Snakes and Ladders is a race board game played on a numbered grid, in which players move a token according to die rolls, climbing up ladders that shortcut toward the finish and sliding down snakes that set them back, with the first player to reach the final numbered square winning. The game originated in India as a game of morals called Moksha Patam or Gyan Chaupar, in which ladders represented virtues and snakes represented vices, and it was adapted and commercialized in England in the late nineteenth century under the Snakes and Ladders name, later marketed in the United States as Chutes and Ladders.
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Origin YearWikipedia infobox (Snakes and Ladders): years='[[Ancient India]] 2nd century CE to present' (century-ce-approx) Originating Region Game TypeRace board game with dice 1 Playing Time Skill or Luck PublisherASS Altenburger Spielkarten 2 Game Category Game Category Game CategoryMovies / TV / Radio theme 2 Game Category Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Minimum Players Maximum Players Classification
Player CountWikipedia infobox (Snakes and Ladders) players field: '2 or more' Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Player CountLarge Group or Variable 1 Sport
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The game originated in ancient India as Moksha Patam ('liberation lesson'), and was brought to the United Kingdom in the 1890s.
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1. Snakes and ladders (Wikipedia)
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The game originated in ancient India as Moksha Patam ('liberation lesson'), and was brought to the United Kingdom in the 1890s.
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Board game, Race game, Dice game
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The game is a simple race based on sheer luck, and it is popular with young children
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2 or more
View the Source2. Chutes and Ladders (BoardGameGeek)
- Playing Time: 30
- Designer: (Uncredited)
- Publisher: (Public Domain)
- Publisher: (Unknown)
- Publisher: (Web published)
- Publisher: Abel Klinger
- Publisher: ABRA
- Publisher: Adolf Johnsons förlag
- Publisher: Alga
- Publisher: ASS Altenburger Spielkarten
- Publisher: Berliner Spielkarten
- Publisher: Berwick's Toy Co. Ltd.
- Publisher: Borras Plana S.A.
- Publisher: Brimtoy
- Publisher: Brückner Spiele
- Publisher: Built-Rite
- Publisher: Cardinal
- Publisher: Carlit
- Publisher: Cayro, The Games
- Publisher: CentroCoop
- Publisher: Chad Valley Co Ltd.
- Publisher: Milton Bradley
- Game Category: Animals
- Game Category: Children's Game
- Game Category: Movies / TV / Radio theme
- Game Category: World War II
- Game Mechanic: Events
- Game Mechanic: Race
- Game Mechanic: Roll / Spin and Move
- Game Mechanic: Track Movement
- Minimum Players: 2
- Maximum Players: 6
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