Drift Apart

The landmasses have drifted loose — slide and spin each one home on an empty world.

How to play

The continents and oceans float free of a blank globe. Drag each piece to its real-world position and rotate it until everything locks into the correct map of Earth.

• Drag a landmass or ocean to move it across the globe
• Rotate pieces so they sit at the right orientation
• Snap every piece into its true geographic spot to complete the world
• Daily puzzle or Practice for repeat play

Controls

• Desktop: click and drag pieces; use the Rotate button to spin the selected piece
• Phone & tablet: drag with a finger and tap Rotate

Tips & strategy

• Anchor the big, unmistakable continents first, then fit smaller pieces around them
• Coastline shapes that interlock are your best alignment clues
• Set rotation before fine-tuning position to avoid double work

What you'll learn

Drift Apart is a drag-and-rotate world-map assembly puzzle themed around plate tectonics, linking the continents' shapes to their drift.

• Skills: continents, plate tectonics, world map, spatial assembly
• Best for: roughly grades 5–10 (ages 10–16)
• For parents & teachers: shows how the continents fit and have moved.

About Drift Apart

Drift Apart is a drag-and-rotate world-map assembly puzzle themed around plate tectonics. It's an original, free browser game built in-house for PlayPendium.

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