Let’s begin by saying right now that this method won’t work with all mazes. At Puzzle Geniuswe design our mazes in such a way to completely negate this method. Are we evil? No, we just want to make good mazes that … See more

This is probably the most well-known method for maze-solving. It’s usually suggested for physical labyrinths like the corn mazes favoured by farmers around the world, or the box hedge mazes found in the gardens of … See more

This can be a time-consuming method, but it will always produce a clear path through the maze by the end of the process. The technique is simple enough — starting at the end of the maze, block off every dead end you fin… See more

This is essentially a variant of dead-end pruning. Consider the following maze: Notice anything in particular? If you look carefully, you’ll find that almost half of the maze is a complete dead-end! We can trace a wal… See more