Billiards (easy)
This maze first appeared as the monthly maze competition for August 2016.
This is a variant of the arrow mazes (see Arrow Mazes), with added octagonal reflectors.
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 one of the octagonal reflectors, your next move reflects 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
Click here to display the solution to the Billiards maze after a one-minute delay:
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