Mazes

What is the Mazes studio? Mazes is a studio of BookyAI Activity Studio, a paid add-on for the BookyAI desktop app. It builds complete maze books … › Where do I find it? Open the BookyAI app and click "Activity" in the sidebar. The Activity Studio page shows all the studios. The Mazes car… › What else do I need? The BookyAI app with your BookyAI license activated, and the Mazes studio license. The mazes, their checks, their diffi… › Does it work on Windows and Mac? Yes. It is part of the BookyAI desktop app on both Windows and macOS. › Is there a guided tour? Yes. Click "Guide" at the bottom of the sidebar and choose the tour "Activity Studio: puzzle books" (it is marked "this… › Where are my maze books? They are not in my Library. Activity books are listed on the Activity Studio page under "Your activity books", not in the Library. Each line shows … ›

How much does the Mazes studio cost? $97, paid once. No subscription. Every future update to the Mazes studio is included. Each Activity Studio studio (Word… › Is there a discount? While new studios are still arriving, the Activity Studio page shows an early access offer at the top: 50% off any stud… › How do I buy it? On the Activity Studio page, the Mazes card shows "$97 · one time" and an "Unlock for $97" button that opens the sales … › I own another Activity Studio studio. Is Mazes included? No. Each studio is its own purchase. Owning Word Search, Sudoku, Coloring Books or Color by Number does not unlock Maze… › I bought Mazes with my BookyAI account. How do I activate it? You normally do not have to do anything. Open Activity Studio on the computer where your BookyAI license is active; you… › What is the "Your studios" box at the top of the Activity Studio page? Once you own a studio, the box at the top lists your studios as small labels, each with its icon and name. Studios you … › I received a license key by email. Where do I enter it? On the Activity Studio page, click "Enter a key", paste the key (format BND-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX) and click "Activate". › I just paid and the studio is still locked. Purchases can take a minute or two to arrive. Click "Check my purchases". Make sure you are connected to the internet a… › I see "Couldn’t reach the license server. Check your internet and try again." The app could not reach the license server. Check your internet connection (and any firewall or VPN that may block the … › I see "That key isn't an Activity Studio license key." You entered a different BookyAI key, for example your main BookyAI key or a Listen or Audio key. Use the key from the e… › I see "That license key wasn't found. Double-check it and try again." The key was mistyped or incomplete. Copy it straight from the email, including the BND- at the start. If it still fails… › I see "Activity Studio runs on the computers where your BookyAI license is active. Activate BookyAI here first." The studio follows your main BookyAI license. Activate BookyAI on this computer first, then go back to Activity Studio … › I see "This Activity Studio license was revoked or refunded. Enter a valid key to continue." or "This license is no longer valid." The license was refunded, cancelled or is no longer active. If you think this is a mistake, contact support with your p… › I see "We couldn't verify your Activity Studio license. Reconnect to the internet and retry." The studio works offline for 30 days after its last successful license check. After that it needs to connect once. Conn… › Can I use the studio on two computers? The studio unlocks on every computer where your BookyAI license is active. With a single-device BookyAI license that is… › Is there a money-back guarantee? Yes, the Build-a-Book Guarantee. If the studio is not what you expected, write to support within 14 days of your purcha… › I made many books and now I want a refund. Why was it refused? The guarantee ends when the 6th book is exported or after 14 days, whichever comes first. After that point the studio h… › What happens to my books if I get a refund? The refund revokes the Mazes license. The PDFs and files you already exported stay on your computer and remain yours. M… › Can I open a maze book without the studio? No. If the studio is locked, clicking such a book shows "Unlock Mazes to open this book." ›

