The Bafflewood

The Bafflewood is the second level of World 3. It is a forest maze, and every wrong path taken sends Mario back to the second area. By the looks to the signboards on the way it is also a park in the forest. There is only one Comet Piece in this level.

One other event takes place here: one of the Wiggler Segments will run off into this level after finding him from Stump Glade. He is hiding in a secret area full of stickers as explained below.

Layout

Mario begins in the first area which is basically just a path to the start of the maze. A Toad can be found here during the Wiggler Segment chase. The second area, the start of the maze, has a signboard between two Snifits. The sign warns Mario to be careful in the maze. Behind it is a ? Block with a sticker inside, and there is a choice of two paths with signboards for each one. This can be used to place stickers on to mark the correct path. The left path basically leads back to the same area. Taking the right path, which is already marked by a Jump sticker in the beginning, takes Mario to the next area with a Piranha Plant and several Snifits, and two paths. The right path is marked with a Worn-Out Jump sticker, but instead Mario should take the left path. This brings Mario to an empty area with flowers and now with three different paths, also with the middle path marked. Instead, Mario should take the path on the right. This takes Mario to an area with a pool of poison and Snifits in it, and three paths. The left path goes back to the start, the middle path leads towards the Comet Piece and the right one leads to another area with three paths.

Taking the right path leads to an area with a fork of three paths, all without any signboards to stick stickers. At the south of the area is a hidden door, which requires a Secret Door sticker from Outlook Point to access. The path on the right is the correct path, while the others leads back to the start. This brings Mario to a room full of stickers, and during the Wiggler event, the Wiggler Segment. Upon seeing Mario, the Wiggler Segment will panic and run towards north, crashing into a fence which causes the bushes at the north to move away, revealing a secret path. The Wiggler Segment will then become unconsious. When Mario reaches the Wiggler Segment, it will begin a battle with Mario. After the battle, Mario may knock down the fence with his hammer and go north. This leads to an area with four bushes, one containing a HP heart. Going north again leads Mario to a dead-end, with the Bowling Ball thing, which is required to reach the secret Comet Piece in Strike Lake.

Back to the pond, taking the middle path leads Mario to a large area with Snifits and a Piranha Plant, and five different paths. The correct path is the west path. This leads to an area with a notice on a signboard, stating that Mario has reached the end of the maze and congratulating him on behalf of the 'management'. A ? Block can be found here. To the west there is a dandelion shining under the sunlight which has no effect on the game. Going north leads to the end of the level with the Comet Piece in sight. Collecting it unlocks the next level, Wiggler's Tree House.