" Oh? "

" Theory: All the easels tell the truth, wherever they appear. -The most famous example is the easel in room 19, with Manson’s self-insert. Here, it is the artist that is trustworthy, and his easel assists him with that; the easel is the 3 and the... "

" I noticed a new way to map the center rooms(3, 7, 9, 16, 33, 35, 36) of the loop - they can actually align as a key, just like the trap rooms! I would share an image here but I'm not sure how. The interesting... "

" Further on this room helping you escape the Loop - could the guest's uncertainty about the stickman in this room be a hint to take the "uncertain" or "maybe" door from 34 to 10? I dunno, that's a bit of a stretch, lol. "

" ... "

" All 41 + 14 all "

" blowing smoke "

" steps, extra steps "

" "Considering their predicament" may describe them; THEY may be considering their predicament. I.e. "With exaggerated caution and considering their predicament, they..." "

" Random thematic thought- the guide says their caution is exaggerated, considering their predicament. That means that their predicament shouldn't warrant worrying about falling into... whatever's at the bottom of the room? To me, it looks like fire by the way it is illuminated and the... "

" Solved, officially, would mean the answers Henry Holt gave publicly in writing, "The Globe, the World, etc.", as well as the shortest route from 1 to 45 to 1. In addition to this, a great deal of Room 1 and 26 have been accounted for.... "

" I'd say more "troubled wanderer" of the book. If the maze truly is some sort of purgatory like some have suggested, how did we end up finding it in the first place? "

" What's the criteria of a "solved" or "unsolved" room? "

" I wonder how the guide leaves...? "

" You're right that a lot of door number finds are confirmation bias "

" The idea of false appearances is a running theme, and theatrical scenery could play into it. That said, it seems like an odd metaphor to conjure from thin air here, as I don't feel like this room in particular is one that would make me... "

" So now the book is telling us to avoid the sun? You have no problem arguing the opposite when it leads to the door you want. You would have no problem asserting it here if it worked. It is interesting that after two (forced) locations... "

" All eyes come in pairs on this page. "

" They aren't pool cues so it doesn't really matter. "

" But is there any evidence to suggest we go letter-number? "

" I had always thought that the "The Maze" in the prolouge felt a little odd... Keeping with the tradition of ending a room with "we went to" and starting the next room with wherever you are, treating "The Maze" like the next location works really... "

" "Roles to play," "Theatrical." What's with the allusions to theatre? Maybe it's supposed to reinforce the red-herringish masquerade interpretation of this theme? "

" A cue is also a signal, a sign, a direction. "

" Guys those staves look a lot like pool cues, don't they? CUE = Q Q = 17 "

" A theme carried through in 26 with "not enough light in here." "

" Perhaps "the sun was very hot" in the Prologue is telling you to seek shade in Room 1. "

" Another thought about the sun and the doors, possibly already stated elsewhere: the doors are bronze, meaning they'd get pretty hot in direct sunlight. Both 41 and 21 get direct sunlight and they are off the path. The darkest (coolest) door is 26, the correct... "

" The guide's identity is meant to be secret, which makes picturing him problematic. The nature, number, identity of the visitors is also a bit of a mystery, presumably deliberately. Not picturing other characters exploring the maze also promotes the feeling that we the readers are... "

" Outside of the obvious reason that it would obscure the rooms and whatnot "

" I mean... it sort of does look like one. So you think the door handle is taking the place of the guide, who we of course wouldn't see in the image? Speaking of that, why do we never get to see our main cast? "

" In YOUR opinion. "

" The door handle is not an image of a bull. "

" "Glaring sunlight" is not an uncommon expression. But it does give you the feeling that the sun is looking directly at the narrator/Guide. In my opinion, Manson used this word to direct you to the door handle, which has little horns and a ring like... "

" Is there a reason the sun "glares" at him? It feels like a rather specific choice of words- is there some mythological thing I'm missing? Especially after the whole "it's easy to get lost" "

" Yep, from what I can tell "the odd one out" is a running theme in MAZE, and its pretty good story design to introduce it right off of the bat. "

" We’re big fans of repeating ourselves, also. "

" It's nice to see that the MAZE community still is alive "

" Reading the banter between the two of you is as amusing as trying to solve the MAZE itself. Please continue..... "

" We’re big fans of repeating ourselves, also. "

" If you’ve seen a Mazecast, you’ll know that lack of substance has never stopped us. You are welcome anytime! "

" If you’ve seen a Mazecast, you’ll know that lack of substance has never stopped us. :D You are welcome anytime! "

" I need more to make a Mazecast and to back up this theory. I'm looking for a less "theoretical"/arbitrary type of idea for the second riddle. Or clues that seem like Manson wanted to support a certain interpretation, as vewatkin might agree... But yeah that... "

" Hi Derek, interesting theory! Would you like to come talk about it some more on a Mazecast? Get in touch with us via the mazecast site -- we'd love to hear from you. "

" About Manson saying that there is another multi-room riddle that's undiscovered, I have a theory that it's someone (or possibly more than one person) who is the "unknown presence" that passes through many rooms and leaves most of the clues to help us get in... "

" Who you calling "new batteries"? "