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Monster Maze is an Arcade minigame on Mineplex that was released on October 15th, 2015. In Monster Maze, players must navigate through a maze filled with enemies to reach the beacon safe zones.
The minigame, a popular accepted community idea created by players Wurp and Rythen, was originally known as Snow Sprint and was based off of the Snowman maze in the 2014 Christmas Chaos minigame. The name was changed to Monster Maze in order to allow a greater variety of enemies beyond snow- and Christmas-themed mobs.
Gameplay
Players spawn on the center of the map, designated by green clay. When Monster Maze begins, players are given a total of ten seconds to orient themselves to the map. After those seconds are over, the walls around the players fall and the players all try to reach the first safe zone. After that, safe zones will randomly appear on the map, marked by a 3x3 square of green clay and a beacon. After a round is over, when the new safe zone spawns, the beacon from the previous safe zone will disappear, and the safe zone will begin to disintegrate.
Different mobs (varies each map) wander randomly around the map and travel at slow speed. Upon contact with a mob the player will take 2 damage points (1 heart) which they cannot regenerate from, with the exception of players using the Body Builder kit, and a great deal of knockback.
There is a known "exploit" during normal gameplay involving spamming jump while running to go faster. This exploit is allowed.
Differences from Snow Sprint
| Context | Snow Sprint | Monster Maze |
|---|---|---|
| The maze. | The maze is a platform with a single block of width and no walls. | The maze is walled off on the sides. |
| After the initial ten seconds. | A snowman encased by ice at the center of the map is released. | The walls of the maze drop down. |
| During the round. | Every five to ten seconds, a new snowman spawns at the center of the map. | Unknown |
| The goal of the round. | The winner is determined by the player that stays alive the longest. | Players must reach the beacons around the map. |
Maps
Monster Maze
Snow Sprint
Kits
| Kit | Description | Special ability | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jumper | You have springs attached to your feet! Bouncy... bouncy... bouncy... | You can jump five times. | Free |
| Body Builder | Your health just keeps getting better! | Your max health increases by one heart when you are the first to a safe pad. Maximum of 15 hearts. | 2000 Gems |
| Snowballer | Slow enemies so they can't get to their Safe Pad in time! | Receive one snowball every 2.0 seconds. Maximum of 16. | 4000 Gems |
| Repulsor | You love to watch monsters fly away... Caw... | Click with coal to use repulse. | Earn all achievements |
| Kit | Inventory | Special ability | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyper | 3 units of sugar | Sugar Rush - Player receives Speed buff for 2-3 seconds when pressing the Use Item/Place Block key with sugar equipped. | Free |
| Jumper | None | Jump - Player can jump a maximum of 3 times before jump is disabled. | 4000 Gems |
| Intervention | Snowballs | Throw Snowball - Player can throw snowballs at enemy players. Upon contact, target receives Slowness II debuff for one second. Receive 1 snowball every 5 seconds; maximum unknown. | 5000 Gems |
| Fazer | 3 ender pearls | Confuse - Player can throw ender pearls at snowmen. Upon contact, target reverses direction for a few seconds. | 6000 Gems |
| Blink | 3 eyes of ender | Intangibility - Player receives Invisibility buff for 3 seconds when pressing the Use Item/Place Block key with eyes of ender equipped. While in this state, all snowmen phase through the player. | Unlock all Snow Sprint achievements. |
Rewards
Logo before the game was renamed to Monster Maze.
Gems
The list below shows the maximum sum of Gems a player may earn at any given time without any boosters of any sort. Gem earnings are rounded down and sorted alphabetically, excluding variables.
| Gems | Reason |
|---|---|
| Gems | Reason |
|---|---|
| 0.25x | x seconds survived |
| 25/12/8/5 | 1st/2nd/3rd/4th-16th place' |
| 10 | Participation |
Experience
- See also: Achievements#Mineplex Level
Achievements
| Achievement | Requirement | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Achievement | Requirement | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Snow King | Win 100 Snow Sprint games. | TBD |
| Sugar Rush | Win 50 games using the Hyper kit. | TBD |
| Can't Touch This | Survive for 3 minutes. | TBD |
| Go Away | Hit 500 snowmen with ender pearls with the Fazer kit. | TBD |
| Slow N' Steady | Win a game without sprinting. | TBD |
| Snow Sprint Master Acheivement | Unlock all Snow Sprint achievements. | Blink kit. |
History
September 8th, 2016
- [Added] Monster Maze is now officially released.
October 15th, 2015 - Monster Maze Beta
- [Added] Beta minigame Monster Maze released.
April 14th, 2015
- [Changed] Snow Sprint idea accepted by Dooskee.
December 26th, 2014
- [Added] Snow Sprint idea posted.
External links
- Official Monster Maze discussion thread
- Official Snow Sprint acceptance thread
- Wurp Mineplex profile page
- Rythen Mineplex profile page