# Is this flash IQ test/game for real? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 8, 2006, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-flash-iq-test-game-for-real/363590 "2006-07-08T02:54:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2006, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-flash-iq-test-game-for-real/363590/1 "2006-07-08T02:54:50Z")
> **[ArcadePod.Com: River IQ Game](http://www.arcadepod.com/games/play.php?id=riveriqgame)** > > The Rules: > \ > \+ Only 2 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... I’m sure it’s real, I just dont have the IQ to figure it out evidently. However, I admit I have NEVER been good at this sort of thing. It’s why I dont play stategy games. Evidently i’m kinda slow. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-flash-iq-test-game-for-real/363590/2 "2006-07-08T02:59:34Z")
We have done this one here before. I said screw it after two minutes but some other people eventually got it. I think it is supposed to be really difficult and not something you just click for a few minutes and win. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2006, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-flash-iq-test-game-for-real/363590/3 "2006-07-08T03:02:47Z")
Yeah, we did it about a year ago. The solution is spoilered inside if you want it. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=331496&highlight=Father+mother+thief+raft+policeman](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=331496&highlight=Father+mother+thief+raft+policeman) ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-flash-iq-test-game-for-real/363590/4 "2006-07-08T03:04:37Z")
[QUOTE=Shagnasty] We have done this one here before. I said screw it after two minutes but some other people eventually got it. I think it is supposed to be really difficult and not something you just click for a few minutes and win. [/QUOTE] We have? sorry… didn’t open that one I guess. Well… my 12yo nephew sent it to me… he said it was fun and a great game. He’s kind of a little genius though… I hope he was trying to pull one over on me. btw… you say you think it supposed to be really difficult and not something you just ckick fvor a few minutes… well I cant get past move one. Maybe its like the “connect the dots in one move” puzzle where you have to think outside the box and normal conclusions… but I don’t see it. ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2006, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-flash-iq-test-game-for-real/363590/5 "2006-07-08T03:05:47Z")
[QUOTE=Shagnasty] Yeah, we did it about a year ago. The solution is spoilered inside if you want it. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=331496&highlight=Father+mother+thief+raft+policeman](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=331496&highlight=Father+mother+thief+raft+policeman) [/QUOTE] I will check it out.. thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2006, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-flash-iq-test-game-for-real/363590/6 "2006-07-08T03:21:49Z")
[QUOTE=Whammo] I will check it out.. thank you. [/QUOTE] wow.. I feel so freaking stupid. No wonder i’m in the job I am today… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b782af/32.png) [@Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_And_Candy)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2006, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-flash-iq-test-game-for-real/363590/7 "2006-07-08T03:33:28Z")
Wow. That was… easy. Talk about a let down. I mean, I am _not_ what people would consider intelligent, though somehow I solved it in under a minute. I’m not trying to brag, either. Provided that you read the rules and look at how many people there are, it’s painstakingly obvious. I guess that sometimes the simple answers are the most devious. :\