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Dreidel pt02
By: Richard Hinkle
Design is 10 rows, 10 cells.
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Begin design:
Row 1: dot 6, hyphen [36] eight times, dot 3.
Row 2: dots 456, P [1234], C [14] six times, TH [1456], L [123].
Row 3: dots 456, L [123], space 1 time, WITH [23456], full cell, HIS [236], space 2 times, dots 456, L [123].
Row 4: dots 456, L [123], space 3 times, full cell, space 2 times, dots 456, L [123].
Row 5: dots 456, L [123], space 1 time, WITH [23456], G [1245] two times, space 2 times, dots 456, L [123].
Row 6: dots 456, V [1236], hyphen [36] six times, dots 3456, L [123].
Row 7: dots 456, SH [146], C [14] six times, M [134], L [123].
Row 8: space 2 times, CH [16], space 4 times, ST [34].
Row 9: space 3 times, CH [16], space 2 times, ST [34].
Row 10: space 4 times, CH [16], ST [34].
End design.
Drawing Notes:
this is the fourth side of the little dreidel and has the symbol known as “NUN” on the side.
Prepare the drawing for cutting. Since there are no tabs to worry about, this is an easier cut than part 01. Flatten all the dots in row 1, this should be the dot 6, hyphens and dot 3. Flatten all the dots 456 in cell one from row 2 to row 7. Flatten all the end or right-side L’s from row 2 to row 7. All these flattened dots will be cut off this design.
Start cutting.
Cut horizontally between the dots in row 1 and the dots in row 2.
Cut vertically between the dots in cell 1 and the dots in cell 2.
Cut vertically between the dots in cell 9 and the dots in cell 10.
Starting at left most dot 1 in row 7, (dot 1 in SH), cut along the outside (left side) of the CH cells past row ten.
Starting at the right side dot 4 in row 7, (dot 4 in M), cut along the outside (right side) of the ST cells past row ten. You should have a point at the bottom.
This block is now ready to be attached to part 1.
You will need a pencil to provide a point so your dreidel will spin.
Let’s play!
Let’s Play Dreidel
Now that you have made your dreidel, gather some candies and invite three people to play with you.
Give each player an equal number of candies.
Put some candies in the “pot” or middle of the table.
Let the youngest player spin the top first.
Whichever letter is up, do what it says.
When one player has no more candies, the other three players must count their candies. Whoever has the most wins.
GIMEL = Take everything
NUN = Do nothing
HEY = Take half
SHIN = Put one in
Candies, coins or tokens are put in the “pot” or center of the table.
Mystery Words
By: Richard Hinkle
Design is 5 rows, 9 cells.
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Begin design:
Row 1: I [24], C [14], ED [1246], dot 4, dots 456, ING [346], dots 45, SH [146], dot 4.
Row 2: Leave blank.
Row 3: I [24], C [14], E (15], dots 456, OW [246], TH [1456].
Row 4: Leave blank
Row 5: I [24], W [2456], E [15], D [145].
End design.
Drawing Notes:
These three words are examples of “Mirror Writing” that are common in our everyday lives. When you are driving your car and look in the rear view mirror, the words are spelled out perfectly. This practice of writing words in reverse can be traced back to the early 20th century as traffic became more congested.
Can you figure out the three words we wrote in Mirror reflection mode?
Solving the Mystery
There are many ways to figure out these words. Here are two to get you started.
Flip the page so that the braille is facing away from you, and the left edge is now the right edge.
Hold the right side of the page with your right hand.
Reach over the top of the page and read from left to right. Start with the bottom word because it is the shortest.
With the braille facing away from you, lay the paper on a flat surface. Try reading the back of the page.
Still stumped? Find the solution hidden somewhere on the traffic light page.
Playing Cards 01
By: Richard Hinkle
Design is 10 rows, 25 cells.
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Note: This design is for the spades and hearts card suits.
Begin design:
Row 1: space 1 time, hyphen [36] ten times, space 4 times, hyphen [36] ten times.
