River Crossing

Instructions
AGES
8 to adult
single player
Your Goal:
Your goal is to get the Hiker across the river without
getting his feet wet. Luckily, there are tree stumps and a
few handy old planks lodged between the stumps. Using
these, you will help the Hiker cross the river from the
start stump to the finish stump.
Set Up:
1.Select a challenge card (we recommend Beginner 1 to
start) and place it on the game grid.
2.Place stumps in all the holes, and lay planks over the gray-shadowed place markers as indicated by the card.
3.Place the Hiker into the hole in the start stump on the nearest shore.
Includes:
To Play:
• 40 Challenges (Beginner to Expert)
• 1 Game Grid
• 20 Tree Stumps
• 6 Planks
• 1 Hiker
• Instructions & Solutions Booklet
• Game-Go Bag
1.Move the planks between the stumps to create a path for
the Hiker to cross the river from the start stump to the
finish stump. With your assistance, the Hiker walks along
the planks and can lift, carry and reset planks to create a
pathway to the finish stump.
2.When the Hiker gets from the start stump to the finish
stump, YOU WIN!
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Movement Rules:
• The Hiker may only carry one plank at a time.
• The Hiker moves along the path formed by connections
of planks and stumps. As his guide, you will place him into
a stump hollow at the end of each move.
• Planks must only be placed between two supporting
stumps and must be an exact fit.
• The Hiker may pick up and carry a plank if one of its
ends touches the stump on which he is standing. From
this position, the Hiker may lift the plank and swivel it to
a new position or carry it across another plank to a new
location and place it between two new stumps.
• Planks cannot cross on top of other planks or support
other planks.
The Hiker picks up and moves a plank.
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• Planks may not be removed from the game grid.
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Game Grid Key & Solutions:
Refer to this Game Grid Key when using the solutions found on pages 4-10.
The Hiker picks up and swivels a plank.
• The Hiker can not jump over water from stump to stump.
For Example:
• Planks can not be placed diagonally.
About the Inventor:
River Crossing was invented by UK maze enthusiast
Andrea Gilbert and initially offered on-line as an
interactive puzzle game called ‘Plank Puzzles’ at www.clickmazes.com. The mechanical version was masterminded by Andrea’s partner Bill Mitchell.
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