Mazes are usually a solitary pursuit. But then I added some Maze races, including an entire month of Maze Race options during January (Free book download available). This gave me a framework of how to have a maze race between 2 people. The basics: 2 people doing the same maze, starting at the same time and seeing who reaches the goal first.
By request, I have added a few new options to have TEAM maze races. Teams can be any size, but I started by designing a 4 person maze race maze. This means 2 people per team. Although the number of teams could be any even number !! So 18 teams of 2 people each also works, etc. Before we look at those new mazes let’s review the 6 Maze Race Rules.
Maze Race Rules
Place the printed maze face down
Solvers flip the mazes over when start is called
Solve the mazes with a writing utensil
Mazes must be solved from start to finish (no backwards solving is permitted) This is an optional rule and with large groups may need to be suspended since each solve may not be able to be monitored
Once the maze is completed sit down your writing instrument and say “solved”
A neutral party checks the answer to confirm the winner.
Introducing : My Newly Designed 4 person Maze race competition mazes
I have designed mazes specifically for 4 person Maze Races ! How does the 4 person race work ? Well 2 teams of 2 sit across from each other and race the same maze at the same time. To give the teams more room each player has their own printed section of the maze. Player 1 solves their section of the maze with guidance from Player 2. To add complexity there are 3 possible goals for Player 1. Player 2 should help guide them to the correct goal that will help Player 2 solve their section of the maze !
I have designed 3 different 4 person maze types. Let’s have a look:
Standard 4 Person Maze Race
In Part 1, Player 1 on each team must solve to either A B or C. While this is happening Players 2 must help guide Player 1 on which goal they should aim for. Once player one draws a line to A,B, or C, Player 2 starts their maze from that same letter and continues to solve the maze (NEW RULE #7 Player 2 may not draw on their maze until Player 1 is complete)…. IF it is later found that Player 1 has picked the incorrect goal (ABC), they must start their portion of the maze again ! The winning team is the one that completes the total 2 page maze first !
Could a player “accidently” say go to goal A when the real goal is B to trick the opponent ? Maybe…
