Pinball (easy)
This maze first appeared as the monthly maze competition for January 2016.
This is a new type of maze based on the arrow mazes (see Arrow Mazes), with an added octagonal reflector.
Start on the arrow in the top left corner. From that arrow move to any one of the arrows it's pointing to, in the same row, column, or diagonal, and continue in this way, following successive arrows. If you land on the octagonal reflector your next move bounces you back in the opposite direction.
Continue in this way, and find the shortest route to the target in the bottom right corner:
- Congratulations! Maze completed in %n steps and %s seconds.
Click to trace the route and solve the maze.
Solution
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