Row 2: space 1 time, L [123], space 3 times, WAS [356], HIS [236], space 3 times, dots 456, space 4 times, L [123], space 8 times, dots 456.
Row 3: space 1 time, L [123], space 2 times, ING [346], A [1], dot 4, U [136], space 2 times, dots 456, space 4 times, L [123], space 1 time, dot 6, dot 3, space 2 times, dot 6, dot 3, space 1 time, dots 456.
Row 4: space 1 time, L [123], space 1 time, ING [346], A [1], space 2 times, dot 4, U [136], space 1 time, dots 456, space 4 times, L [123], ING [346], A [1], dot 4, U [136], ING [346], A [1], dot 4, U [136], dots 456.
Row 5: space 1 time, L [123], ING [346], A [1], space 4 times, dot 4, U [136], dots 456, space 4 times, L [123], X [1346], space 2 times, dot 4, A [1], space 2 times, X [1346], dots 456.
Row 6: space 1 time, P [1234], U [136], space 1 time, ING [346], TH [1456], P [1234], U [136], space 1 time, ING [346], TH [1456], space 4 times, L [123], SH [146], dot 3, space 4 times, dot 6, M [134], dots 456.
Row 7: space 1 time, L [123], space 1 time, C [14], space 1 time, dots 3456, V [1236], space 1 time, C [14], space 1 time, dots 456, space 4 times, L [123], space 1 time, SH [146], dot 3, space 2 times, dot 6, M [134], space 1 time, dots 456.
Row 8: space 1 time, L [123], space 2 times, GG [2356], full cell 2 times, GG [2356], space 2 times, dots 456, space 4 times, L [123], space 2 times, SH [146], dot 3, dot 6, M [134], space 2 times, dots 456.
Row 9: space 1 time, L [123], space 8 times, dots 456, space 4 times, L [123], space 3 times, D [145], F [124], space 3 times, dots 456.
Row 10: space 1 time, C [14] ten times, space 4 times, C [14] ten times.
End design.
Drawing Notes:
The two card backs are the spades and heart suits for playing cards. The heart is down one row so there is room for the number designation in the upper corners. Most playing cards have the numbers in the upper left and lower right corners with the lower number upside down to make it read correctly when the card is turned over. All four of the playing cards have two blank cells in each corner.
Playing Cards 02
By: Richard Hinkle
Design is 10 rows, 25 cells.
Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.
Note: This design is for the diamond and club card suits.
Begin design:
Row 1: space 1 time, hyphen [36] ten times, space 4 times, hyphen [36] ten times.
Row 2: space 1 time, L [123], space 3 times, WAS [356], HIS [236], space 3 times, dots 456, space 4 times, L [123], space 2 times, dot 6, WITH [23456], OF [12356], dot 3, space 2 times, dots 456.
Row 3: space 1 time, L [123], space 2 times, ING [346], A [1], dot 4, U [136], space 2 times, dots 456, space 4 times, L [123], space 2 times, full cell, space 2 times, full cell, space 2 times, dots 456.
Row 4: space 1 time, L [123], space 1 time, ING [346], A [1], space 2 times, dot 4, U [136], space 1 time, dots 456, space 4 times, L [123], space 2 times, dot 4, ER [12456], Q [12345], A [1], space 2 times, dots 456.
Row 5: space 1 time, L [123], ING [346], A [1], space 4 times, dot 4, U [136], dots 456, space 4 times, L [123], WAS [356], GG [2356], HIS [236], dots 456, L [123], WAS [356], GG [2356], HIS [236], dots 456.
Row 6: space 1 time, L [123], SH [146], dot 3, space 4 times, dot 6, M [134], dots 456, space 4 times, full cell, L [123], space 1 time, dots 46, Y [13456], AND [12346], K [13], space 1 time, dots 456, full cell.
Row 7: space 1 time, L [123], space 1 time, SH [146], dot 3, space 2 times, dot 6, M [134], space 1 time, dots 456, space 4 times, L [123], D [145], G [1245], F [124], dots 456, L [123], D [145], G [1245], F [124], dots 456.
