Snakes and Ladders

Advantages: educational, fun for children, available at reasonable prices, easy to play
Disadvantages: not so fun for adults!

...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Snakes and Ladders ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Snakes and ladders is a very simple board game that has been around for years. The aim of the game is to get to the 'end' first. The game is based on the roll of a dice and therefore is purely down to luck. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How To Play ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The board consists of rows of 10X10 numbered squares. There are pictures of snakes and pictures of ladders which connect one square to another. The players take turns in throwing the dice and move their counter along the number of squares that the dice states. If a player lands on a square where the bottom of a ladder starts, they get to move up to the square where the top of the ladder ends. If they land on the head of a snake then they have to go down the snake to the square where its...

ilusvm 07.09.2005 · Read review
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Play Wabbits & Windows? Nah! Snakes & Ladders!..

Advantages: A good kids game.
Disadvantages: None at all.

...Snakes and Ladders! An old game played by kids, A good classic game. You all know the rules, you have all played the game, so why are you even reading this review? Good question, yes, but the other question is, Why am I writing it? The answer is this:-. I start with the fact that the game is easy, so easy in fact that you don't even need instructions, you could get people who have never seen a board game before, to play around and have a good time. Age is immaterial, so is gender. This is a small game to stow away, so you won't have to throw it away to create more space, In the old games, the board folded in half, but nowadays the new ones actually fold in quarters, so the box is very small. It is one of those games that actually bring a family together, rather than causing kids to argue. This is I think the main reason...

smudgeybabes 10.01.2009 · Read review
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Up and down the ladders and snakes

Advantages: Educational, fun
Disadvantages: can be boring if you are grown up

...Snakes and ladders, Played this game at school today so though I would write an opp. I seem to remember my grandmother having a set for us children to play when we visited Snakes and ladders. The game of snakes and ladders is a simple board game with counters and a dice. The board has numbered squares ladders are drawn on leading from a numbered square to a square of a higher number. It also has snakes leading from a high numbered square down to one of a lower number. The game is be played by two or more people as a race to see who can get to the top/end first to win. Each person takes a turn to throw the dice and then moves a counter the number of squares on the dice and if they land on a ladder they go up or if landing on a snake the counter goes down. Some people play it so that if you throw a six you can throw...

mumsymary 19.09.2003 · Read review
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Down the snakes, up the ladders.

Advantages: Fun to kill some time.
Disadvantages: See review

...Snakes & Ladders is a simple game which children enjoy to play anywhere, anytime. HOW TO PLAY You begin at the "Start" square, and roll the dice and move your counter that many spaces. The first one to get to the "End" sqaure, is the winner. It's not all simple, because if you land on a snake, you have to go down to the square where the snake trail ends. But, if you're lucky, and land on the bottom of a ladder, you go up to the square where the top of the ladder ends. Simple! TYPE OF GAME It's all luck. You roll a dice and move. It's THAT type of game! LENGTH OF AVERAGE GAME I'd say the average game takes about 10-15 minutes. It's fun to kill some time! MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PLAYERS None really, but I'd say 4 players, with a minimum of 2. HOW COMPLICATED IS THE GAME TO SET UP It's very easy to set up, you just...

AlexanderBanks 24.01.2009 · Read review
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Playing indoors at Snakes and ladders in Dunstable

Advantages: A place for kids to let of steam
Disadvantages: junk food

...I was visiting my daughter in the holidays and decided to take the children to Snakes and Ladders an indoor play centre in Dunstable. This is situated about on the outskirts of Dunstable on Blackburn road Houghton Regis, Dunstable. This is a small industrial estate. There is a soft play area at the Dunstable leisure centre, I have frequented there more often but my grandson is getting too big for there and the Snakes and ladders centre more challenging / suitable for him There is some parking here but I caught the bus in the centre of Dunstable with the 2 children and got off in the street next to Blackburn road. Just inside the Entrance is the admission desk price is £4.90 for under 2's over 2 but under 5 £5.90 over 5's £6.90 There is a limit on height for admission which is 4 foot 8in. Accompanying over 10's and adults £1...

