Designing a maze
First, you must decide on the type of maze you want to have, basically there are three to choose from.
A unicursal maze has only a single path to the centre, without branches or choices. This is the oldest type of maze, and it may seem strange if you haven't met it before, as you don't have to solve a puzzle, rather, when you walk it, you constantly twist and turn, getting closer and further from the centre, until finally you arrive. A unicursal maze can also make an attractive pattern and is known as a labyrinth. Such mazes are used for meditation in many parts of the world and can be built from paving or tiles.
A branching maze has one quick path to the centre, but has branches off it, which lead to dead-ends. This is a puzzle maze, which aims to baffle people. The mazes at Hampton Court and Longleat are examples of such mazes, clearly the walls of such a maze must be higher than the head and not something you can push through. Traditionally hedging was used, but today people build maize (corn) mages that last only a year or wall mazes that last forever.
An island maze has several paths to the centre, as well as dead-ends. It may be far harder to solve than a branching maze. A branching maze has all its walls connected but an island maze's walls are broken into two or more sections, like islands. Most modern mazes are island mazes. Such mazes require an investment of time and money that usually means they are hedge or wall mazes.
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