Miniminx (medium)
This maze first appeared as the monthly maze competition for March 2013.
This is the smallest maze we've so far featured in a competition, but the additional rules make it much harder than you might expect.
Start from the blue star in the top left corner, and make a series of horizontal or vertical jumps between two symbols that are the same shape or colour.
Continue making horizontal or vertical jumps between matching symbols until you reach a symbol in a circle, at which point you should switch to moving diagonally. Go on matching shapes or colours diagonally until you reach another symbol in a circle, and then revert to moving horizontally or vertically, and so on.
There's also the restriction that you may not make a U-turn by jumping straight back in the direction you've just come from.
Find the shortest route to the pink diamond in the lower 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 Miniminx maze after a one-minute delay:
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