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A '''maze''' is a [[complex]] tour puzzle in the form of a complex branching passage through which the solver must find a route. In everyday [[speech]], both maze and labyrinth denote a complex and confusing series of pathways, but technically the maze is distinguished from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth labyrinth]. The labyrinth has a single through-route with twists and turns but without branches; it is not designed to be as difficult to [[navigate]] as a maze. The pathways and walls in a maze or labyrinth are fixed (pre-determined). Maze-type puzzles where the given walls and paths may [[change]] during the game are covered under the main puzzle category of tour puzzles. The Cretan maze is the oldest.

A '''maze''' is a [[complex]] tour puzzle in the form of a complex branching passage through which the solver must find a route. In everyday [[speech]], both maze and labyrinth denote a complex and confusing series of pathways, but technically the maze is distinguished from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth labyrinth]. The labyrinth has a single through-route with twists and turns but without branches; it is not designed to be as difficult to [[navigate]] as a maze. The pathways and walls in a maze or labyrinth are fixed (pre-determined). Maze-type puzzles where the given walls and paths may [[change]] during the game are covered under the main puzzle category of tour puzzles. The Cretan maze is the oldest.

Mazes have been built with walls and rooms, with hedges, turf, corn stalks, hay bales, [[books]] or with paving stones of contrasting [[colors]] or [[designs]], or in fields of crops such as corn or, indeed, maize. Maize mazes can be very large; they are usually only kept for one growing season, so they can be [[different]] every year, and are promoted as seasonal tourist attractions. Indoors, [[Mirror]] Mazes are another form of maze, where many of the [[apparent]] pathways are [[imaginary]] routes seen through multiple [[reflections]] in mirrors. Another type of maze consists of a set of rooms linked by doors (so a passageway is just another room in this definition). Players enter at one spot, and exit at another, or the [[idea]] may be to reach a certain spot in the maze. Mazes can also be printed or drawn on paper to be followed by a pencil or fingertip.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maze]

Mazes have been built with walls and rooms, with hedges, turf, corn stalks, hay bales, [[books]] or with paving stones of contrasting [[colors]] or [[designs]], or in fields of crops such as corn or, indeed, maize. Maize mazes can be very large; they are usually only kept for one growing season, so they can be [[different]] every year, and are promoted as seasonal tourist attractions. Indoors, [[Mirror]] Mazes are another form of maze, where many of the [[apparent]] pathways are [[imaginary]] routes seen through multiple [[reflections]] in mirrors. Another type of maze consists of a set of rooms linked by doors (so a passageway is just another room in this definition). Players enter at one spot, and exit at another, or the [[idea]] may be to reach a certain spot in the maze. Mazes can also be printed or drawn on paper to be followed by a pencil or fingertip.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maze]

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