Fun I.Q. Test - Crossing The River

[iamjoy]

Apparently this is an IQ test given to job applicants in Japan:

Click on link then click on blue circle. Use the rules below.

This is going to RACK YOUR BRAIN, but it can be done!!

"Everybody has to cross the river".

The following rules apply:

Only 2 persons on the raft at a time

The father can not stay with any of the daughters without their mother's presence

The mother can not stay with any of the sons without their father's
presence

The thief (striped shirt) can not stay with any family member if the
Policeman is not there

Only the Father, the Mother and the Policeman know how to operate the
raft

To start click on the big blue circle on the right.

To move the people click on them. To move the raft click on one of the poles on the side of the river.

Good Luck..you'll need it


http://freeweb.siol.net/danej/riverIQGame.swf

[LostInAnomie]

1. I did it!

It took me WAY too long to figure out though.

[Rainbowreflect]

2. Help, please give me a clue.

I am usually pretty good at these, but I feel like an idiot.

[LostInAnomie]

6. Here is a clue.

Remember that the criminal can stay on one side of the bank if he is alone. That comes in handy.

[ps1074]

3. I did it too

Took me 10 frigging minutes to figure it :)

Their celebration once they cross the river is quite stupid too :shrug:

[iamjoy]

21. I Agree

When I first saw it, it almost looked like sieg heil.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. How come the parents can't be trusted alone with their opposite sex kids?

Is this river in East Texas or something?

[Robeson]

5. Yea! I did it!......

Now, does this mean I get multi-million dollar job in Japan, and a posh flat in Tokyo??!!

[NorthernSpy]

7. that was cute! ... Now: see whether you can turn on all of the lights...

Good puzzle, Iamjoy -- thank you! :)

You might also enjoy a couple of Java games I found recently:

All Lights: "the objective of the game is to turn all 25 "lights" on. Clicking a square will toggle its light (as well as the lights of all horizontally and vertically adjacent squares) on and off."


Bridges: "the object is for you create a red line which goes from the one side of the board to the other before the computer completes a blue line from the top to the bottom. Click on a blank space to add a bridge to your line or to block the computer's progress."

[entanglement]

8. Nice puzzle, took me

a while but it was fun.

[ps1074]

9. If anyone wants clues or even the whole solution - PM me

:hi:

[Jessica]

10. How is this possible?! Aaaaah!

:crazy:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

11. I got it!

However, wouldn't it have been easier if they would have stopped at three children? :)

[Richardo]

12. Finally!

Back to work...

[Robeson]

13. I think the Japanese script said they were Catholics.....

.....:hide:

[DS1]

14. Solution, in white

1) Thief and Police,

2) Police

3) Police and Boy

4) Police and Thief

5) Dad and other Boy

6) Dad

7) Mom and Dad

8) Mom

9) Police and Thief

10) Dad

11) Mom and Dad

12) Mom

13) Mom and Girl

14) Police and Thief

15) Police and other Girl

16) Police

17) Both

[jmm]

15. The thief should've run away when

on the opposite side of the river from the cop. That would've cut down the damn time it took me to solve this.

[Bok_Tukalo]

16. Jeez. I hope there isn't a time limit

Took me long enough to figure it out.

[Deja Q]

17. Easy peasy, BUT (spoiler?)

it takes a bloody long time to do.

[Pithlet]

18. I did it.

Took 15 minutes to figure out (took a break for dinner). That was fun.

[Solly Mack]

19. I did it! I did it!

whew...

[tjwash]

20. I tried it for five minutes, got pissed off and left...

...then came back a half hour later and solved it in two minutes my first try.

Go figure.