Row 8: space 1 time, L [123], space 2 times, SH [146], dot 3, dot 6, M [134], space 2 times, dots 456, space 4 times, L [123], space 3 times, dots 3456, V [1236], space 3 times, dots 456.
Row 9: space 1 time, L [123], space 3 times, D [145], F [124], space 3 times, dots 456, space 4 times, L [123], space 2 times, GG [2356], full cell 2 times, GG [2356], space 2 times, dots 456.
Row 10: space 1 time, C [14] ten times, space 4 times, C [14] ten times.
End design.
Drawing Notes:
The two card backs are the diamonds and clubs’ suits for playing cards. Most playing cards have the numbers in the upper left and lower right corners with the lower number upside down to make it read correctly when the card is turned over. All four of the playing cards have two blank cells in each corner.
Drive all your friends silly by putting the numbers in the upper right and lower left corners: Now they will have to learn to fan the cards from right to left!
Chess Pieces
By: Richard Hinkle
Design is 19 rows, 30 cells.
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Begin design:
Row 1: space 12 times, GG [2356], dots 56, dots 23, GG [2356], space 7 times, WAS [356], GG [2356] two times, full cell, OF [12356].
Row 2: space 1 time, WAS [356], full cell 2 times, HIS [236], space 8 times, full cell 2 times, space 9 times, C [14], Y [13456], full cell 2 times, L [123].
Row 3: space 1 time, D [145], full cell 2 times, F [124], space 8 times, full cell 2 times, space 8 times, dot 6, WITH [23456], full cell 2 times, P [1234].
Row 4: space 2 times, full cell 2 times, space 8 times, dots 456, full cell 2 times, L [123], space 7 times, dot 4, full cell 3 times, OF [12356], dot 3.
Row 5: space 1 time, WITH [23456], full cell 2 times, OF [12356], space 7 times, full cell 4 times, space 7 times, dot 6, full cell 4 times, dot 3.
Row 6: space 1 time, full cell 4 times, space 6 times, dots 456, full cell 4 times, L [123], space 6 times, dots 456, full cell 4 times, L [123].
Row 7: leave this row blank.
Row 8: space 1 time, P [1234], A [1], W [2456], N [1345], space 6 times, C [14], A [1], S [234], T [2345], L [123], E [15], space 6 times, K [13], N [1345], I [24], G [1245], H [125], T [2345].
Row 9: leave this row blank.
Row 10: space 25 times, dot 3, space 1 time, dot 6.
Row 11: space 25 times, WH [156], full cell, S [234].
Row 12: space 13 times, HIS [236], hyphen [36], WAS [356], space 9 times, hyphen [36], full cell, hyphen [36].
Row 13: space 2 times, dots 56, dots 23, space 9 times, dots 456, full cell, L [123], space 9 times, TH [1456], full cell, P [1234].
Row 14: space 2 times, full cell 2 times, space 9 times, GG [2356], full cell, GG [2356], space 9 times, GG [2356], full cell, GG [2356].
Row 15: space 1 time, dots 56, full cell 2 times, dots 23, space 8 times, dots 456, full cell, L [123], space 9 times, dots 456, full cell, L [123].
Row 16: space 2 times, full cell 2 times, space 9 times, dots 456, full cell, L [123], space 9 times, dots 456, full cell, L [123].
Row 17: space 2 times, full cell 2 times, space 9 times, full cell 3 times, space 9 times, full cell 3 times.
Row 18: space 1 time, full cell 4 times, space 7 times, full cell 5 times, space 7 times, full cell 5 times.
Row 19: dots 456, full cell 4 times, L [123], space 5 times, dots 456, full cell 5 times, L [123], space 5 times, dots 456, full cell 5 times, L [123].
Row 20: leave this row blank.
Row 21: B [12], I [24], S [234], H [125], O [135], P [1234], space 6 times, Q [12345], U [136], E [15] two times, N [1345], space 7 times, K [13], I [24], N [1345], G [1245].
End design.
Drawing Notes:
These are the basic six pieces that you learn to use in chess. They can be made of any material and can have any shape as long as the players agree on which piece is which for play.