mumsymary 07.12.2009 · Read review
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How Snakes and ladders was invented perhaps

Advantages: Helps children to learn to count
Disadvantages: No skill involved so lacks long lasting appeal

...to traverse upwards to the next level. The next level is exactly the same, but the direction he can move is reversed. Every so often Horrison notices a couple of trees with interlinking branches – they almost look like ladders – whipping out his wicked whip he is often able to climb up these trees and thus move up several levels in one go. As Horrison contemplates his progress he suddenly stumbles across a horrifying thing. Horrison, as you are all aware, has a mortal fear of snakes. Imagine his surprise and fear when he spies a gigantic snake, just as big as the tree ladders. As he attempts to sneak around the snake, the snake looks at him and gives him a look that says “You’ve got to be joking Horrison” – before you can say “arrrggggghhhhhh” the snake knocks Horrison onto his tale...

Simoncook1 19.07.2002 (24.07.2002) · Read review
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snakes and ladders

Advantages: cheap to buy, fun
Disadvantages: can get boring

...Snakes and ladders, the two objects don't really go together do they so why create a game involving them? I first played this game when i was about 8 years old. its fairly simple game to learn how to play and is suitable for all ages. The idea of the game is some what simple. There is a board consisting of 100 squares, set out in rows and columns of 10. The idea of the game is to get from one to 100, using the dice. However there are certain obstacle to overcome such as the snakes. These are all different lengths. If you land on one of these you have to slide down the tale of the snake to that square. Ladders are also on the board, However these you climb up the board. You throw the dice moving up the board with the number you achieved. If you gain a six, you roll again. The game was first invented, so i heard to teach children...

Nuttytart_2kuk 09.04.2001 · Read review
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Snakes & Ladders a fantastic game for any age group!

Advantages: Improve on number skills, and social interaction. Affordable.
Disadvantages: Can get boring if played too many times at once!

...Snakes & Ladders has got to be one of the best of the classic board games. Its excellent in teaching young children how to count, taking turns, having patience and about the luck of the dice. It is a great game to play with absolutely anyone, as there are few rules to the game making it ideal for young players especially and also making it easy for the young players to explain and understand themselves. In my opinion, computers seem to have taken over the world! There are not enough boardgames out there, that encourage social interaction and bonding, or fair game playing! I think these sorts of boardgames should be more widely avaliable as they are cheap and have more good qualities!...

EC85 09.06.2009 · Read review
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Snakes and Ladders

Advantages: it is easy to set out and to understand.
Disadvantages: you cannot have more than 3 players.

...The first time i played this was when i was about 7 (i'm now 8.) to play this game you need two counters and a dice. The board consists of a 100 squares with columns and rows of 10 squares. The game is not complexed at all. The idea is to move along the board however many numbers your dice says if you get a 6 you get another go, it is quite a straight-forwward game if you avoid the snakes and ladders but if you land on one they will be an obsticle for you. If you are on the square of a snake you move down until you get to the end of the snake, whereas if you find a ladder you will move up until you get to the end of the ladder. It is a boardgame. The ages are from about 7 till 100. There are 2-3 players.There is not much point in having strategys or plans as the game is mostly fluke and luck and a bit of skill and strategy. I hope i have...

thebotkin 13.10.2001 · Read review
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Hiss!

Advantages: Educational for children and can pass boredom
Disadvantages: Doesn't keep entertaining for long periods of time

...I used to love playing board games when I was younger and always had lots of different games. When I moved into my own home I didn't take any with me and so stopped playing board games as often. It was only when thinking how myself and my hubby had both neither played any good old fashioned board games for quite some years that we decided to buy some games to have in the house. We have now ended up with quite a few games in our cupboard. One of them was this, which is probably one of the most well know classic games ever! The game: I am sure everybody knows what snakes and ladders is but, I shall explain just in case! The game can be played by as many players as you want really but, you tend to find most of the bought games have pieces for 4 players at a time. The game board consists of a square board which has 100 small squares...

frankiecesca 16.01.2009 · Read review
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