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Getting Started with Number Mazes

Learn how to build your first number maze using ordered or unordered sequences — perfect for beginners, educators, and puzzle creators starting out.

🧩 Overview

This tutorial shows you how to create simple, clean number mazes using either ordered sequences (like 1, 2, 3…) or randomized number paths within a defined range. You’ll also get a sneak peek at using filters like “Even numbers only.”

🧰 Required Module

🔧 Preparation

Before starting:

  • Open Puzzle Maker Pro.
  • From the Puzzle Type dropdown, select Number Mazes.
  • Make sure you’re on the Puzzle Settings tab (left side).
  • Leave Maze Options (like fake paths or meandering) turned off for now.

🪜 Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Create a Simple Ordered Maze

An ordered maze uses a start number and a step value to build a path in ascending or descending order.

  1. Under Numbering Mode, select Ordered.
  2. Set:
  • Start: 1
  • Step: 1
  1. Choose a grid size:
  • Rows: 7
  • Columns: 7

💡 Why 7 to 19?
Number Mazes don’t use internal walls — instead, they separate path numbers with “noise numbers.” So a 7×7 grid actually gives you a 4×4 usable maze area.
That’s why:

  • Minimum size is 7×7 (anything smaller breaks the structure)
  • Maximum size is 19×19 (to keep puzzles solvable and fast to generate)
  1. Click Next Preview to view the puzzle and its solution.

2. Try an Unordered Maze

An unordered maze uses numbers randomly selected from a range, while still ensuring they form a valid path.

  1. Change Numbering Mode to Unordered.
  2. Set:
  • Minimum: 1
  • Maximum: 20
  1. Keep grid size at 7 × 7.
  2. Click Next Preview again.

🎲 The path now uses random numbers within the range — each puzzle looks different, even with the same settings.

3. Add a Simple Filter: Even Numbers Only

Now let’s apply a basic filter that limits the path to even numbers only.

  1. In the Filter Type dropdown, choose Only Even.
  2. Leave Maze Options off for clarity.
  3. Set a wider range:
  • Minimum: 2
  • Maximum: 40
  1. Click Next Preview.

✅ You’ll now see a valid number path using only even values, like 2 → 4 → 6 → 8…
This is a great way to reinforce number concepts in educational mazes.

✅ Outcome

By the end of this tutorial, you can:

  • Create both ordered and unordered number mazes
  • Adjust starting values, steps, and ranges
  • Preview how filters affect the number path
  • Understand how grid size and spacing affects maze design

You’re now ready to explore more complex maze behavior, like fake paths and meandering paths, in the next tutorial.

📚 Further Reading

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