How do I start a new maze book? In Activity Studio, click the Mazes card. A window "A new maze book" opens. Choose the language of the book at the top … › What are the starting points? Kids 4 to 6: 8.5 x 11, big paths, a picture to lead to a picture, one maze per page, Very easy to Easy, 60 mazes.Kids 6… › Which starting point should I choose for young children? "Kids 4 to 6" for the youngest (big paths, a picture at the start and another at the finish, a line over each maze that… › What title does a new book get? An English book gets the starting point's title and a subtitle with the maze count, for example "My First Maze Book" an… › How long does it take to make the mazes? The mazes are carved in the background while you work. The "Ready to publish" card shows "carving N mazes…", each maze … › I closed the studio while mazes were still being carved. Nothing is lost. Mazes already made are saved. When you open the book again, the studio makes the missing ones by itsel… › Where do the author name and publisher come from? From your default author profile (made in Authors). In "The book" card you can choose another profile or type the autho… › How many mazes can a book have? From 4 to 300. Type the number in "Mazes" in "The mazes" card and press Enter (or click elsewhere). A higher number add… › I changed the number of mazes and some other mazes changed too. The book is shared out between its levels in equal parts. With a new number, a few mazes near the border of two levels … › How do I delete a whole book? On the Activity Studio page, click the bin next to the book under "Your activity books". The app asks "Delete “Title”? … ›

How does the studio screen work? The left column holds the cards: Ready to publish, The book, The mazes, Pages and solutions, and Cover and listing text… › What does each line in the Mazes list show? "Maze N" (its number in the book), its difficulty stars, and a lock when it is locked. Under it: the kind of maze (for … › How do I see the page of one maze? Click the maze in the Mazes list, or click its bar in the difficulty curve. The middle shows its page. You can also pic… › How do I make a new maze in place of one I do not like? Click the round arrow on its line in the Mazes list ("A new maze at this level"). A new maze is carved in its place, at… › What does locking a maze do? Click the lock on a maze's line ("Keep this maze when the book is made again"). A locked maze stays as it is when you p… › What does "New mazes" do? It carves a new maze for every place in the book, except the locked mazes ("New mazes for the whole book (locked mazes … › What is the difficulty curve? The card at the bottom, "Difficulty curve", draws one bar per maze, in the order they print, as tall as the effort the … › What is the "Ready to publish" card? The first card on the left. It says how many mazes are made and checked ("every cell reachable, exactly one way from th… ›

What can I set for the whole book? In "The book" card: Title, Subtitle, "Who is it for? (optional)" with "Write the title, subtitle, welcome and section n… › Which trim sizes are available? 5 x 8 in, 6 x 9 in, 7 x 10 in, 8.5 x 11 in and A4 (21 x 29.7 cm). Another trim size carves the mazes again to fill the … › Which fonts are available? Atkinson Hyperlegible (clearest), Lexend (modern), Nunito (rounded, friendly), Poppins (geometric), Roboto Mono (even l… › What does "Large print" do? It sets larger page text for adults and seniors: the titles, the line over each maze, the maze numbers, How to play and… ›

What kinds of mazes are there? In "The mazes" card, "Kind of maze":Square: the classic.Round: rings around a centre; the way in is on the edge, the go… › What does "Mixed" put in the book? Square, round, hexagonal, triangular, organic, octagon and pentagon mazes, in turn, a different grid on each maze. Weav… › How does a round maze work? The way in is an opening on the outside and the goal is the middle of the maze, marked with a target (or the finish pic… › How do weave mazes work? Some paths cross: the way goes straight over a bridge or straight through the tunnel beneath it, and never turns on a c… › What are organic mazes? Mazes carved in irregular cells, like a hand-made maze. Every maze gets its own cells, so no two pages look alike. They… › What are loops? In "The mazes" card, "Loops":None: every maze a tree (classic).Some: a third of the dead ends become loops.Many: most d… › What does "How the mazes are carved" change? The character of the mazes: "Long winding paths", "Even and fair", "Many short dead ends", "Branchy", "Mixed" or "Windi… ›

