Snake Pit - Packing puzzle by Yavuz Demirhan

Snake Pit

Packing puzzle by Yavuz Demirhan

Pack eight pieces into a rectangular box with an obstructed opening. When the puzzle is properly solved, the pieces will fit entirely within the box and will not protrude through the opening. (One of the photos shows several pieces placed inside the box.) This is a clever design that will appeal to both novice and experienced puzzlers.

Printing Instructions

There are three STL files. Print four copies of demirhan.snake-pit.pieces.stl (for a total of eight pieces) and one copy each of demirhan.snake-pit.box.stl and demirhan.snake-pit.cap.stl.

The cap and box are modeled separately so that the puzzle can be printed without supports. After printing, first attach the cap to the box before attempting to solve the puzzle. To attach the cap, put a drop of glue into each of the four guide holes on the cap, and fit the four raised cylinders on the box into them. (Ordinary superglue works great with PLA filament.) Once the glue is dry, you're ready to go!

The Printable Puzzle Project

The Printable Puzzle Project aims to make available high-quality open-source models of many puzzle designs. All of our models are posted with the generous permission of their designers and are licensed for non-commercial use only. Anyone may print copies for their own personal use, but selling or otherwise monetizing them is not permitted, and puzzle designers retain all rights as copyright holders of their work.

Our puzzles are modeled using the open-source puzzlecad library. The .scad file is included with this model in case you want to modify any of its design parameters; more information on how to do this can be found in the PPP Puzzle Modeling tutorial.

About the Designer

Yavuz Demirhan is one of the most prolific active designers of interlocking mechanical puzzles, with over five hundred published designs, ranging from simple and bite-sized to highly complex. His designs have featured prominently at the International Puzzle Party and have been realized by some of the world's top puzzle craftsmen. Demirhan is also an accomplished woodcrafter, selling finely crafted copies of his and other designers' puzzles through his etsy shop, Cubozone.

Happy puzzling!