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Classic River Crossing

Work through the famous farmer-fox-chicken-grain puzzle to build your constraint-satisfaction reasoning. You will learn to plan multiple steps ahead while keeping every constraint satisfied simultaneously — a skill that transfers directly to project management, scheduling, and strategic planning.

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A farmer needs to cross a river with a fox, a chicken, and a bag of grain. The boat only carries the farmer plus one item. Left alone together: the fox eats the chicken, and the chicken eats the grain. The farmer must get everything across safely. What is the critical first move?