Square Maze

A rectangular maze with one way in and one way out. Difficulty comes from three things at once: how many cells there are, whether the corridors wind (hard) or branch (easy), and how many dead ends are knocked through into loops.

Age

ages 3–12

Answer key

Included, free

Skills

problem solvingspatial reasoningfine motorconcentration

What you can change

• Difficulty

  First, Tiny, Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert

• Size tweak

  −8 … +12 cells

• Proportions

  Fill the page, Perfect square

• Way in and out

  Opposite corners, Top to bottom, Left to right, Longest possible route

• Extra loops

  0–100 %

• Start and finish

  START / END labels, Two pictures, Two pictures from a theme, Arrows only, Nothing

• Wall thickness

  Fine, Normal, Chunky

• Every page also takes the book's language, page size, theme and pictures.