Crossing the River

September 8th, 2007 | Logic Builders

Ok, you have seen a few river crossing puzzles, right? Then solve this one!

Instructions:

Help these people to cross the river, in the next screen.
Only two people at a time, at least one adult.
Criminal (in striped dress) cannot be left with others, without the Police.
Mother cannot be with sons, while father is not around.
Father cannot be with daughters, while mother is not around.
Click on the BIG BLUE BUTTON to start!
Click on people to get them on or off the boat.
Click on the Red buttons to move the boat to opposite side.

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10 comments ↓

#1 James Urquhart on 09.08.07 at 6:08 pm

Neat puzzle. That kept me thinking for a while… I didn’t quite realise the true significance of two of the party until much later than i should have.

#2 Nirav on 09.10.07 at 7:53 pm

Ok, I gave up on this and found the solution on the web! If you have tried enough, but couldn’t get the solution, head to BrainDen for the solution!

Pretty clever!

#3 aamod on 09.12.07 at 9:31 pm

Took a 15 minutes. I like solving such puzzles.
But, solved it without checking out for solution.
great post..

#4 carmichael on 10.05.07 at 10:01 am

dear Nariv

i done solve this “river crossing” had fun though,. I spend some time solving it and now i heard that the is an updated version of this game. The number of characters has jumped from 8 ( Cop Robber, Mum 2 Daughters, Dad 2 Sons) to 11 characters. The updated has all the above number of people/characters (8) AS WELL as Grandpa, Grandma and their Dog. Have you heard of such puzzle or know someone who may know. The concept is that both Grandparents will die if they are left apart and the dog is MAD, it bites if the Grandparents are not there to look after.

Would appreciate it if you could kindly reply.

many thanks

Carmichael H Singh - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

#5 jasmine on 10.22.07 at 2:01 pm

sheesh, i tried at this for ages, and i just cant get it, even though i solved it last week. I am frustrated that i could do it one day but not the next. Perhaps this is an example of how alcohol affects ones mental capacity.

#6 rokh on 10.25.07 at 2:52 pm