Background

Snakes and Ladders is based on an ancient Indian game that was designed to teach morality. The game was initially devised to teach Hindu principles of virtue, represented by the ladders, and evil, represented by snakes. The goal of the game was to reach spiritual nirvana.



How to play

· Each player puts their token on the space that says 'start here'.

· Take it in turns to roll the dice. ...

· If your counter lands at the bottom of a ladder, you can move up to the top of the ladder.

· If your counter lands on the head of a snake, you must slide down to the bottom of the snake.