGURES;
+
+// workaround for dmd 2.0.67 - move initialization to static this
+__gshared static this() {
+    FIGURES = [
+        // FIGURE1 ===========================================
+        //   ##     ####
+        // 00##       00##
+        // ##       
+        Figure([FigureShape([1, 0], [ 1, 1], [0,-1]),
+                FigureShape([0, 1], [-1, 1], [1, 0]),
+                FigureShape([1, 0], [ 1, 1], [0,-1]),
+                FigureShape([0, 1], [-1, 1], [1, 0])]),
+        // FIGURE2 ===========================================
+        // ##         ####
+        // 00##     ##00
+        //   ##     
+        Figure([FigureShape([1, 0], [0, 1], [ 1,-1]),
+                FigureShape([0, 1], [1, 1], [-1, 0]),
+                FigureShape([1, 0], [0, 1], [ 1,-1]),
+                FigureShape([0, 1], [1, 1], [-1, 0])]),
+        // FIGURE3 ===========================================
+        //            ##        ##      ####
+        // ##00##     00    ##00##        00
+        // ##         ####                ##
+        Figure([FigureShape([1, 0], [-1, 0], [-1,-1]),
+                FigureShape([0, 1], [ 0,-1], [ 1,-1]),
+                FigureShape([1, 0], [-1, 0], [ 1, 1]),
+                FigureShape([0, 1], [-1, 1], [ 0,-1])]),
+        // FIGURE4 ===========================================
+        //            ####  ##            ##
+        // ##00##     00    ##00##        00
+        //     ##     ##                ####
+        Figure([FigureShape([1, 0], [-1, 0], [ 1,-1]),
+                FigureShape([0, 1], [ 0,-1], [ 1, 1]),
+                FigureShape([1, 0], [-1, 0], [-1, 1]),
+                FigureShape([0, 1], [-1,-1], [ 0,-1])]),
+        // FIGURE5 ===========================================
+        //   ####
+        //   00##
+        //       
+        Figure([FigureShape([1, 0], [0, 1], [ 1, 1]),
+                FigureShape([1, 0], [0, 1], [ 1, 1]),
+                FigureShape([1, 0], [0, 1], [ 1, 1]),
+                FigureShape([1, 0], [0, 1], [ 1, 1])]),
+        // FIGURE6 ===========================================
+        //   ##
+        //   ##
+        //   00     ##00####
+        //   ##    
+        Figure([FigureShape([0, 1], [0, 2], [ 0,-1]),
+                FigureShape([1, 0], [2, 0], [-1, 0]),
+                FigureShape([0, 1], [0, 2], [ 0,-1]),
+                FigureShape([1, 0], [2, 0], [-1, 0])]),
+        // FIGURE7 ===========================================
+        //            ##      ##          ##
+        // ##00##     00##  ##00##      ##00
+        //   ##       ##                  ##
+        Figure([FigureShape([1, 0], [-1,0], [ 0,-1]),
+                FigureShape([0, 1], [0,-1], [ 1, 0]),
+                FigureShape([1, 0], [-1,0], [ 0, 1]),
+                FigureShape([0, 1], [0,-1], [-1, 0])]),
+    ];
+}
 
 /// colors for different figure types
 const uint[7] _figureColors = [0xC00000, 0x80A000, 0xA00080, 0x0000C0, 0x800020, 0x408000, 0x204000];