Map Sliding Puzzle

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These puzzles are a great way to spend some time and learn a bit of geography! Additionally the 3D texture makes them accessible to visually impaired people too! YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/6b8FioOEs64 I've made a detailed tutorial on how to design such a puzzle that you can find HERE! https://www.instructables.com/Map-Sliding-Puzzle-3D-Printed/ You most likely are accustomed with Sliding Puzzles but for those who are unaware they are a combination puzzle, usually made from wood or plastic, that challenges a player to slide pieces along certain routes (usually on a board) to establish a certain end-configuration. The pieces to be moved may consist of simple shapes, patterns, sections of a larger picture, numbers, letters or in this case maps! The pieces cannot be lifted out of the frame or rearranged in any way, except by sliding them into an empty space. But how is this achieved? Well, the blocks cannot fall because they have a built in angle that allows them to interact with the frame and the other blocks simply by sliding.