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Daily maze
Daily means one carve for the calendar day. Same Medium footprint, seed from today’s date — so a friend on another tab can walk the same corridors. No account ladder. Tomorrow the walls change.
Hard and Impossible still live next door when you want spite instead of a shared postcard.
When
When to use
Use this page when you want a maze of the day you can compare with someone else, or a once-a-day desk puzzle without making an account.
When not
When not to
You want a fresh random maze every click → home or New maze elsewhere. You want a global ranking → not here.
Defaults
Assumptions
Medium size. Seed derived from the UTC date. New maze on this URL keeps today’s seed unless the date rolls.
Steps
How
- Land — today’s maze should already be carved.
- Walk to the ochre exit.
- Tomorrow, open again for a new seed.
Worked notes
Examples
- You and a coworker clear the same daily seed at lunch → same UTC date seed upstairs
- You like a once-a-day habit more than endless Generate → this URL keeps today’s carve
Watch-outs
Gotchas
- Daily ≠ leaderboard. Steps stay on this device.
- Time zones use UTC for the seed day — midnight UTC flips the maze.
- Show path still works; it doesn’t spoil tomorrow.
Controls
Quick controls
- New maze — carve another with the same mood.
- Show path — pencil the solution when teaching or stuck.
- Print — send the current grid to paper.
- Arrows / WASD — walk; phone: swipe or tap an open neighbor.
- Sound — off until you poke it.
FAQ
Common questions
- Is the daily maze the same for everyone?
- Yes for the UTC calendar day. The seed comes from the date, not from your account.
- Do I need to sign in for the daily maze?
- You do not need an account. Open the page and walk.
- Can I get a different maze today on this URL?
- This page keeps today’s seed on purpose. Use home or the generator for a random carve.
- What happens tomorrow?
- A new date seed carves a new Medium maze.