THE CANNIBALS AND THE MISSIONARIES

 

 

 

Whenever the Cannibals out number the Missionaries, the Missionaries get eaten. 

The object of the puzzle is to get all the Missionaries and Cannibals to the other side

of the river without any Missionaries getting ate. 

There is a boat that will hold one or two people.  At least one person must be in the boat. 

You cannot send it across empty.

For example, if one Missionary goes across in the boat, the Cannibals would out number

the other two and they would be eaten.  Best way to do puzzle is to use coins, 3 pennies

for the Cannibals and 3 dimes for the Missionaries and slide them back and forth across

an invisible river.

 

Send me email and explain how it is possible to get all the Missionaries and the Cannibals

over to the other side.