I would probably have the corn maze a separate thing from the pumpkin smash. Likely its own town tile.

It would cost x energy to enter the maze.

You could then spend x energy (thinking a low amount between 1-5) to take additional steps in the maze.

Each step would have an outcome:

1. You spotted some candy on the ground, pick it up and leave.
   1. You exit the maze.
2. You spotted some candy on the ground, pick it up and continue.
   1. You move to the next area of the maze.
3. You ran into {x}, fight them to keep your candy
   1. If you lose, you lose a small amount of the accumulated candy and are ejected from the maze
   2. If you win, you get some of their candy (maybe ejecting them from the maze, not quite sure how i would do this part)
4. You ran into {x} and a good gost scared them off, leaving x candy behind.
   1. You move to the next area of the maze.
5. You found nothing.
6. You are tired, collect your candy and leave.
   1. You leave the maze with all of the candy you have accumulated.

Those are some of the outcomes I can think of and kind of how I imagine it. You could keep spending small amounts of e to scavenge or fight for candy, and choose when to leave. Certainly open to feedback, but that is how I imagine it.

Aye that's not a bad idea my original thought was yea starting with the pumpkin then falling into the maze each day or having them separate and you could spend the 25 e in each corner of the maze and such like you mentioned. I'm down for it and or whatever suggestion is out there and seems like alot of fun.