[Xmca-l] Re: missionaries and cannibals
mike cole
mcole@ucsd.edu
Mon Jan 11 17:07:08 PST 2016
Sounds like a sensible solution to me, Huw.
Nice to see him getting his feet wet!
:-)
mike
On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 3:09 PM, Huw Lloyd <huw.softdesigns@gmail.com>
wrote:
> are -> our
>
> On 11 January 2016 at 23:08, Huw Lloyd <huw.softdesigns@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I introduced are 4.5 year old to the missionaries and cannibals game,
> post
> > dinner in rather noisy circumstances.
> >
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missionaries_and_cannibals_problem
> >
> > He proceeded to ferry across all the cannibals, brought two missionaries
> > to shore and then wavered for a while. Next thing I know he is taking
> them
> > down stream, where they can come ashore "at a safe distance from the
> > cannibals".
> >
> > What can you do? :)
> >
> > Best,
> > Huw
> >
> >
> >
>
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