It Is All Your Fault! Hooked on Mazes.

[Call-Tech]

Sorry about the poor photos... Just finished cutting my first Maze in 1/2" sintra and thought I would share.

[Burkhardt]

.....G. , Did you ever finish that program in all your SPARE time? .....

First things first. I want to get this box joint software off my back.

Fred, this is a very nice maze! My software allows in principle for circular mazes but since these are basically just rectangular mazes wrapped around a center point, the result is not yet convincing. But this software is my next priority.

[scottp55]

NICE Fred!! What did you wind up using for a bit? How big was it? Thanks for posting it, maybe it'll make me cut one

[Call-Tech]

Thanks G., Scott i just used a 1/4" straight endmill for maze and 1/2 60 degree vbit for solution and name on back. The Maze is about 18 inches in diameter.

[scottp55]

Thanks Fred, Still wondering if someone has put a convex bottom on one so 2 or more people could play? Maybe 2 start points, or 1 person starting in the middle and one at the outer edge? Think I'd make it out of hardwood so it would survive being thrown across the room though

[Call-Tech]

Interesting idea. I have seen small kids mazes that have multiple balls in it that you have to get 2 to 4 balls into certain places in the maze. They will drive you crazy since getting one ball to certain location sends other balls to places you don't want them to be. But the thought of 2 people fighting each other to tip the maze to get their ball somewhere sounds like a war from the start. LOL

[scottp55]

Yep, Thought about making a rule "The first person to lift the maze off the table/floor loses!" But then a complete game would probably NEVER get finished. Maybe a PTex stick (ski base repair candle) or other flexible handle so you could only apply a small force to it? Be a good game for Northeasters up here when you lose power for hours or days and the younger generation starts climbing the walls

[Call-Tech]

I was trying to figure out how to make the maze more complicated so it doesn't get boring after a few times of winning it. I could not seem to generate a maze with more that one solution. Then the idea struck me that maybe if I connect two or more mazes together, then the possible number of paths multiply and give lots of different possible entry points and exits and combination of both.

[POPS 64]

a maze on different material . Jeff

[Burkhardt]

Looks great! Now you only need a tiny ball to roll around in the groove

A full size side-lighted acrylic table plate with a maze would be interesting (if a bit expensive).