Arrow Mazes
In these mazes you follow the arrows. From each arrow you can move to any of the arrows it's pointing to, in the same row, column, or diagonal.
Here's an example. Start at the arrow in the top left corner. This arrow points to two further arrows. Choose one of these and move to it. Continue, following the arrows, until you reach the target in the bottom right-hand corner.
Well, from the starting position you can move to either of the other arrows in the top row. From the rightmost of these you can move to the bottom left-hand corner. Then, in three more steps you're home:
Try the following basic Arrow Mazes:
- Arrow's Theorem (easy)
- Romeo (easy)
- Tartan (easy)
The following harder variants of the Arrow Mazes incorporate additional rules:
Multi-Goal Arrow Mazes
These Arrow Mazes have four possible goals.
- Corners (easy)
- Four Goals (easy)
Colour Change Arrow Mazes
In these Arrow Mazes you must always move to an arrow that is a different colour from the previous arrow.
- Polar Bear (easy)
- Slings and Arrows (easy)
- Ring Road (easy)
- Tilde (easy)
- Red and Blue (medium)
- Three Rings (medium)
Colour Pattern Arrow Mazes
In these Arrow Mazes you must follow the arrows in a specified sequence of colours.
- Confusion (easy)
- Trinity (easy)
- Testing, Testing (medium)
- Knotted (hard)
- Two Step (hard)
Reverse Arrow Mazes
In these variants of the Arrow Mazes you switch between following heads and following tails.
- Apollo (easy)
- Xtreme (easy)
- Slash (easy)
- Reversibubble (easy)
- Infinity (easy)
- Aleona (medium)
- Backarrow (hard)
- Spanish Rice (hard)
- Crossroads (hard)
Reflector Arrow Mazes
These variants of the Arrow Mazes include octagonal reflectors which reflect you back in the direction you've just come from.
Here's an example. Follow the arrows as in a plain Arrow Maze. If you land on the octagonal reflector, your next move reflects you back in the opposite direction.
Continue, following the arrows, until you reach the target in the bottom right-hand corner.
Here's the solution, which uses the reflector:
Try the following basic Reflector Arrow Mazes:
Rotator Arrow Mazes
These variants of the Arrow Mazes include rotators that behave like the last arrow you landed on, rotated through a quarter turn clockwise or anticlockwise.
Here's an example. Follow the arrows as in a plain Arrow Maze. If you land on the rotator, this behaves like the last arrow you landed on rotated through a quarter turn in the direction of the rotator.
Continue, following the arrows, until you reach the target in the bottom right-hand corner.
Here's the solution, which uses the rotator twice:
Try the following basic Rotator Arrow Mazes:
- Criss Cross (easy)
- Twister (easy)
Growing Pattern Arrow Mazes
In these Arrow Mazes you must follow the arrows in an increasing sequence of alternating colours.