A Maze A Week

From the disk at top right to the disk near bottom center, using the black lines as paths.

from disk to disk, using the black lines as paths

This simple maze was made to be easy, so includes something like a B, something like roman numeral 2, and it’s easy!

From dot to dot; it couldn't be easier!

For July 7th, this maze features seven spirals. Help the ball visit all seven spirals on its way out of the maze.

help the ball reach the outside after visiting all seven spirals

This maze features perhaps three distinct puzzles, each of which start at a black disc and end at the other.

Easy: use teleportation stations (jump to any other identical symbol) using only black noodles.

Not as easy: use red or blue noodles as well, but not both.

Harder: use teleportation stations in all three colors of noodles.

use teleportation stations to get from one black disc to the other

From arrow to arrow to arrow.

from arrow to arrow to arrow to arrow

My friend Michael John Grist suggested a maze with teleportation sites.   That sounded pretty fun to me, so here is my first version.   Start at either of the large black dots and make your way to the other.  The paths cross under and over each other.  colored circles are teleportation stations.  Jump to any other same-colored circle.

The maze is pretty easy that way, so I arranged it so we can use all the teleportation stations exactly once (either coming or going) and still solve the maze.

use each teleportation station exactly once to get from one black dot to the other

Fred requested a maze that has multiple layers.

For this maze, start in the top left or bottom right, where the 1/4 visible discs are located.  Wait until paths open up between the circles and make your way to the other disc.

patiently enjoy paths that connect the circles in the corners

This maze is for my brother Fred.

“Piled Higher and Deeper” logo by Jorge Cham
www.phdcomics.com

help the student achieve a PhD!

For my mom, for her birthday.

I don’t know if it really counts as a maze, but it’s hand drawn with love (and post-processed with Gimp).

for Ma, with love

Help the blue disc get out of the maze via the exit to the right.

Simple at first, this maze becomes a bit dizzying after a bit!

technically easy, but slightly dizzying: get the blue disc out

Another of the mixed path variety, this maze may be a bit more difficult than the previous one.  Go from one heart to the other.  Paths cross under other paths when surrounded by dark areas.

go from heart to heart, crossing under paths when in darkened zones

This maze tries to mix two types of paths: normal paths, and what I call “noodles,” or paths that cross over and under other paths.

Paths become noodle paths when they are surrounded by thick black areas.

Try to get from the circle to the diamond, or the other way. There are several viable paths; can you find the shortest?

go from diamond to circle. paths become noodles when over dark areas

Without leaving the safety of the shelves, get from one arrow to the other.

from one arrow to the other, without falling off the shelves

Help the ball in the lower right corner explore this circuit board until you get the message.

explore the circuits

Navigate from the big dot near the center to the three circled dots on the right.

Though an extension of the hexagon theme, this is a normal maze.   Get from one ball to the other.

follow white paths from one ball to the other

I just enjoy looking at this pattern. Nevermind that it’s a maze!

Inspired by Andrea Gilbert, this maze is like her Step-Over Sequence Mazes.

To solve it, the pawn can jump over colored bars, landing in adjacent hexagons with each jump. The catch is that the pawn must jump over colored bars in the sequence indicated by the key in the bottom.

Welcome back, Roy G Biv! Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet… finishing a few repetitions, you can jump across violet and out of the maze onto the ball in the lower right.

help the pawn reach the dot by jumping over colored lines in sequence

After scanning this maze, I decided the red and orange bars looked too similar, so I used gimp to fill in the red bars with a brighter red color.

How many triangles can you visit without visiting any triangle twice?

no dead ends; explore as you like!

This maze is for Lin.  🙂

Start and end at the arrows near the bottom middle, using the flower at the top to change between black and white paths.

from arrow to arrow, using the flower to transition

How few triangles can you cross when traveling from dot to dot?

from dot to dot