The puzzle is not new, but for those who haven’t seen it yet, it will be interesting, plus it is not that easy to solve at once.
Comment on your results after you finish. I spent 3 minutes to figure it out. What’s your time?
You need to transport all the people across the river in this flash game respecting the following rules:
1. The ferry can carry no more than 2 people.
2. Only the Adults (mom, dad and policeman) can operate the ferry.
3. Dad can’t be left alone with the daughters without Mom
4. Mom can’t be left alone with the boys without Dad
5. The thief can’t be left alone with any of the family without the policeman.
Click on the blue circle to begin the game.
Click on each person to get on and off the ferry.
Click on the red handle to send the ferry to the other side.
Let’s start.
2 Policeman returns
3 Policeman + boy #1 cross river
4 Policeman + thief return
5 Father + boy #2 cross river
6 Father returns
7 Mother + father cross river
8 Mother returns
9 Policeman + thief cross river
10 Father returns
11 Mother + father cross river
12 Mother returns
13 Mother + girl #1 cross river
14 Policeman + thief return
15 Policeman + girl #2 cross river
16 Policeman returns
17 Policeman + thief cross river