Maxima (hard)
This maze first appeared as the monthly maze competition for November 2014.
This is a link maze (see Link Mazes) in which you alternate between matching shapes and matching colours.
Start from the purple circle in the top left corner, and move horizontally or vertically to a symbol with the same shape. For example, you could move to the green circle in the top row, the pink circle in the leftmost column, or the brown circle below that in the leftmost column.
Now move horizontally or vertically to a symbol of the same colour. So, suppose you chose the green circle in the top row, the only next option is the green cross two squares below.
Continue in this way, alternating between matching shapes and matching colours, and find the shortest route to the orange square 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 Maxima maze after a one-minute delay:
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