How to Play Board Game "Snakes and Ladders"

How to Play Board Game Snakes and Ladders

Куприна С.В., учитель английского языка МОУ “СОШ №1 р.п Дергачи” Саратовской обл.

2025

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Both children and adults around the world love playing Snakes and Ladders.

But Snakes and Ladders is not a modern game. It comes from an ancient India. It’s a game about good and evil.

The goal is to move to the top left square on the board, avoiding the snakes and taking shortcuts through the board by climbing up the ladders.

Rules

Overview

It’s a game for two to six players.

You need: the board

a dice

some counters.

You start on square number One and you move your counter the number of squares shown on the dice. When your counter lands on the bottom of a ladder, slide it up to the top. If your counter lands on the head of a snake, slide it down to the snake’s tail. The goal is to be the first to reach the 100 space on the board

1.Put each player’s counter on the 1 space and take turns rolling the die

The ladders on the game board allow you to move upwards and get ahead faster.

If you land on a square along the top or middle of a ladder , you don’t get to move up to the top of it .

You also cannot go down ladders .

2.If you land at the bottom of a ladder, climb to the top with your counter

If you land on a square that is in the middle or at the bottom of a snake (or chute), you don’t have to slide down to the bottom of it.

3.If you land on the head of a snake, slide your counter down to its tail.

Move your counter forward six squares. If you land on any snakes or ladders, follow the instructions above to move up or down. Roll again to take your extra turn.   As long as you keep rolling sixes, you can keep moving up the board!

4.Take an extra turn if you roll a 6

The first person to reach the highest square (labeled “100,” “Home,” or “Win”) in the top left of the board wins.

For example, if you’re on space 98 and you roll a 4, you have to stay on space 98. If you roll a 2 on your next turn, then you win!

5.Land exactly on the 100

square to win

Did You Know that

• this timeless game may have been played as early as 200 BC
• it was originally named “Moksha Patam”
• the game was taken to England at the end of the 1800’s and was turned into “Snakes and Ladders
• the original game was played on painted cloth or paper and taught the effects of good and bad actions. The snakes led to demons, while the ladders went to gods or different versions of Nirvana
• Milton Bradley created the American version “Chutes and Ladders” in 1943. The snakes were replaced with chutes(желоб/мусоропровод) and the good and bad deeds were toned down to make it more kid-friendly

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