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Canal Ferry
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Canal Ferry

Published byZuZi Labs194 playsQuick play
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What is Canal Ferry?

Canal Ferry is a queue-sorting puzzle. Coloured riders wait on a platform, and you tap them to load the gondola at the front of the line; three riders of its colour fill it and it departs. Riders of other colours sit on a small bench until their gondola comes. You win by sending every gondola off, and you lose if the bench fills and no rider you can reach matches the waiting gondola.

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Key facts

Genre
Puzzle
Players
1 (single player)
Session length
Under 5 min
Platform
Web browser
Devices
Desktop, Tablet, Mobile
Price
Free
Sign-up
Not required

Preview

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How to play

  1. Check the gondola waiting at the station and the colours coming up next. Three riders of its colour fill it.
  2. Tap a rider that has a clear path to the front of the platform: one on the front row, or one whose way out has been opened by riders you already sent.
  3. A rider matching the waiting gondola climbs in. Any other rider goes to the bench, which has four or five seats depending on the level. Bench riders board by themselves when their colour's gondola arrives.
  4. When a gondola has three riders it leaves and the next one pulls up. Once the bench is full, only riders matching the waiting gondola are allowed to leave the platform.
  5. Send every gondola off to win. Later areas add rocks that block squares and hooded riders whose colour is hidden until a path to the front opens.

Controls

Click or tap a rider
Send that rider to the gondola or the bench
Arrow keys
Move between riders
Enter or Space
Send the focused rider
U, Z or the Call back button
Take back the last rider you sent
H or the Hint button
Highlight a rider to send next
R or Start over
Restart the level
P or Esc
Pause

Tips

  • Send riders that match the waiting gondola first. A rider parked on the bench stays there until its own gondola reaches the front, which can take a long time.
  • Open a path to hooded riders early so you know which gondola they need.
  • For three stars, finish without using Call back and without ever filling the bench. Hints do not cost stars.
  • After a win, 'Watch a clean run' replays a way to clear the level.

Canal Ferry FAQ

How do I lose a level?

You lose when no rider can be sent: the bench is full and none of the riders you can reach matches the waiting gondola. You can call riders back or start the level over.

How are stars awarded?

Clearing the level gives one star. You earn a second for using no call-backs and a third for never filling the bench.

How many levels are there?

There are 30 levels in four areas: Meadow Stop (1 to 8), Pine Ridge (9 to 16), Mist Peak (17 to 24) and Summit Station (25 to 30). Levels unlock one after another.

Is progress saved?

Yes. The game saves your unlocked levels, stars and settings, and also the level you are halfway through, so you can pick it up again.

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