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First, let's give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar: this maze comes from the mind of Dave Phillips, a brilliant maze designer 1.

So, for the maze. It is a fairly easy one:

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Your goal is to exit by the blue tile on top left, after having entered the maze by the red tile at the bottom right. And here are the rules:

  • Keep to the path;
  • Do not turn around;
  • Alternate between red and blue tiles (i.e. don't pass over two red/blue tiles in a row).

1 Check his website!

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  • $\begingroup$ Can I pass through a blue one and then exit the maze through the blue? $\endgroup$
    – Mithical
    Dec 28, 2016 at 11:20
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    $\begingroup$ Can you go over the same path twice? $\endgroup$
    – user41805
    Dec 28, 2016 at 11:22
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    $\begingroup$ @Mithrandir No! $\endgroup$
    – IAmInPLS
    Dec 28, 2016 at 11:25
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    $\begingroup$ @KritixiLithos Yes! $\endgroup$
    – IAmInPLS
    Dec 28, 2016 at 11:25

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If going over the same path twice is allowed, this is a probable solution. I just started at the end and worked my way backwards to the start since there is only one possibility for the second-last tile (the other red tile would have resulted in an infinite loop)

The line colour is the colour of the last tile passed through

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    $\begingroup$ @IAmInPLS, why you don't accept this answer? There is clearly no better solutions possible, is there? $\endgroup$
    – klm123
    Dec 28, 2016 at 13:30
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The solution posted by KritixiLithos, re-posted by Hermansh, and re-re-posted by myself here [below] does indeed work but it is not the only solution.


Simple solution

In this particular maze it's possible to traverse through every single square on a single run before reaching the end. You can even traverse through every single square an arbitrary number of times before reaching the end.

Below the standard solution you'll find a second solution that passes through many more more squares. I change the color the line several times to make it more readable.

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No matter what you do, your must at a minimum pass through the squares passed through in the simple (first) solution.

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    $\begingroup$ The fact that you change colors in the middle of your lines is a bit... unreadable. $\endgroup$
    – IAmInPLS
    Dec 28, 2016 at 12:54
  • $\begingroup$ There's only one line. $\endgroup$
    – lsusr
    Dec 28, 2016 at 14:37
  • $\begingroup$ Yes, with multiple colors, I got it, but it is still visually hurting my eyes :-). $\endgroup$
    – IAmInPLS
    Dec 28, 2016 at 14:40
  • $\begingroup$ I tried creating a single line for comparison and it's completely unreadable. Sorry about your eyes. :) $\endgroup$
    – lsusr
    Dec 28, 2016 at 14:42
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Another working version. Though more of a similar to another answer but a unique one

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  • $\begingroup$ The other answer takes a left after first blue, but this one goes straight. As I said, a slightly different. $\endgroup$
    – Hemansh Patel
    Dec 28, 2016 at 12:22
  • $\begingroup$ You're right, even if it is very slightly different :-) $\endgroup$
    – IAmInPLS
    Dec 28, 2016 at 12:25
  • $\begingroup$ Glad you got it ;) And yes i have m +1 for the other answer. $\endgroup$
    – Hemansh Patel
    Dec 28, 2016 at 12:30

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