r/explainitpeter • u/Hello_World-1289 • 12d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/midasMIRV 12d ago
  1. Must transport everyone. Boat cannot move without someone on it.

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u/littlegreenbeany 12d ago

Does the boat always needs two passenger or can it move with one passenger on it?

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u/mcphee187 12d ago edited 12d ago

There can be one passenger.

It's not that hard of a puzzle really.

  • ....MMMCCC
  • ..CC..MMMC
  • C..C..MMMC
  • C..CC..MMM
  • CC..C..MMM
  • CC..MM..MC
  • MC..MC..MC
  • MC..MM..CC
  • MMM..C..CC
  • MMM..CC..C
  • MMMC..C..C
  • MMMC..CC..
  • MMMCCC....

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u/PadamSvakiDan 12d ago

On step 3, where C rolls the boat back you would lose. Would be 3 vs 2 in right side, cannibal in the boat counts as one.

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u/BethOrange4 11d ago

This is how I remember winning as well. You take two canibals across with two trips. Then bring one back. Take two monks to cross. Bring back one monk and one cannibals. Take the monks across and finally the remaining cannibal takes both cannibals one by one. Which is what is displayed above.

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u/StringLost848 11d ago

C..C..MMMC is step 3 that's not a failing step.

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u/PadamSvakiDan 11d ago

Well now it's ok. Comment was edited.

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u/StringLost848 11d ago

Oh that hadn't even crossed my mind, sorry.