Ten Pin Layouts
By: Richard Hinkle
Inspired by: The Bowling Crew gaming app by Wargaming Group Limited
Design is 3 rows, 26 cells.
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Begin design:
Row 1: space 4 times, dot 6, space 10 times, IN [35], space 8 times, EN [26].
Row 2: space 3 times, dots 456, W [2456], dot 2, space 7 times, WAS [356], O [135], space 9 times, O [135] two times.
Row 3: space 4 times, dot 4, space 8 times, C [14], space 10 times, I [24].
End design.
Drawing Notes:
Each bowling pin is represented by one braille dot.
First design on the left: This is the smallest airplane I can draw. It is flying from left to right on the page. On the bowling alley, which would be from the bottom of the page and rolling the ball up the page, you must put the ball between the wings with just the right touch to knock down the nose pin on your right.
Middle design: This is a small comet in the night sky. The head of the comet is facing down and the comet is moving from the upper right to the lower left on the page.
Last design on the right: This is the standard pin layout on an alley. If the alley is from the right side of the page. Pin row one has 1 pin, pin row two has 2 pins, pin row three has 3 pins and pin row four has 4 pins. A strike is made if you put the ball in the “pocket” to either side of the head pin. The game also presents this layout as if the alley is from the bottom of the page. Now that strike must hit all four pins down the left side and still push a pin to the right to hit that lone head pin on the right. This is a lot harder.
Fun facts:
According to the United States Bowling Congress, “…more than 67 million people in the United States bowl during a year.
“More than 1.2 million people compete regularly in league play certified by the United States Bowling Congress.
“Bowling has been traced to articles found in the tomb of an Egyptian child buried in 5200 B.C. The primitive implements included nine pieces of stone at which a stone “ball” was rolled, the ball having first to roll through an archway made of three pieces of marble.
“Another ancient discovery was the Polynesian game of ula maika, also utilizing pins and balls of stone. The stones were to be rolled at targets 60 feet away, a distance which today still is one of the basic regulations of tenpins.
“Bowling at pins probably originated in ancient Germany, not as a sport but as a religious ceremony. Martin Luther is credited with settling on nine as the ideal number of pins.
“The game moved throughout Europe, the Scandinavian countries, and finally to the United States, with the earliest known reference to bowling at pins in America made by author Washington Irving in Rip Van Winkle.
‘On entering the amphitheatre, new objects of wonder presented themselves. On a level spot in the centre was a company of odd-looking personages playing at ninepins.’
“The game was being played throughout the world and rules were different almost everywhere. Even basic equipment was not the same. In fact, why and when the extra pin was added from the European game of ninepins to the American game of tenpins still is a mystery.”
Rain
By: Richard Hinkle
Design is 11 rows, 30 cells.
Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.
Viewing Note: Turn the page a quarter turn counterclockwise to see the picture.
Begin design:
Row 1: space 12 times, IN [35], CH [16].
Row 2: space 11 times, I [24], space 2 times, CH [16].
Row 3: space 10 times, CH [16], space 4 times, CH [16].
Row 4: dot 6, colon [25], EN [26], space 8 times, dots 23, space 4 times, CH [16], THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456].
Row 5: dot 4, EN [26], hyphen [36] nine times, dots 56, space 5 times, CH [16], THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456].
Row 6: space 11 times, dots 45, space 5 times, ST [34], THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456], THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456].
Row 7: space 11 times, B [12], space 4 times, ST [34], THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456], THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456], THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456].
Row 8: space 10 times, E [34], space 4 times, ST [34], THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456], THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456].
Row 9: space 11 times, E [15], space 2 times, ST [34], THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456], THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456], THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456].
Row 10: space 12 times, E [15], ST [34], THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456], THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456], THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456], THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456].
Row 11: space 5 times, THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456], THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456], THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456], THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456], THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456], THE [2346], IN [35], dot 6, W [2456].
End design.
Drawing Notes:
Your umbrella is open and it is surrounded by the word “rain” which is falling down on you.