What are shaped mazes? Mazes drawn inside a picture: a cat, a heart, a rocket, a house. The maze fills the picture, and its border is the pict… › Which pictures are there? 173 silhouettes in seven groups: Classic (heart, star, circle, gear, puzzle shapes and more), Nature (cloud, moon, sun,… › How do I choose the pictures? With "Shaped (silhouettes)" or "Hidden picture" chosen, the card shows "Pictures (N of M, used in turn)" with every sil… › Can shaped mazes have irregular cells? Yes. For shaped and letter mazes, "Cells" offers "Square cells" or "Organic (irregular) cells". › Can I use my own picture as a silhouette? Yes. Under the pictures, "Your own pictures" has two buttons:"Draw with AI": type what the picture shows (for example "… › What kind of picture works best? One solid, filled shape: a silhouette with no inner lines, a chunky subject with thick legs, tails and ears, all parts … › My picture was refused. What do the messages mean? "No clear shape in this picture: it needs one dark shape on a light background.": the picture is too faint, or has no s… › My picture was added with a note about parts left out or thin parts. "Separate small parts of the picture were left out: a maze needs one joined shape." means pieces that do not touch the … › I see "“...” belongs to someone else (a character, brand or artist): describe a subject of your own." The description names a protected character, brand or artist, which cannot be drawn for a book you sell. Describe a sub… › Why is "Draw with AI" greyed out? There is no OpenAI or Gemini key in Settings (point at the button: "Add an OpenAI or Gemini key in Settings to draw pic… › How many pictures of my own can a book have, and how do I remove one? Up to 30 per book. Click one of your pictures to use it or leave it out ("Used: click to leave it out", "Left out: clic… › Is my picture kept? Only its traced outline is kept, inside the book. The picture you chose, or the AI drawing, is not stored. To use the s… ›

How do letter mazes work? Choose "Letters (an alphabet or a name)" as the "Kind of maze". Every maze is drawn inside one letter, in order: the wh… › How do I make a book with a child's name? In "Letters or a name", type the name (for example EMMA) and press Enter. The line under the box shows the letters the … › Which letters can I use? Letters A to Z and digits 0 to 9, up to 60 characters. Accents are dropped (É becomes E), and spaces and other signs ar… › Can a whole word be one maze? No. The letters of a word do not touch, so one maze cannot run through them. Each maze holds one letter; a name becomes… ›

What are the levels? Six, set by the width of the paths:Very easy: 18 mm paths, ages 3 to 5.Easy: 11 mm paths, ages 5 to 7.Medium: 7 mm path… › How are the levels spread through the book? The book climbs through the levels you chose in equal parts, and inside each level from the gentlest maze to the toughe… › How is the difficulty measured? A simulated solver walks every maze the way a person does: it prefers ways that lead towards the finish, sometimes trie… › What do the difficulty stars mean? Printed beside each maze (filled and empty stars, five in all), they show how hard that maze measured, from one to five… › How heavy are the walls? By level: 3.5 pt for Very easy, 2.25 pt for Easy, 1.5 pt for Medium, 1 pt for Hard, 0.9 pt for Expert and 0.75 pt for E… › Where are the start and the finish? On the outer wall, as far apart as the maze allows, marked with arrows. On the youngest levels the way runs from the to… › Can I make a book of only one level? Yes. Set the same level as "First level" and "Last level". With one level, the book has no level title pages. ›

How do I know every maze has exactly one way through? The studio proves it for every maze before it keeps it: every cell can be reached from the start, the maze has no loop … › Can two mazes in my book be the same? No. Every maze is carved from its own random seed and gets a fingerprint. A new maze never repeats a maze of the same b… › Will my mazes look like other sellers' mazes? No. Every maze is carved fresh on your computer from its own random seed, for your book alone. › Are the mazes made with AI? No. The mazes, their checks, their difficulty and their solutions are made by the studio's own code on your computer. A… › Why are the paths at least 2 mm wide? A pencil needs about 2 mm to follow a path. Every page is measured: if the narrowest corridors are under 2 mm (for exam… › What do the solutions look like? Each maze again, smaller, with the way through drawn as a solid grey line with round ends (solid, not transparent, so i… ›

How do picture markers work? In "Start and finish", choose "Pictures: lead the rabbit to the carrot (children)". A picture sits in the start cell an… › Which picture pairs are there? Twelve, a different one page after page: the rabbit and the carrot, the dog and its bone, the cat and the fish, the lad… › What is "A line over each maze"? With picture markers, tick "A line over each maze" and every maze gets a line that says what to do, matching its pictur… › What are stars and ghosts? "Stars and ghosts (children's levels)" adds a task to each maze: "Collect the stars on the way", "Keep away from the gh… › I chose stars and ghosts but my mazes have none. They are drawn on the children's levels only, Very easy to Medium, because the cells of harder mazes are too small for … › What does the studio do to make mazes easy for young children? Wide paths (18 mm at Very easy, 11 mm at Easy) with heavy walls, the start at the top left and the finish at the bottom… › Which looks suit children best? Rounded walls or Pipes (the paths drawn as fat tubes) are easy for little hands to follow, and Crayon draws thick walls… ›

