diff --git a/examples/maze/cylinder_maze.scad b/examples/maze/cylinder_maze.scad
index 362c71b7..57f503e3 100644
--- a/examples/maze/cylinder_maze.scad
+++ b/examples/maze/cylinder_maze.scad
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ module cylinder_maze() {
     maze_columns = round(2 * 3.14159 * radius / block_width);
 
     maze_blocks = mz_square_blocks(
-        [1, maze_rows],  
         maze_rows, maze_columns,
         x_wrapping = true
     );
diff --git a/examples/maze/heart2heart_maze.scad b/examples/maze/heart2heart_maze.scad
index 3fc43e31..5c8a105e 100644
--- a/examples/maze/heart2heart_maze.scad
+++ b/examples/maze/heart2heart_maze.scad
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ module heart_base(name, font_name, font_size, radius, ring_thickness, tip_r_of_h
 
 module heart2heart_maze(names, font_name, font_size, radius_of_heart, tip_r_of_heart, wall_thickness, cblocks, levels, spacing) {
     maze = mz_square_blocks(
-	    [1, 1],  
 	    cblocks, levels, y_wrapping = true
     );
 
diff --git a/examples/maze/heart_maze.scad b/examples/maze/heart_maze.scad
index 11066da1..a6fa74c5 100644
--- a/examples/maze/heart_maze.scad
+++ b/examples/maze/heart_maze.scad
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ module heart_maze(maze, radius, cblocks, levels, thickness = 1) {
 }
 
 maze = mz_square_blocks(
-	[1, 1],  
 	cblocks, levels, y_wrapping = true
 );
 
diff --git a/examples/maze/maze_masking.scad b/examples/maze/maze_masking.scad
index 9ec09805..d8d3efe0 100644
--- a/examples/maze/maze_masking.scad
+++ b/examples/maze/maze_masking.scad
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ module maze_masking(start, mask, block_width, wall_thickness, wall_height, base_
     columns = len(mask[0]);
 
     blocks = mz_square_blocks(
-        start,  
-        rows, columns,
+        rows, columns, start,
 		mz_square_initialize(mask = mask)
     );
 
diff --git a/examples/maze/mobius_maze.scad b/examples/maze/mobius_maze.scad
index 24e7118a..f4e88f5d 100644
--- a/examples/maze/mobius_maze.scad
+++ b/examples/maze/mobius_maze.scad
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ radius = 0.5 * leng / PI;
 a_step = 360 / leng;
 
 blocks = mz_square_blocks(
-    [1, 1],  
     rows, columns, 
     y_wrapping = true
 );
diff --git a/examples/maze/noisy_circle_maze.scad b/examples/maze/noisy_circle_maze.scad
index 3e595134..ed3882d1 100644
--- a/examples/maze/noisy_circle_maze.scad
+++ b/examples/maze/noisy_circle_maze.scad
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ use <maze/mz_square_walls.scad>;
 use <ptf/ptf_circle.scad>;
 use <noise/nz_perlin2.scad>;
 
-module noisy_circle_maze(start, r_blocks, block_width, wall_thickness, origin_offset, noisy_factor) {
+module noisy_circle_maze(r_blocks, block_width, wall_thickness, origin_offset, noisy_factor) {
     double_r_blocks = r_blocks * 2;
     blocks = mz_square_blocks(
-        start,  
         double_r_blocks, double_r_blocks
     );
 
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ module noisy_circle_maze(start, r_blocks, block_width, wall_thickness, origin_of
 }
 
 noisy_circle_maze(
-    start = [1, 1], 
     r_blocks = 8, 
     block_width = 5, 
     wall_thickness = 2,
diff --git a/examples/maze/pyramid_hex_maze.scad b/examples/maze/pyramid_hex_maze.scad
index b7bb3d75..c825607a 100644
--- a/examples/maze/pyramid_hex_maze.scad
+++ b/examples/maze/pyramid_hex_maze.scad
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ module pyramid_hex_maze(columns, cell_radius, wall_thickness) {
     pyramid_height = square_w / sqrt(2);
 
     blocks = mz_square_blocks(
-        [1, 1],  
         rows, columns
     );
 