Fun facts:
Raindrops fall at a speed of 5 to 18 miles per hour depending on the size of the raindrops.
Rain is an essential part of the water cycle.
Most raindrops are very tiny—no more than ¼ inch in diameter.
The highest amount of rainfall in one year ever recorded was 467.4 inches in Mawsynram, India.
Rain is also used to create electricity. We call this hydroelectricity or hydropower.
More rain falls in tropical places than in any other type of climate.
Deserts get less rain than any other type of climate except the continent of Antarctica. It is the driest continent on Earth.
Playful Braille:
To read your umbrella’s words, go to the far right and read from top to bottom.
Need a clue?
Turn the page another quarter turn counterclockwise, and read as you normally would.
Mini Mazes
By: Richard Hinkle
Design is 11 rows by 30 cells.
Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.
Begin Design:
Row 1: space 1 time, B [12], E [15], G [1245], I [24], N [1345], space 11 times, B [12], E [15], G [1245], I [24], N [1345].
Row 2: space 1 time, H [125], E [15], R [1235], E [15], space 12 times, H [125], E [15], R [1235], E [15].
Row 3: P [1234], C [14] two times, dots 456, dot 4, SH [146], X [1346] two times, C [14], SH [146] two times, X [1346], C [14], TH [1456], space 2 times, P [1234], C [14], A [1], L [123], C [14], SH [146], X [1346] two times, C [14], SH [146] two times, X [1346], C [14], TH [1456].
Row 4: L [123], dots 23, space 1 time, dots 456, X [1346] two times, hyphen [36], WAS [356], colon [25], J [245], dots 456, space 1 time, P [1234], dots 456, space 2 times, L [123], dots 23, space 1 time, AND [12346], X [1346] two times, hyphen [36], WAS [356], colon [25], J [245], dots 456, space 1 time, P [1234], dots 456.
Row 5: L [123], C [14] two times, TH [1456], colon [25], dots 235, colon [25], dots 256, colon [25], dots 256 two times, colon [25], B [12], dots 456, space 2 times, L [123], C [14] two times, OU [1256], colon [25], dots 235, colon [25], dots 256, colon [25] two times, T [2345], colon [25], B [12], dots 456.
Row 6: L [123], dot 6, hyphen [36], dots 3456, space 1 time, L [123], dots 23, dots 456, space 1 time, dots 456 two times, C [14] two times, dots 456, space 2 times, L [123], dot 6, hyphen [36], dots 3456, space 1 time, L [123], dots 23, dots 456, space 2 times, P [1234], C [14] two times, dots 456.
Row 7: L [123], ING [346], hyphen [36] two times, TH [1456], space 1 time, TH [1456], dot 3, C [14], L [123], dots 456, D [145], HIS [236], dots 456, space 2 times, L [123], ING [346], hyphen [36] two times, TH [1456], space 1 time, TH [1456], dot 3, C [14], L [123], P [1234], D [145], HIS [236], dots 456.
Row 8: L [123], dots 235, colon [25], W [2456], J [245], dots 235, dots 256, H [125], dots 256, H [125], J [245], dots 256, dots 456 two times, space 2 times, L [123], dots 235, colon [25], T [2345], J [245], dots 235, dots 256, H [125], dots 256, H [125] two times, dots 256, dots 456 two times.
Row 9: V [1236], hyphen [36] two times, dots 456, dot 6, U [136], ING [346], hyphen [36], ING [346], hyphen [36], X [1346] two times, ING [346], dots 3456, space 2 times, V [1236], hyphen [36], dot 3, dots 456, hyphen [36], U [136], ING [346], hyphen [36], ING [346], hyphen [36], X [1346] two times, ING [346], dots 3456.
Row 10: space 2 times, E [15], N [1345], D [145], space 13 times, E [15], N [1345], D [145].
Row 11: Space 1 time, H [125], E [15], R [1235], E [15], space 12 times, H [125], E [15], R [1235], E [15].
End Design.
Drawing Note:
I think the Fun Facts cover this one.
