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Japanese IQ test

I had this sent to me earlier today - it's in Japanese so here are the rules: (apparently this is an IQ test given to job applicants in Japan).

Everybody has to cross the river.
The following rules apply:
Only one or two persons 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 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 the pole on the opposite side of the river.

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

I managed to do it after a few attempts :smile:

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Reply 1
I would rather not, i am very tired
Reply 2
Woo! That is so cool... in a "thank the Lord I have completed it" way:p:
its getting on my nerves now wtf :confused:
Reply 4
The policeman and thief are the key.
i've done it. they all wave arms when done its possible :biggrin:
Reply 6
Just wanted to say, it's Chinese, not Japanese.
Reply 7
Great! done. Takes a bit of patience
how do i add a spoiler thing to my post?
Took three or four tries, but I got it. Quite clever, but it wasn't like I worked it out. On the last try what I had to do just clicked.
Reply 10
My strategy was to think about what you have to do rather than what you want to do.

Dilute
Just wanted to say, it's Chinese, not Japanese.
It's from a Japanese site.
haha that was good, but now i'm bored.
Yes I finally managed to do it!!!!!! :biggrin: even though I have no idea what I did! :p:
Reply 13
Oh that took a while :redface: I'm so proud of myself now :p:
Reply 14
I'm confused - I'm getting messed up with which kids are meant to be girls and boys :frown:
Reply 15
I want those ten minutes of my life back.
:bawling: Its making me feel stupid.
Reply 17
simatemcprimate
Yes I finally managed to do it!!!!!! :biggrin: even though I have no idea what I did! :p:


Same! I did it after 5 tries, and now I can't remember how I did it! Dammitall! :biggrin:
Got the hang of it now. I've learnt that I'm a very impatient person from this game. :p:
I thought I got close but then realised I had done it completely wrong. Obviously I failed the test. I'm an idiot. I've tried so many combinations and it still doesn't work.