diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index 98114bf..7b8b541 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 import React from "react";
+
 import {createNode, PAVnode} from "./components/PAVnode.js";
 import PAVcanvas from "./components/PAVcanvas.js";
 import NavBar from "./components/NavBar.js";
+
 import dijkstraAlgorithm from "./algorithms/dijkstra.js";
 import astarAlgorithm from "./algorithms/astar.js";
 import bfsAlgorithm from "./algorithms/bfs.js";
 import dfsAlgorithm from "./algorithms/dfs.js";
 
+import createRandomMaze from "./mazes/random.js";
+
 export default function App() {
     let [featured_algorithm, setFeaturedAlgorithm] = React.useState("Dijkstra");
     let [animationSpeed, setAnimationSpeed] = React.useState(25); // in ms (fast by default)
+    let [mazeType, setMazeType] = React.useState("random"); // set to random by default
 
     const rows = (window.innerHeight / 20) / (1.5);
     const columns = ((window.screen.width - 150) / 20);
@@ -144,7 +149,11 @@ export default function App() {
     function selectAlgorithm(value) {
         setFeaturedAlgorithm(value);
         console.log(featured_algorithm);
-    };
+    }
+
+    function selectMazeType(value) {
+        setMazeType(value);
+    }
 
     function selectAnimationSpeed(value) {
         if (value === "fast") {
@@ -199,6 +208,7 @@ export default function App() {
         <div className="App">
             <NavBar
                 selectAlgorithm={selectAlgorithm}
+                selectMazeType={selectMazeType}
                 selectAnimationSpeed={selectAnimationSpeed}
                 currentAnimationSpeed={animationSpeed}
                 visualizeSelectedAlgorithm={() => visualizeSelectedAlgorithm()}
diff --git a/src/components/NavBar.js b/src/components/NavBar.js
index 79bbc60..57f8c26 100644
--- a/src/components/NavBar.js
+++ b/src/components/NavBar.js
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ export default function NavBar(props) {
             <div className="wall--patterns">
                 <h3>Wall Patterns</h3>
                 <ul className="patterns--list">
-                    <li><button>Random Maze</button></li>
-                    <li><button>Recursive Maze</button></li>
+                    <li><button onClick={() => props.selectMazeType("random")}>Random Maze</button></li>
+                    <li><button onClick={() => props.selectMazeType("recursive")}>Recursive Maze</button></li>
                 </ul>
             </div>
             <button className="test">Add Bomb</button>
diff --git a/src/mazes/random.js b/src/mazes/random.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97fed87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mazes/random.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export default function createRandomMaze(nodes) {
+    const newNodes = nodes.slice();
+    for (let i=0; i<nodes.length; i++) {
+        for (let j=0; j<nodes[i].length; j++) {
+            const randomValue = Math.floor(Math.random() * 10);
+            if (randomValue < 3) {
+                newNodes[i][j].isWall = true;
+            }
+            else {
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return newNodes;
+}
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