How many people can play?

One player against the computer, or two, three or four people taking turns on the same device.

Do you need the exact number to finish?

You choose. Any roll lets any roll that reaches 100 win; Exact makes you land on 100 exactly, and extra steps walk back down.

Yes. Snakes and ladders is free in your browser, with no download and no account needed.

Is it good for young children?

Yes. There is nothing to read once it starts, the pawn walks every square so children can count along, and the roll is read out for the youngest players.

Snakes and Ladders

Everyone

About Snakes and Ladders

The board game everyone grew up with. Roll the die, count your way along a hundred squares, climb every ladder you land on and slide down every snake. Play against the computer, or pass one phone or tablet round for two, three or four players. A six rolls again, and you choose whether the last square needs the exact number.

Snakes and ladders is a race along a board of a hundred squares, numbered back and forth from the bottom. Roll the die and move that many squares. Land at the foot of a ladder and you climb straight up it; land on the head of a snake and you slide down to its tail. The first to reach square 100 wins. It is all luck, which is exactly why a small child can beat a grown-up fair and square.

Tips

Count the squares out loud as the pawn walks. It is good counting practice for young players.
Rolling a six gives you another roll straight away.
Choose Exact under Finish for a longer, tenser ending: a roll that is too big walks back down from 100.
With younger children, Any roll keeps the game short: any roll that reaches 100 wins.
Up to four players can share one phone or tablet. Each has their own colour of pawn.

Questions

How many people can play?: One player against the computer, or two, three or four people taking turns on the same device.
Do you need the exact number to finish?: You choose. Any roll lets any roll that reaches 100 win; Exact makes you land on 100 exactly, and extra steps walk back down.
What happens when you roll a six?: You move, then roll again.
Is it free?: Yes. Snakes and ladders is free in your browser, with no download and no account needed.
Is it good for young children?: Yes. There is nothing to read once it starts, the pawn walks every square so children can count along, and the roll is read out for the youngest players.