Making Minecraft puzzle maps can be an entertaining activity, as you develop your presets intended for unique structure distribution and layers. However, it can be even more fun to use already made maps, since someone else has done all the work for you.
By downloading a Minecraft puzzle map you may get access to existing customizations and structures. In this manner, even if you are not the best Minecraft player, you can still enjoy the work of master Minecraft designers and builders.
For instance, if you spent weeks building atop a high mountain range a great castle, after all that building you would really wish to share it with other players and allow them to explore your castle or even stay in it. If this is the case, then you can just share that map on Minecraft forums or upload it to a map sharing site.
There are not only many Minecraft-loving gamers who like building and sharing, but also entire teams of Minecraft maps designers and builders. They collectively spend thousands of hours in map creation activities.
The beauty of custom Minecraft map downloading is that you get the blueprint for the land of a map when someone shares a seed with you. You will get the same caves, rivers, ravines, and villages that they have. They share the DNA of the map when sharing a Superflat preset with you.
Puzzle or adventure maps are enhanced due to the Adventure Mode. In case that these maps were designed by using in-game tools they are like a game-within-a-game. Adventure or puzzle maps include obstacles that reach beyond the standard problems encountered in the regular Survival Mode and come with puzzles for the player to solve that are more sophisticated than Survival Maps.
They also typically include an advanced back story. In case that you are looking for a real challenge, this is the suitable map type for you. In order to create the illusion of advancement in the story, puzzle or adventure maps usually heavily rely on redstone, command blocks, and other in-game automations
Here are two of my favorite Minecraft puzzle maps...
Chambers of JigSteve Minecraft Puzzle Map
This Minecraft puzzle map is based on the movie "Saw". There is an air flow of menace to it, even if it is mostly made of snow. At times you'll find yourself disoriented on this map you, and you'll be left with the terrifying feeling that something bad is about to happen.
King Spoon's Tomb Minecraft Adventure / Puzzle Map
This Minecraft puzzle / adventure map brings you in an Egyptian tomb setting. For the unwary explorer, King Spoon's Tomb can prove to be full of dangers. This is not an easy map to explore, going out of its way to hurt you in inventive ways.