Mazetangle

About Mazetangle

Mazetangle is a browser puzzle by Oliver, published by Prize Potato, LLC. The board is a rectangle split into smaller rectangles. You are the red tile and the goal is the blue one, and the twist is that you are trying to reach it in as many steps as possible.

The movement rule is what makes it a maze: you can step left, right, up or down only if you are touching exactly one tile on that side. A large tile that borders several small ones cannot move in that direction, so some tiles cannot be reached at all. You move by swiping, tapping or using the arrow keys, with undo and reset buttons, and a hint shows the longest route if you give up.

Each day brings a Daily set of three mazes, and a Weekly tab holds a larger set of 25 for the week. After finishing you can copy your scores for the day to share. The game describes itself as best with coffee or over a friend's shoulder.

It suits players who like spatial logic and short daily puzzles that look simple and are not.

How to play Mazetangle

1. Open mazetangle.com and choose Daily.
2. Move the red tile left, right, up or down; a move is allowed only if it touches exactly one tile on that side.
3. Find the longest route you can to the blue tile, using undo and reset to try alternatives.
4. Finish all three daily mazes and share your scores, or try the Weekly set.

Tips

• Before moving, check which sides of each big tile touch more than one neighbour; those are walls.
• The longest path usually means visiting a far corner before turning back toward the goal.
• Use the hint only after a few attempts: seeing the longest route ends the challenge for that maze.

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