Number Gem (medium)
This maze first appeared as the monthly maze competition for August 2023.
This is a new variant of the Jumping Mazes. Start from the 2 in the top left corner; the number in that cell shows how far you can jump from that cell. Now, the number you land on shows how far you can't jump from that cell. For example, if it's a 1 you can jump any distance except one. All jumps can be horizontal or vertical.
Continue in this way, alternately jumping the distance corresponding to the number on the cell, and jumping any distance other than the number on the cell, and find the shortest route to the goal in the bottom right corner:
- Congratulations! Maze completed in %n steps and %s seconds.
Click to trace the route and solve the maze.
Solution
Click here to display the solution to the Number Gem maze after a one-minute delay:
Show solution.