Monday, 4 November 2013

Solution : Tricky River Crossing Puzzle

This is a solution to a very tricky river crossing puzzle.

Read the original puzzle here: River crossing riddle


Here is the solution now :
Let us assume all of those standing on first shore. Then the transport would take place in this manner.


  • Policeman and thief go first, policeman comes back.
  • Policeman and first son goes and policeman with thief comes back.
  • Father and second son goes and father comes back.
  • Mother and father goes and mother comes back.
  • Policeman and thief goes father comes back.
  • Father and Mother goes , mother comes back.
  • Mother and first daughter goes , policeman and thief comes back.
  • Policeman and second daughter goes, policeman comes back.
  • Policeman and thief goes.


All people have reached other shore now.

Hope you had solved this correctly already , No? Try others.

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