Fun facts:
The two mini mazes were drawn as an experiment on following a single dot line and the branches off of that line. There are minor differences in the designs, the first maze starts and ends on dots 456, while the second maze uses L [123]. Take my challenge and write out the solution before you read the solution which is a separate document on this site.
Mini-Maze Solution Challenge
The directions below are the same for either maze, only the empty spaces will have different values. Fill out one of the directions for each maze.
Start under the first E [15] in the word here on row 2.
Proceed vertically ___dots to the first change in direction.
To get here, you passed __ lines to the right and __lines to the left.
There are still __ dots along the vertical line which is a false path.
Proceed horizontally __ dots to the next change in direction.
To get here, you passed __ lines to the top of the page and __ lines to the bottom of the page.
There are still __ dots along the horizontal line which is a false path.
Proceed vertically ___dots to the third change in direction.
To get here, you passed __ lines to the right and __lines to the left.
There are still __ dots along the vertical line which is a false path.
Proceed horizontally __ dots to the next change in direction.
To get here, you passed __ lines to the top of the page and __ lines to the bottom of the page.
There are still __ dots along the horizontal line which is a false path.
Proceed vertically ___dots to the third change in direction.
To get here, you passed __ lines to the right and __lines to the left.
You should be at the N [1345] in the word end on row 10.
I am looking for as much feedback on this as possible. Please submit your answers thru the contact us area of the web site.
Easy Maze
By: Richard Hinkle
Design is 18 rows, 30 cells.
Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.
Begin Design:
Row 1: space 2 times, B [12], E [15], G [1245], I [24], N [1345].
Row 2: space 3 times, H [125], E [15], R [1235], E [15].
Row 3: full cell 4 times, space 1 time, full cell 25 times.
Row 4: full cell 4 times, space 1 time, G [1245] twenty-two times, space 1 time, full cell 2 times.
Row 5: full cell 4 times, GG [2356] three times, space 1 time, G [1245] four times, space 1 time, GG [2356] fifteen times, full cell 2 times.
Row 6: full cell 7 times, space 1 time, full cell 4 times, space 1 time, G [1245] seven times, full cell 5 times, space 1 time, full cell 4 times.
Row 7: full cell, G [1245] six times, space 1 time, full cell 4 times, space 1 time, GG [2356] seven times, full cell 5 times, space 1 time, full cell 4 times.
Row 8: full cell, GG [2356] six times, space 1 time, full cell 4 times, space 1 time, G [1245] twelve times, full cell 4 times.
Row 9: full cell 7 times, space 1 time, full cell 4 times, space 1 time, GG [2356] thirteen times, full cell 4 times.
Row 10: full cell, G [1245] six times, space 1 time, full cell 4 times, space 1 time, full cell 17 times.
Row 11: full cell, space 1 time, GG [2356] six times, full cell 4 times. space 1 time, G [1245] fourteen times, space 1 time, full cell 2 times.
Row 12: full cell, space 1 time, full cell 10 times, GG [2356] three times, space 1 time, GG [2356] three times, space 1 time, GG [2356] seven times, space 1 time, full cell 2 times.
Row 13: full cell, space 1 time, full cell 13 times, space 1 time, full cell 3 times, space 1 time, full cell 4 times, space 1 time, full cell 5 times.
Row 14: full cell 8 times, space 1 time, G [1245] six times, space 1 time, full cell 3 times, space 1 time, G [1245] four times, space 1 time, G [1245] three times, full cell 2 times.
Row 15: full cell 8 times, space 1 time, GG [2356] seven times, full cell 3 times, space 1 time, full cell, GG [2356] seven times, full cell 2 times.
Row 16: full cell 19 times, space 1 time, full cell 10 times.
Row 17: space 18 times, E [15], N [1345], D [145].
Row 18: space 18 times, H [125], E [15], R [1235], E [15].
End Design.
Drawing Notes:
The vertical path is 2 dots and 2 cell spaces wide; the horizontal path is 2 dots and 1 row space wide. They measure 0.331 and 0.335 wide respectively so I hope they feel the same.
