dungeonman@discuss.online to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL labyrinths and mazes aren't the same. Labyrinths have a single path. Mazes have branching pathswww.diffen.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1174
arrow-up1174external-linkTIL labyrinths and mazes aren't the same. Labyrinths have a single path. Mazes have branching pathswww.diffen.comdungeonman@discuss.online to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareChozo@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoI’ve heard this before, but I never understood how people find this easier. It’s still the exact same maze, you just swap the “start” and “goal” labels.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoPaths tend to branch out into dead ends when going in one direction, which would feel more like doubling back when coming from the other direction. It does depend on the size and overall layout of the maze though.
I’ve heard this before, but I never understood how people find this easier. It’s still the exact same maze, you just swap the “start” and “goal” labels.
Paths tend to branch out into dead ends when going in one direction, which would feel more like doubling back when coming from the other direction.
It does depend on the size and overall layout of the maze though.