How can the walls be drawn? In "How the walls are drawn":Classic: straight walls.Rounded: walls with soft round ends.Hand-drawn: walls that wobble … › Does changing the look change my mazes? No. The look only changes how the walls are drawn: the mazes, their ways through and their stars stay the same. The che… › What page borders are there? In "Pages and solutions", "Page border": None, or a border of little pictures around every maze page: Stars, Hearts, Pa… ›

Can every maze have a name? Yes. In "Pages and solutions", tick "Maze names": each maze's name prints beside its number, for example "Maze 1 · The … › How do I name all the mazes at once? With "Maze names" ticked, type a theme or mood if you like ("a forest adventure") and click "Name every maze with AI". … › "Name every maze with AI" is greyed out or failed. It needs an AI engine connected in Settings, and waits while mazes are being carved. If it fails you see "The AI could … ›

Which pages can the book have? In "Pages and solutions": "A page for each level" (with the level's name and the mazes it holds), "Difficulty stars", "… › In which order are the pages? Title page, copyright page, This book belongs to, dedication, welcome, How to play, then the mazes (each level opened b… › What is on a maze page? Over each maze: the line for children and the stars and ghosts task, when the book has them; then "Maze N" (with its na… › Can I put two mazes on a page? Yes. "Per page" in "The mazes" card offers 1 or 2. Two a page makes each maze smaller (so fewer cells for the same path… › How many solutions are on a page? "Solutions per page" offers 1, 2, 4 or 6. Each solution is captioned with its maze and page, for example "Maze 12 (page… › What does the page for each level show? The level's stars (when "Difficulty stars" is on), its name and the mazes it holds, for example "Mazes 21 to 40". You c… › What does How to play say? The rule for the book's kind of maze (find the way from the start to the finish without crossing a wall; for round maze… › What does the thank-you page say? "Thank you for solving!" and "If you enjoyed this book, a short review on Amazon helps other puzzlers find it." in the … › Why does my book have so many pages, or so few? The count is the front pages, a title page per level, the maze pages (one or two mazes each), the "Solutions" page, the… ›

What does "Write the title, subtitle, welcome and section names" do? In "The book" card, describe the reader in "Who is it for? (optional)" (for example "a 6 year old who loves animals") a… › "Write the title, subtitle, welcome and section names" is greyed out. It needs an AI engine. The card says "Connect an AI engine in Settings to draft them, or write your own." Connect one i… › Which AI engine is used? The one chosen in "AI engine" in "The book" card, from the engines connected in Settings. Silhouettes drawn with "Draw … ›

What is the "Cover and listing text" card? Front cover lines, the back cover text, the Amazon description and seven KDP keywords (50 characters or less each), eac… › Are the KDP keywords right for a children's book? Yes. When the book's first and last levels are both children's levels (Very easy to Medium), the keywords are for kids … › How do I make the cover? Click "Export", then "Make the cover". The book is saved and Covers opens with the title, subtitle, author, trim, page … ›

In which languages can the pages be? Eleven: English, Romanian, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Ukrainian and Greek. Choose it… › What is translated? Every word the studio prints: "Maze", the level names, How to play with its rules and tip, the line over each maze for … › What stays in English? The cover and listing text, and the names of the starting points and pictures in the studio itself. A new book in anoth… › I changed the language and the font changed. Not every font has every alphabet. When the book's font lacks the new language's letters, the studio switches to one th… ›

