The Minotaur in House of Leaves the Minotaur, or die trying. Customarily, these fourteen people were displayed to Minos before their departure to Knossos. Minos' daughter, Ariadne, who was also present was enchanted by Theseus and helped him by asking Daedalus to reveal the way around the maze. She handed him a sword and a spool of thread to make his way back. Thesus succeeded in his attempt to kill the Minotaur and returned victorious. On page 111 of the 2000 American novel "House of Leaves", the Minotaur is spoken of fondly by Zampano and almost deliberately the whole passage has been struck. He talks about
The Crystal Maze means of keeping the show visually fresh. The concept of "The Crystal Maze" was developed in just "two days", creating a show which although similar to "Fort Boyard", was substantially different in presentation and style. It was later adapted in France for children under the title of "" ("Fantastic worlds") and broadcast from 9 September 1992 to 15 November 1995 on France 3. Each team that competed on "The Crystal Maze" have to undertake a series of challenges (referred to as games) within four different themed "zones" within the Maze, each consisting of six game rooms, referred to as "cells".