diff --git a/examples/maze/regular_polygon_maze.scad b/examples/maze/regular_polygon_maze.scad
index 8632d755..27a98fa6 100644
--- a/examples/maze/regular_polygon_maze.scad
+++ b/examples/maze/regular_polygon_maze.scad
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ module regular_polygon_maze(radius, cblocks, levels, thickness = 1, sides) {
 	r = radius / (levels + 1);
 	
 	maze = mz_square_blocks(
-		[1, 1],  
 		cblocks, levels, y_wrapping = true
 	);
 
diff --git a/examples/maze/sphere_maze.scad b/examples/maze/sphere_maze.scad
index 81fd895b..a8268cd7 100644
--- a/examples/maze/sphere_maze.scad
+++ b/examples/maze/sphere_maze.scad
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ module sphere_maze() {
 
     size = [rows * block_width, columns * block_width + pole_offset * 2];
     blocks = mz_square_blocks(
-        [1, 1],  
         rows, columns, 
         y_wrapping = true
     );
diff --git a/examples/maze/square_maze.scad b/examples/maze/square_maze.scad
index abf9c87d..6baf57d8 100644
--- a/examples/maze/square_maze.scad
+++ b/examples/maze/square_maze.scad
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 use <maze/mz_square_blocks.scad>;
 use <maze/mz_square_walls.scad>;
 
-module square_maze(start, rows, block_width, wall_thickness) {
+module square_maze(rows, block_width, wall_thickness) {
     blocks = mz_square_blocks(
-        start,  
         rows, rows
     );
 
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ module square_maze(start, rows, block_width, wall_thickness) {
 }
 
 square_maze(
-    start = [1, 1], 
     rows = 10, 
     block_width = 2, 
     wall_thickness = 1
diff --git a/examples/maze/stereographic_hex_maze.scad b/examples/maze/stereographic_hex_maze.scad
index 9afc8d94..e0b6ff7f 100644
--- a/examples/maze/stereographic_hex_maze.scad
+++ b/examples/maze/stereographic_hex_maze.scad
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ module hex_maze_stereographic_projection(columns, cell_radius, wall_thickness, f
   
     // create a maze     
     blocks = mz_square_blocks(
-        [1, 1],  
         rows, columns
     );
 
diff --git a/examples/maze/torus_maze.scad b/examples/maze/torus_maze.scad
index 62279fd7..1037d3f3 100644
--- a/examples/maze/torus_maze.scad
+++ b/examples/maze/torus_maze.scad
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ radius = 0.5 * leng / PI;
 a_step = 360 / leng;
 
 blocks = mz_square_blocks(
-    [1, 1],  
     rows, columns, 
     x_wrapping = true, y_wrapping = true
 );
diff --git a/examples/maze/twisted_maze.scad b/examples/maze/twisted_maze.scad
index 3f4c42a8..96b63e39 100644
--- a/examples/maze/twisted_maze.scad
+++ b/examples/maze/twisted_maze.scad
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ axis = "X_AXIS"; // [X_AXIS, Y_AXIS]
 // $fn = 24;
 
 blocks = mz_square_blocks(
-    [1, 1],  
     rows, columns
 );
 
diff --git a/src/maze/mz_hamiltonian.scad b/src/maze/mz_hamiltonian.scad
index 5c05af0f..ed533281 100644
--- a/src/maze/mz_hamiltonian.scad
+++ b/src/maze/mz_hamiltonian.scad
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ use <../util/dedup.scad>;
 
 function mz_hamiltonian(rows, columns, start, seed) =
     let(
-        blocks = mz_square_blocks(
-            [1, 1],  
+        blocks = mz_square_blocks(  
             rows, columns,
             seed = seed
         ),
diff --git a/src/maze/mz_square_blocks.scad b/src/maze/mz_square_blocks.scad
index d6fc096c..1644aa2c 100644
--- a/src/maze/mz_square_blocks.scad
+++ b/src/maze/mz_square_blocks.scad
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use <_impl/_mz_blocks_impl.scad>;
 use <mz_square_initialize.scad>;
 
-function mz_square_blocks(start, rows, columns, maze, x_wrapping = false, y_wrapping = false, seed) = 
+function mz_square_blocks(rows, columns, start = [1, 1], maze, x_wrapping = false, y_wrapping = false, seed) = 
     go_maze( 
         start[0], start[1],   // starting point
         is_undef(maze) ? mz_square_initialize(rows, columns) : maze,