Snakes and Ladders

THE PLAYBOOK · SZHLJS

How to play Snakes and Ladders

A round of Snakes and Ladders at SZHLJS begins with understanding the objective. Reach square 100 exactly. A roll past 100 leaves the token where it is. The learning focus here is understand the boundary, supported by the rule notes below.

Understand the boundary

Check the edition notes and play mode. A local game, a computer opponent and remote multiplayer are different features.

Your goal

Reach square 100 exactly. A roll past 100 leaves the token where it is.

Step by step

1. Player 1 rolls first, starting before square 1.
2. Move the number of squares shown by the die.
3. Follow a snake or ladder when landing on its starting square.
4. Alternate turns until one player reaches 100.

Controls

Use the on-screen controls with a mouse or touch.

A useful example

From square 98, rolling 2 wins. Rolling 3 overshoots and leaves the token at 98.

Watch out for this

A roll of six does not grant an extra turn in this version.

Common questions