Just a number pair and an empty grid, can you pinpoint the coordinate by eye?
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How to play
Each round gives you a latitude and longitude. Read the blank grid, drop your pin where you think the point lands, and lock it in. Accuracy across several rounds builds your score.
Click the grid to place your pin at the target coordinate
Lock the pin to score that round on how close you landed
Optional hints (such as the hemisphere) cost points if bought
Play through a set of rounds for a final total
Controls
Desktop: click the grid to place the pin, then click Lock pin
Phone & tablet: tap to place the pin and tap Lock
Tips & strategy
Anchor yourself on the equator (0°) and prime meridian, then count outward
Remember positive latitude is north and positive longitude is east
Save hints for the rounds where you're genuinely lost, they eat your score
What you'll learn
Grid Lock is a latitude-and-longitude precision game on a faint, label-free grid, building coordinate skills on a global map.
Skills: latitude and longitude, coordinates, map grid, precision
Best for: roughly grades 5–10 (ages 10–16)
For parents & teachers: makes the global coordinate grid concrete.
About Grid Lock
Grid Lock is a latitude-and-longitude precision game on a faint, label-free map grid. It's an original, free browser game built in-house for PlayPendium.
A free, original browser game on PlayPendium. No download, no install.