Number Diamond (hard)
This maze first appeared as the monthly maze competition for September 2023.
This is a more difficult variant of the Jumping Mazes, like the one shown last month.
Start from the 1 at the top; 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. In this case it's a 5, so you can jump any distance except five. 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 at the bottom:
- 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 Diamond maze after a one-minute delay:
Show solution.