River Puzzle

River Puzzle
River Puzzle
Comments (33)
categories: Games

The members of this family want but two things – to cross the river, and to beat each other into unconsciousness. One task is significantly easier than the other as you will soon find out.

33 Comments:
    33.
    August 15th, 2009 at 12:20 am cra_ihope says:

    super easy once you figure it out! I wish it had multiple levels or something though...finishing it is almost depressing.

    32.
    		August 24th, 2008 at 5:22 pm Teh Wise One says:

    1 Policeman + thief cross river
    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

    Game Over!!!+ Crazy Dance.

    31.
    August 12th, 2008 at 5:14 pm Tom says:

    I wonder why the thief isn't concentrated on escaping when the cop goes to the other side of the river.

    30.
    May 17th, 2008 at 7:51 pm courtneystpete says:

    hahah wow at the end they do the hitler dance!!
    =)

    29.
    		May 4th, 2008 at 2:24 pm Ikaru says:

    oh... i did it! i guess it was kinda easy...

    28.
    		May 4th, 2008 at 2:12 pm Ikaru says:

    I HATE THIS GAME!!! HOW CAN YOU FIND THIS EASY???

    27.
    		April 18th, 2008 at 9:07 pm kristina_007 says:

    my question, is why is such a dysfunctional family, hanging out with a criminal and a cop?

    26.
    March 17th, 2008 at 4:37 pm Guppie Buddie says:

    I hate this game. I was determined to win with the help of cheating and it wasn't even worth it. >_

    25.
    		February 29th, 2008 at 11:32 pm ^newguy^ says:

    leave it to Chinese people to make a game that when you beat it and you click the only button on the screen it starts over again

    24.
    		February 28th, 2008 at 3:10 pm marklepage says:

    I don't know who that policeman should be watching, the thieve or those abusive parents!
    Haha! I loved the way the dad hit the girls, right on the top of their head haha..

    23.
    		February 24th, 2008 at 7:04 pm charlene_rocks says:

    wow this was easy.

    22.
    		February 24th, 2008 at 9:56 am Wheelnut says:

    I got across!
    I've seen this kind of problem before, involving a farmer, a fox, a cabbage and a sheep...
    one boat, operated by the farmer
    there's room for only one other thing.
    fox+ sheep = bad
    sheep + cabbage = bad...
    That problem is a lot easier...

    21.
    February 22nd, 2008 at 5:43 am Mick says:

    Funny thing is, its not actually so hard if you use the right way of thinking.

    Instead of just fiddling with the raft and focusing entirely on the mother and father, you should use 'If-then' thinking.

    You'll narrow down the possibilities that way.

    For example. At the beginning you can conclude that you cannot sent either the father or the mother with only one of the kids, since the remaining kid would be hit by the other.

    And you can send them both, but you'd also have to bring them both back or the kids will be unprotected against the returning parent. So thats useless.

    As such the only possibility is to send the cop first, and he naturally must take the thief with him. However, he DOESN'T have to take the thief back if the thief is all alone. Allowing the cop to return, and take someone else with him. After all since the cop is returning as well, the thief can't harm him. Naturally the cop cannot take one of the parents, because the other would hurt the remaining kids. So he must take a kid.

    Then he must also take the thief back because else the thief will hurt the kid.

    And so forth.

    Its really a case of, if this, then that thinking.

    The big problem I think for most people is how to get that last kid across. The trick there is a matter of thinking 'How do I get that raft on the other side'

    Hint, the police is your friend here. Remember you can leave the thief all by himself if no one else is there for him to harm.

    20.
    		February 21st, 2008 at 5:52 pm Iceman06 says:

    This family needs counseling.

    19.
    		February 21st, 2008 at 5:39 pm Nihilist Ninja says:

    It was fun, took me a few tries but i got it, the hardest part was not reading evolution's spoiler when i got stuck

    18.
     
    		February 21st, 2008 at 4:15 pm cerealmonsta says:

    I believe they are doing the superman at the end.

    17.
    		February 21st, 2008 at 1:51 pm Jordan says:

    i beleive you mean this

    http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2eel95d&s=3

    16.
    		February 21st, 2008 at 12:38 pm bluerocker says:

    chewy's got it right. Leave the whole family behind or sink the damn raft with everybody on it. Save us the trouble of keeping this family together especially when they'd obviously rather kill each other instead.

    15.
    		February 21st, 2008 at 12:26 pm Evolution- says:

    1 Policeman + thief cross river
    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

    Game Over!!!+ Crazy Dance.

    14.
    		February 21st, 2008 at 12:24 pm Pirotechnix says:

    This family needs some counseling, and perhaps child protective services.

    13.
    		February 21st, 2008 at 12:19 pm Cartman101 says:

    Here is the solution: Pm and the outlaw, Pm back, Pm and boy, Pm and outlaw back, dad and boy, dad back, dad and mom, mom back, mom and girl, Pm and girl, Pm back, Pm and outlaw. And now watch the retarded dance.

    12.
    		February 21st, 2008 at 12:15 pm zam1104 says:

    i think in order for it to qualify as a "safety dance" their arms should really make an "S"... it was fun to refresh my memory though! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcOZ6xFxJqg

    11.
     
    		February 21st, 2008 at 12:00 pm chewbaka says:

    These parents might as well leave these children behind and get a fresh start. This batch just isn't meshing well with the family.

    10.
    		February 21st, 2008 at 11:47 am COCO JESUS says:

    Help!!!!!!!

    9.
    		February 21st, 2008 at 9:40 am nika says:

    Ah you kids have no imagination.
    Don't you understand that Chinese have no respect for The Safety Dance..? ;)

    8.
     
    		February 21st, 2008 at 9:15 am martinmonkey777 says:

    Lmao wtf... they dont do anything that even resembles the safety dance when you complete it

    7.
    		February 21st, 2008 at 8:38 am Pokey says:

    cynnicysm beat me to the punch. i can sing that song rather perfectly. as for the dance... well... everyone looks like an idiot doing it, right?

    6.
    		February 21st, 2008 at 8:36 am cynnicysm says:

    ess ess ess ess eh eh eh eh eff eff eff eff ee ee ee ee tee tee tee tee why why why why safety safety dance dance

    we can dance if we want to, we can leave your friends behind, cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance well then, they're no friends of mine!

    5.
    February 21st, 2008 at 7:59 am xNihilistninjax says:

    Ugh, the damn thing won't load cause im trying to play from school.

    4.
    		February 21st, 2008 at 6:00 am nika says:

    Apparently you've never seen The Safety Dance. :P

    3.
    		February 21st, 2008 at 5:40 am Cartman101 says:

    I did, they don't do a dance, they just lift their hands and open thei ,mouths.

    2.
    		February 21st, 2008 at 5:21 am Jordan says:

    i saw tis one on ebaums world a few years ago..is hard

    1.
    		February 21st, 2008 at 4:53 am nika says:

    Once they're all on the other side, they do a little Safety Dance.. or I'm the only one ancient enough here to remember that one. :P


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