Maze Basics
Word Mazes
Learn three word-maze formats with original letter, number-word, and hidden-message examples. Check movement rules and separate answer diagrams.
Rachel Bennett8 min read
Maze Basics
Get to know maze types, compare shapes, and choose a puzzle size that fits.
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Maze Basics
Perfect vs. Braid Mazes
See how removing two walls changes one maze. Follow the checked routes, count loops and dead ends, and learn when wall-following can fail.
Rachel Bennett8 min read
Maze Basics
Weave Mazes
Read weave-maze crossings without taking illegal turns. Includes a clear bridge-and-tunnel legend, a worked route, and three solved exercises.
Rachel Bennett8 min read
Maze Basics
What is a maze? The main types of mazes explained (with examples)
What is a maze, and what are the types of mazes? A clear guide to perfect, braid, unicursal, and multicursal mazes by shape, medium, and how they are made.
Rachel Bennett14 min read
Maze Basics
Maze sizes explained: what 10×10, 15×15, and 25×25 feel like
A practical guide to maze size choices for kids, classrooms, and adults, with a quick table and printing notes.
Rachel Bennett10 min read
Maze Basics
Maze shapes compared: square maze vs circular vs hex
Square, circular, and hexagonal maze shapes compared. We generated the same maze in all three shapes and measured what changed, with printable examples of each.
Rachel Bennett9 min read