How to play

Cross safely

1. Load cargo from the shore where the boat is. The ferrykeeper always goes with the boat and has a separate seat.
2. Choose up to the displayed number of cargo seats. Choose loaded cargo again to remove it. An empty boat with just the keeper is allowed.
3. Choose Cross to travel. No listed pair may share an unattended shore. The keeper makes their own shore safe.
4. Bring every passenger or package to East with the keeper to win.

Eight challenges

First ferry has one cargo seat and two items. Fox, hen & seeds is the familiar seven-trip puzzle with one cargo seat. The other six are original two-seat variations with the pairs shown on the game page; only those listed pairs are restricted.

Unsafe crossings explain the pair left alone and leave your boat and cargo unchanged. Remove or change cargo, then try again.

Undo and hints

Undo reverses one crossing. Hint loads the next cargo on a shortest safe route from the current position; choose Cross to make that trip. A hint can ask you to cross alone. Starting a new unfinished challenge asks before replacing it; best scores stay.

Keyboard

Keys 1–6 toggle the numbered cargo, C crosses, and Escape clears the boat. Or Tab to cargo and use arrows to choose, then Enter or Space to load it. Home and End choose the first and last cargo.

General rule reference: Math Is Fun: Farmer Crosses River. The characters, art, layouts and two-seat challenges here are original.