What are the export options? Click "Export". The window "Export and publish" offers:Interior PDF for KDP paperback: at the exact trim, with the gutt… › What messages do I see after an export? "Interior PDF saved: N pages. It is open in your file browser.", "N printable PDFs saved (US Letter and A4) in the Prin… › What do I choose on KDP? Paperback, the same trim as in the studio, white paper, black and white interior, no bleed. Upload the Interior PDF and… › The Export button is disabled. Mazes are still being carved, an export is running, or Ready to publish has a problem to fix. Point at the button to se… › It says "Connect to the internet to export this book." While the studio is inside its money-back guarantee (14 days, up to the 6th book), each new book is registered with you… › I see "The license server could not register this export right now. Try again in a moment." The server did not answer the registration of a new book (see the question above). Wait a moment and export again. If i… › I see "This studio is no longer unlocked on your account. Click “Check my purchases” in Activity Studio, or contact support." The server no longer finds Mazes on your account (for example after a refund). Click "Check my purchases" on the Activi… › I see "The title font “...” is not on this computer. Choose it again in The book, or pick another." The book uses a downloaded or custom title font that this computer does not have (for example on a second computer). Op… › Where are the files? In your books folder (Settings, Books folder), inside "_Activity Studio", in the book's own folder (named with a code, … › Does KDP ask about AI? Mazes carved by the studio, its 173 silhouettes and pictures of your own are not AI images. A silhouette drawn by your … › Can I sell the books I make? Yes. The mazes and pages the studio makes are yours to publish and sell, the silhouettes included, and the fonts are li… ›

How do I make a maze book that sells? Give each book one clear reader and theme (first mazes for 4 year olds, mazes for seniors, a rocket and space book), ch… › What can a maze book earn on KDP? An example with KDP's published rates for Amazon.com, black ink: 60 first mazes for kids (8.5 x 11, 76 pages) at $9.99 … › Which trim size should I use? 8.5 x 11 for children's books, large print and big adult mazes: the most room for wide paths and big mazes. 6 x 9 or 5 … › How can I build a series? Make a shelf of books by age (first mazes at 4, picture mazes at 6, mixed mazes at 8, then weave, organic and extreme),… › Can I sell the same book on Etsy? Yes. Export the printable edition (US Letter and A4 in one go, with the solutions apart if you like) and sell it as a d… › How do I use the page images? Export "Page images (PNG, 300 DPI)" for your Amazon or Etsy listing pictures, social media posts, or a free sample maze… › Should I order a proof? Yes, before you publish. Check the walls and the paths on paper with a pencil, the solutions' size, and the cover. The … ›

The top bar says "Not saved". The book saves itself a moment after every change ("Saving…", then "Saved"). "Not saved" means the save failed: check f… › The studio starts carving when I change a setting. Settings that change the mazes themselves carve them again: the kind of maze, the pictures, the letters, the cells, the… › A maze shows a yellow message instead of its details. What does it mean? "The grid has too few cells: choose a bigger maze or another shape": the maze has too little room for its level's paths… › Ready to publish says "The font has no ... letters for the page text" or "The title font has no ... letters". The chosen font does not have the letters of the book's language (Russian, Ukrainian or Greek). Choose one of the fonts… › Ready to publish says "The book has no mazes yet". The mazes are still being carved, or none could be made. Wait for the carving to finish, or check the messages on the m… › My hidden picture is hard to see in the solution. Hidden picture mazes are experimental: the way through follows the picture's outline, so it is clearest from Medium up,… › A page shows an old maze after I changed a setting. That maze is locked, so it kept its maze. Unlock it (the lock on its line) and click the round arrow for a new one. › I see "This book could not be opened." The book's file could not be read from your books folder. Check that the books folder (Settings, Books folder) is avail… › The export failed with "The PDF has X pages instead of Y" or "The PDF page size does not match the trim". This should never happen. Please contact support with the book's title and trim size. › Can I back up my books? Yes. Copy the "_Activity Studio" folder inside your books folder. Each book is one folder with its settings file (your … ›

Can I choose the kind of grid or the picture pair for one maze? Not yet. The kind of maze and the start and finish markers are set for the whole book; Mixed takes the grids in turn, a… › Can I edit a maze by hand? Not yet. Make a new one in its place with the round arrow on its line, and lock the ones you like. › Can I put three or more mazes on a page? Not yet. Per page is 1 or 2. › Can I leave the solutions out of the paperback? Not at the moment. The KDP interior always has the solutions at the back. In the printable edition you can put them in … › Can my maze pages be the cover's artwork? Not at the moment. Covers draws the front cover with your image engine from the book's title and genre. › Can the listing text be in another language? Not yet. The cover and listing text is in English only. › Can I export the mazes as SVG files? Not yet. Exports are PDF (KDP interior and printable edition) and PNG page images. › Is there a bundle of all Activity Studio studios? Not at the moment. Each studio is sold on its own and paid once. ›