At the end of the picture is the code for following the maze. Enable hidden text to view the code here [1 left, 2 right, 3 left, 2 right].
Mini Mazes Solution
By: Richard Hinkle
Design is 11 rows by 30 cells.
Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.
Design: See the drawing page Mini-Mazes elsewhere on this page.
The two mini-mazes were drawn as an experiment on following a single dot line and the branches off of that line. There are minor differences in the designs, the first maze starts and ends on dots 456, while the second maze uses L [123]. Take my challenge and write out the solutions before you read the solutions below.
Mini-Maze Solution Challenge
First Maze:
Start at the dots 456 in row 3 under the first E [15] in the word here on row 2. This is in cell 4.
Proceed vertically 8 dots to the first change in direction. (You are now at dot 5 in cell 4 of row 5).
To get here, you passed 1 line to the right (at dot 7 down) and 2 lines to the left (at dots 4 and 6 down).
There are still 4 dots along the vertical line which is a false path.
Proceed horizontally (to the right) for 14 dots to the next change in direction. (You are now at dot 5 in cell 11 of row 5).
To get here, you passed 0 lines to the top of the page and 3 lines to the bottom of the page. (Cells 6, 8 & 10 each have a dot below the line you are following).
There are still 3 dots along the horizontal line which is a false path.
Proceed vertically (towards the bottom) 9 dots to the third change in direction. (You are now at dot 5 in cell 11 of row 8).
To get here, you passed 0 lines to the right and 3 lines to the left (at dots 2, 5 & 9).
There are still 0 dots along the vertical line which is a false path.
Proceed horizontally (to the right which is towards the left side of the page) 14 dots to the next change in direction. (You are now at dot 5 in cell 4 of row 8).
To get here, you passed 4 lines to the top of the page (at dots 3, 7, 12 & 14) and 3 lines to the bottom of the page (at dots 4, 8, & 11).
There are still 5 dots along the horizontal line which is a false path.
Proceed vertically (towards the bottom) 4 dots to the end. (You are now at dot 6 in cell 4 of row 9).
To get here, you passed 0 lines to the right and 0 lines to the left.
You should be above the N [1345] in the word end on row 10.
End of solution for First maze.
Second Maze:
Start at the l [123] in row 3 under the first E [15] in the word here on row 2. This is in cell 20.
Proceed vertically 8 dots to the first change in direction. (You are now at dot 2 in cell 20 of row 5).
To get here, you passed 1 line to the right (at dot 7 down) and 2 lines to the left (at dots 4 and 6 down).
There are still 0 dots along the vertical line which is a false path.
Proceed horizontally (to the right) for 14 dots to the next change in direction. (You are now at dot 2 in cell 27 of row 5).
To get here, you passed 0 lines to the top of the page and 3 lines to the bottom of the page. (at dots 1, 4 & 9 each have a dot below the line you are following).
There are still 4 dots along the horizontal line which is a false path.
Proceed vertically (towards the bottom) 9 dots to the third change in direction. (You are now at dot 2 in cell 27 of row 8).
To get here, you passed 0 lines to the right and 3 lines to the left (at dots 2, 5 & 9).
There are still 0 dots along the vertical line which is a false path.
Proceed horizontally (to the right which is towards the left side of the page) 14 dots to the next change in direction. (You are now at dot 2 in cell 20 of row 8).
To get here, you passed 4 lines to the top of the page (at dots 2, 6, 11 & 13) and 3 lines to the bottom of the page (at dots 3, 7, & 10).
There are still 4 dots along the horizontal line which is a false path.
Proceed vertically (towards the bottom) 4 dots to the end. (You are now at dot 3 in cell 20 of row 9).
To get here, you passed 0 lines to the right and 0 lines to the left.
You should be above the N [1345] in the word end on row 10.
End of solution for Second maze.
The code for the both mazes solution is 3L, 4R, 4L. This is read as go to the 3rd line on the left and turn left, proceed to the 4th line on the right, turn right and proceed to the 4th line on the left, turn left and proceed to the end.
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The picture on the next page shows the path in black dots with all the other maze dots in red.
