Slinky (medium)
This maze first appeared as the monthly maze competition for July 2014.
This is a link maze (see Link Mazes) in which you alternate between matching shapes and matching colours.
Start from the green cross in the top left corner, and move horizontally or vertically to a symbol with the same shape. For example, you could move to the blue cross in the top row or the blue cross in the leftmost column.
Now move horizontally or vertically to a symbol of the same colour. So, suppose you chose the blue cross in the leftmost column, the only next option is the blue square two steps above it.
Continue in this way, alternating between matching shapes and matching colours, and find the shortest route to the blue 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 Slinky maze after a one-minute delay:
Show solution.