" To clarify 2 things about what I'm saying: If H + OO is a rebus for H2O, I think it is an incredibly poor choice of a rebus that qualifies as a mistake. And I do not think H + OO is likely intended as... "

" If H + OO is in fact meant to represent water, Manson made a bad mistake. Anyone with a basic science background would know what H2O means (2 H, 1 O) and would know that reversing it would completely change the meaning. Maybe Manson did... "

" “Not enough light in here,” they remarked. “Not very tidy either.” These two sentences drive me crazy. Everything about this book is meticulously crafted, yet we're shown a brightly lit theatre that IS tidy? We know the correct choice is room THIRTY "noT veRY Tidy... "

" It's just a rebus for H2O. H (plus) (2 O) It's not a chemical formula in any fashion, just a straightforward, traditional rebus. "

" This works as a formula for water if you add two 2s, one on either side of the H. 2H2 + OO = 2H2 + O2 = 2(H2O) or two water molecules. I think that’s called “balancing” the chemical equation. Maybe the imbalanced scales are... "

" This is the room I lose the most sleep over. It's clear that Room 29 has a secret exit and leads to 17, but I can't decide whether this room is supposed to have a secret exit or not. And if so, where it leads.... "

" The signs are all red herrings, the clock is the solution as indicated by the sign reading "A" in the previous room and the clock having an A on top. Note that the clock unusually has only eight parts, not twelve. The tree has ten... "

" With the multiple devils and the large container of salt, this room is a clear reference to the old superstition "If you spill salt, that results in bad luck. But this can be reversed by throwing salt over your left shoulder to 'blind the devil... "

" Unless you interpret it in the straightforwardly and obviously correct manner, in which case the obscurity of perhydroxyl radical isn't a factor. "

" This is a very interesting theory. We've been bickering about how this thing is a chemical formula when it could have been letter-to-numbers the whole time. "

" @Cheetah I think even pre-internet, the H+OO would have caused some concern with anyone trying to make sense of it. "

" @vewatkin I'm not the only one who thinks this is a poorly executed rebus. If you're going to create a rebus puzzle using chemical nomenclature, then you have to use the grammar of that nomenclature, and one H and two O's is not water. We... "

" Here is an idea with a lot of potential: what if someone made a FNAF fan game based on MAZE? for example, the eyes you see in room 24 have to flashed on the cameras multiple times when they escape, which can be signaled by... "

" Even though this is probably not how it was intended to be found, I found it by seeing the sign with the S taped to the wall, which was next to the 12. "

" I also wonder, with the w, the eye, and the question mark, if it could be: "Will I question Woodrow Wilson?" "

" I knew it was number 23 because the eye is looking at it "

" I don't know if anyone has already mentioned this, but the Italian translation of the book suggests the answer "ball in the pocket." The lighting on door 8 makes it look like a ball; a broken window and a ball are already present; and in... "

" funny I did it by counting the vaces, which is 9, and dividing it by 45 "

" how is the candle in room 29 a door to room 7??? I really just don't understand. "

" It's a little bit worse than just an obscure chemical; it's an obscure chemical that is typically called "hydroperoxyl." "

" Hmmm...interesting thought! "

" But how would any readers of Maze be expected to know this? Maze came out in the 80's, before internet access was common, and I doubt most people on Earth then or today have heard of Perhydroxyl radical (I certainly hadn't). I question this as... "

" This is great! It aligns well with what I said in my previous comment on this room: two of these words mean "forward", and two don't. I hadn't noticed the "right ward" though, so great job on that! This may well be part of the... "

" I know this is probably a too easy solution, but I got to door 29 like this: ELL from the poster E=5 L=12 L=12 12+12+5=29 "

" It's also a bowling term. "

" For the "P" theory: maybe it's very simple and HO₂, or HOO, is the chemical formula for the Perhydroxyl radical, and it obviously starts with P. "

" If you have to return to the room 1, the answer is obvious, but I think if you already start the game, there must be some clues to avoid to go in room 27. The best I can think is, there is a picture of... "

" "I assume we eventually choose the right door in that room so we don’t return back in the loop..." The thing with this line of reasoning is that from Room 13 there is eventually nowhere to go but 25 --> 34 --> 10. There is... "

" I don't know if this make any sense or it's incomplete but.... The sign is darker in the bottom part than the upper part. Thunder and moon are the symbols that are darker than the rest. "Thunder Moon" is a traditional native american name for... "

" "Restive ways" may mean "ways (as in paths) that lead nowhere". No matter which door, you'll move in circles (which is the case). The H+OO for me is H+Rings => Herrings "

" I'm just thinking... The signal says "for assistance please ring bell"; the text from the room 1 says specifically "something was ringing behind one of the doors". Maybe these two "rings" are connected (the exact same verb is used) for suggesting to realize we have... "

" Maybe it's a stretched solution, but.... The only word missing on the list is "second"; now, since we came in this room only from the room 18 or 27 (25 too, but I assume we eventually choose the right door in that room so we... "

" Could this room be related somehow with 40? Bird = Wind Cloud = Water Moon = Planets (not a planet strictly speaking but a cosmic body) Thunder = Hills (thunders strike on the ground, hills in this case) "

" I think in this room the door numbers are the sum of the alphabetic position of the first letter of the pictures above them. So; 3 = Button + Amphora (2+1) 35 =Jug+ V +Carriage (10+22+3) 7= Dagger+ Crown (4+3) Then you can solve for... "

" Tossing a coin could also suggest this room has two possible (equally good) outcomes. Room 29 also breaks the symmetry, it's the only door that doesn't have a +/-1 door across. 15 -> 16 44 -> 43 29 -> 24? "

" The Palm is a letter T and the column is a letter I. T + I = TIE. In fact there's a TIE on both the Palm and the Column. The two doors between the Palm and the Column (which frame the doors) form a... "

" If you took this to be a visual representation of a figure of speech, it's notable that it connects to 44's "vicious circle" and 21's "garden path" (as in "to lead down...). I'm not sure that "dead wood" is a sensible enough expression to describe... "

" dead wood "

" The fact this room is tilted may refers to the Axis Tilt, that's actually a Bowling move, essential for making a Strike. A perfect game counts 12 strikes, as already mentioned before in some comments. Some objects in the room insist to remind the concept... "

" For this room I focused my attention to the easel: - forthwith = immediately - forthright = direct, honest, outspoken - forthward = an archaic mode to write "forward" - forth_ = this adverb alone means "forward" Without the "forth", the words we have are:... "

" Hello! I'm here in 2026, I only recently found this nice and intriguing book. Probably everything I can find is already been mentioned, but I still try! In this room, I noticed a lot of things suggest the number two, suggesting we have to go... "

" Hi! This is my first time posting here- don't throw too many rotten tomatoes at me if this turns out to be meaningless :-P Something I find interesting that I haven't seen mentioned too often is the theme of horns- or, well, not exactly horns,... "

" A broken key! (If you assume that the broken key in 38 relates to the shape of the Trap, and/or that the literal crumbling of the 38/40 pathway represent the break in the key.) "

" That was one of many alternate solutions that have been suggested over the years, nearly all of which are more satisfying than "Earth/World/Globe." "The Heavens" seems like a pretty darn good answer, relatively. You have the issue that Atlas bears the heavens in Greek mythology,... "

" Greg is long gone, so I can't ask him, but your enthusiastic reponse to his old post suggests you may understand what he was talking about better than I do. What does he mean in saying that 35 is "weighted with information about The Guide"?... "