Survivor Standing Tree Puzzle
Drag all 18 scattered branch pieces back onto the trunk to rebuild the bonsai.
- Drag: drop each branch piece where it belongs on the tree.
- Snap: close drops lock in for good; misses stay put.
- Win: place all 18 branches; par is one drop each.
About this puzzle
The trick is to read shapes, not colors. Each cluster's underside has to sit flush against a branch of the trunk, so match a piece's flat notches to the trunk's arms first and let the outline do the rest. Edge pieces with long smooth curves belong on the outside of the canopy; jagged ones nest in the middle. Locked pieces never move again, so the canopy fills in for good as you go.
Standing puzzles are a Survivor signature: the pieces slot together vertically into a freestanding sculpture, so gravity punishes sloppy placement. This recreation keeps the placement test and loses the wobble. The piece geometry is traced from the fan-made 3D printable Standing Tree Puzzle from Survivor by Encrust3d.
More island brainteasers: try the full Survivor puzzle collection, race the South Pacific slide puzzle, or test yourself in the other Survivor games.
Frequently asked questions
How do you play the standing tree puzzle?
The trunk stands in the middle of the board and the 18 branch pieces start scattered around it. Drag any piece with your finger or mouse and drop it where you think it belongs: land within a snap radius of its true spot and it clicks in and locks. Locked pieces stay put, so you can work cluster by cluster until the whole canopy is back together.
How many pieces does the puzzle have?
There are 18 branch pieces plus the trunk. The trunk is fixed to the board and acts as your anchor; only the branches move. A perfect game places every branch on its first drop, so par is 18 moves.
Is this the real tree shape?
Yes. The piece outlines are traced from a 3D print of the fan-made model of the standing tree puzzle, so every branch cluster matches that recreation of the prop rather than being invented for the game.
What is the daily board?
The page loads the daily board, the same scatter for everyone once per UTC day. The solved tree is always identical; the seed only changes where the pieces start and how they tilt, so daily times are comparable. After a win you are offered a fresh scatter.
Can pieces rotate?
No. Every piece already faces the right way; the small tilt you see at the start is cosmetic and straightens the moment you pick a piece up. Your only job is to find where each branch cluster sits on the tree.