# Remember that drag and drop states game? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 19, 2005, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364 "2005-12-19T23:09:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364/21 "2005-12-20T03:01:57Z")
100% baby! Woohoo! ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364/22 "2005-12-20T03:39:06Z")
> [@Kyla](#): > > 90%. I got Rhode Island _second_. I was clicking around on the upper right hand corner for awhile before I managed to find it. Stupid little states. It’s just New England. They’ve always been out to get, well, everybody, really. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364/23 "2005-12-20T05:09:35Z")
I got a 72% in 185 seconds. Those damn midwest states always get me! Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin…all the same state, I should be able to click anywhere and get it right. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364/24 "2005-12-20T05:24:45Z")
100% But I’ll say I got lucky with order. Give me Kansas or Iowa from the start and I’ve be close but maybe not exact. I was doing pretty poorly on Africa but really, counting me wrong for “Ivo” on Cote d’Ivoire is mean. Damn, level 9 is hard! ---
**Author:** ![PigBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/97f17d/32.png) [@PigBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigBoy)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364/25 "2005-12-20T05:27:22Z")
> [@Pietro](#): > > Me too; try level 9 (96%, but a definite challenge). Ooh, that is a challenge. I got 94%. Made North Dakota and one other state (forget which one) too big, and I missed with Utah. ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_Hyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364/26 "2005-12-20T05:53:24Z")
I’ve noticed with some of the states it’s easier to drag them around than to click them, and for some it’s vice versa. For a lot of the midwest states on the drag and drop you can instantly tell where they go because some part of their border matches up with a major river. Also, not sure what you mean by West Virginia not having any boders, the Ohio River which is very easy to spot on a map is the best guide for finding West Virginia. Look at the Ohio where it takes the shape of the southern border of the state of Ohio, West Virginia meets Ohio right there. Also if you’re from Virginia like me you just know to move the most west of where you live 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364/27 "2005-12-20T06:04:42Z")
32% and I think it’s not that bad. First, I often had a general idea of were a state was situated, but the game wouldn’t count it when I missed it by a mere 500 miles or so. Second, the eastern states are too small and tricky, something sensible should be done, like merging them all. Third, the game speaks with an awful american accent, and I couldn’t even understand some of the names. This game isn’t fair, and not worth playing, IMO… ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_Hyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364/28 "2005-12-20T06:24:12Z")
I agree with merging the eastern states. Make it one mega-state, name it “Greater Virginia” and set Richmond as its capitol. ---
**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364/29 "2005-12-20T06:40:47Z")
100% - 272 seconds. I didn’t realize there was a clock and sort of dawdled a bit. ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364/30 "2005-12-20T06:45:13Z")
Seriously, that’s a great site. I had lackings regarding Africa and Central America (didn’t try Oceania and the Caribbean, yet…I fear all these tiny islands). I bookmarked it for further use for me and a couple others… ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364/31 "2005-12-20T07:01:29Z")
100% in 174 seconds. Just had to be careful pointing out the small states. The rivers and lakes just made it way too easy. Now naming the rivers would be slightly more challenging. ---
**Author:** ![athelas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364/32 "2005-12-20T13:25:04Z")
100% in 165 seconds. Now my life is worth living. ---
**Author:** ![Wash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9dc877/32.png) [@Wash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wash)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364/33 "2005-12-20T13:27:24Z")
82%, and most of my mistakes were only a pixel or two out from the state border. Saying that, I got Rhode Island third and got it correct, so I should probably be a touch embarrassed that I missed Virginia and Ohio not once, but twice! ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364/34 "2005-12-20T14:49:57Z")
Well, after a few tries, I got a 100% in 91 seconds. Yay me! ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRamenMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364/35 "2005-12-20T15:03:48Z")
26% for America. It’s a good thing I’m not looking to become a citizen. 28% for Africa, but man, ever you ever tried placing Lesotho on an unmarked map? \>:[ ---
**Author:** ![BluePitbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9bcb4/32.png) [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364/36 "2005-12-20T15:07:06Z")
Darn it, yall got too many states there. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364/37 "2005-12-20T17:25:49Z")
> [@Mbossa](#): > > I tried the equivalent [African Nation](http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/country_Africa_G3_Click.html) one and got 68%. Hey, you try finding the exact location of Rwanda on a borderless map! 77% on Africa. Have you tried the Oceania version? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364/38 "2005-12-20T18:40:45Z")
Did any of you Americans try some of the European puzzles? I feel like such a dolt - half of those countries were not even around when I was learning about European countries in 6th grade just 15 years ago! Glad I have flash puzzle games to keep me up on current events 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364/39 "2005-12-20T18:48:51Z")
I prefer the Pangea version. Click once and you’re done. That Africa one is pretty hard, sub-saharan non-coastal countries have no rhyme or reason to their borders. And the area around IvoryCoast is really hard without borders. I kept on clicking with millimeters of them and missing. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364/40 "2005-12-20T19:12:39Z")
GAH! Either 98% or 96%, depending on which of the New England states I get wrong. I say it’s time Rhode Island was subsumed into Massachusetts and Connecticut! Robin [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-drag-and-drop-states-game/336364.md?page=3)