Weekend Logic Test

I saw this on a friends Facebook this week. The object is to get all the people across the river. (once you get there, click on the big circle to start the game)

Simple enough, right?

Here's the rules....

• Only 2 people 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.

As the story goes, this is an IQ test given to job applicants in Japan. Apparently if you are a logical thinker then you can solve it within 7 minutes.

I will admit that I did solve it twice on the first day, but I don't know how I accomplished it. It took me between 10 to 15 minutes.

So....how smart (or logical) are you? And remember....no cheating (ie. no Googling the answer!)