This game is an IQ test given to Chinese job applicants. The introduction is all in Chinese but don’t worry. I will explain to you how the game works. The goal of the game is to transfer everyone from one end of the river to the other. What’s the catch?
- Only 2 persons can travel on the raft at a time.
- The father cannot stay with any of the daughters, without their mother’s presence.
- The mother cannot stay with any of the sons, without their father’s presence.
- The thief (striped shirt) cannot stay with any family members, if the policeman is not there.
- Only the father, the mother and the policeman know how to operate the raft.
Press the big blue circle to start the game. Click on the people to move them and the red lever to move the raft. The only thing missing is an in-game clock so make sure to keep your own time. Depending on how long it took you to solve this, here is the intelligence meter breakdown:
- Under 4 minutes: Genius! Einstein’s descendant.
- 5-6 minutes: Exceptionally intelligent! Wow!
- 7-10 minutes: Very intelligent! Congratulations!
- 11-20 minutes: Average. You’re only human, right?
- 21-25 minutes: Slightly slow. Close but no cigars.
- 26-30 minutes: Slow. Sorry, just keep trying!
- Over 30 minutes: No comment
I myself solved it roughly in under 6 minutes
I will post the solution later in the comments below.



(78 votes, average: 3.81 out of 5)
omg the hell do u to this shiit
i got it in about 8mins but i havnt slept all night so gimme a break
Hint is the policeman and thief need to travel a few times, and you have to leave a boy/girl stranded for a crossing
its ryl good but brain wreking an time comsuming……welll geuss wat! i did it in 4.20 mins …not bad …but you have to think a lot.. Btw wat Chris said is very true ….follow his advice
I thought about it before I started so i did it in roughly 2 minutes. Chris advise is pretty much it. Didn´t see it was here until after I solved the puzzle obviously.
It a fun game but I dont think it says much. 4 mins.
Man, that’s a fun but tough puzzle.
ZOMG 2 MIN
i heckkaa did it in two minutes. i won it like 5 times:]] yee yeee.its easyy as you go along.you just have to practice:]
doesn’t take long although tip is the prisoner and the gaurd go back and forth a few times.
yeah took us like 10 minutes then the second time took like 30 seconds
about 5 minutes. got me for a minute a few times
fuck this shit i cant get it so screw it!
yeeeeeeeeea less then 5 mins
Cop Prisoner go across.
Prisoner stays. Go back across with Cop.
Cop and son go across. Go back across with Cop and Prisoner.
Father and Son go across. Father come back.
Father and Wife go across. Wife come back.
5 minutes first try, bish.
HERE THE FASTEST WAY TO COMPLETE THE PUZZLE!
REALLY WORKS:
1)RIGHT CLICK, AND CHOOSE PLAY
2)RIGHT CLICK AGAIN AND CHOOSE PLAY,
HOORAY!
i got it in nine minutes and im fifteen is that any good?
2 and a half minutes, piece of cake
I don’t think that the children can use the raft without an adult on it… it’s not working for me.
I did it but I didn’t time myself
less then 30 sec’s
I did it first time within 4 minutes, but second time i couldn’t do it again:S:P
1.53minutes
yeah
Wow i must be an einstein
1:59
2 minutes of thinking, 1 minute of doing.
~3 min first try
it took me 3 minutes i think. The Flash needs a timer. =p
how do u do ths!!!!!!!!
fuck yes 3:25!!!!
wooop woooop
i did it when i was high and finished it in 4 min
2 days later and Im still on this damn raft.
i did it under 10 sec!! XD
Just press the right botton on your mouse and then press “play”!!
Come on give me a break…it was to ez
1 min
1.3 min w00t w00t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i am so fuckin awesome!
oops…if u right click and press play twice it will wil in 2 sec so yeah!!!!!
i did it in 20 seconds without reading the text above its pretty easy if you dont have an IQ of a brick
Whoo! 2 minutes.
yeah in your face 2.30 minutes
Haha I love the look on their faces when they hit people…
Lol…
Still stuck nd doing that play thing doesn’t work for me =[
Just 5 minutes :D.
Really funny.
so stupid i got it in like a minute
ohhh scissor
YOU CANT DO IT ITS A TRICK YOU HAVE TO RIGHT CLICK ON THE RIGHT SPOT OF THE RAFT THEN CLICK PLAY….
I got in 3min 46:29seconds.
But it was really hard to figure out the pattern.
Wow I’ve done a few of these before, but none so big. It took me like 5 mins. The first 4:30 was all trying different options. Once i figured it out it was easy.
nice game, damn heavey!
4:47 min
once you figure out the pattern it is easy but don’t believe most of these people comments that say they got it their first try in under 5mins because they are seriously stretching the truth, good luck.
Ok, so I give up…I haven’t made it to the 30min mark but
4 minutes….einstein’s descendant? i think not
1. Police & Thief
2. Police
3. Police & Girl1
4. Police & Thief
5. Woman & Girl 2
6. Woman
7. Woman & Man
8. Man
9. Police & Thief
10. Woman
11. Woman & Man
12. Man
13. Man & Boy1
14. Police & Thief
15. Police & Boy2
16. Police
17. Police & Thief
thx cheat that helped soooooo much
THOUGHT ABOUT IT 1ST REAL TALK MY NIGGA DEN I SOLVED IT CUSZ IM A SMART ASS BITCH LOLSZ BUT HERES DA ANSWER’S 4 ALL U DUMB ASS PPLSZ DAT CANT GET IT……♥
1. Police & Thief
2. Police
3. Police & Girl1
4. Police & Thief
5. Woman & Girl 2
6. Woman
7. Woman & Man
8. Man
9. Police & Thief
10. Woman
11. Woman & Man
12. Man
13. Man & Boy1
14. Police & Thief
15. Police & Boy2
16. Police
17. Police & Thief
45 seconds
A LITTLE HARD,BUT NOT THAT HARD…
I COMPLETED THE TEST IN ABOUT 3-4 MIN…
ITS ALL ABOUT THE SIQUENCE BEHIND THIS
PUZZEL…
1 min 20 secands
3 mins, too easy …
woot woot 20 seconds its easy its a trick here is a hint what other button on the mouse is there once you find out go down about 4 spaces click on it then click on it twice
wow bout 45seconds, right click and press play then do it agen…so easy lol
[...] Culturally, “crossing the river” problems have been around for more than 1100 years and have equivalent recitations in most major cultures. For instance, an African equivalent of the problem would feature a Jackal, Goat, and Fig Leaves. Another version, more popular around the time of imperial expansion, involves 3 missionaries and 3 cannibals, where you can transport 2 people on the raft at any given time but the number of cannibals cannot exceed the number of missionaries at any given point. This type of problem is even rumored to be given as a basic IQ test in certain Chinese job applications, but with a larger number of items. You can find a flash game about it here. You can already read more about the cultural background of the riddle here. [...]
5 minutes the first time
1,10 minutes the second time
nice game