Download for free the board game of Snakes and Ladders, which was originated in India as a game based on morality called Vaikuntapaali or Paramapada Sopanam (the ladder to salvation). It was imported as Chutes and Ladders in the US.
There are various ways to set the order of play. Each player will roll the die once, with the highest number going first, next highest, and so on. Ties are broken by another roll of the die.
As each player rolls the die, they advance to the square equal to the number of the die, one to square one, two to square two and so on. Notice that the squares are numbered in what is traditionally called "ox plow" fashion: back and forth on the board, after the pattern of an ox plowing a field.
If a player lands on a ladder, he/she advances to the top of the ladder and continues play from there. If he/she lands on a snake, he/she slides down to the square at the tail of the snake.
The American version (Chutes and Ladders) has 100 squares, with 19 chutes and ladders. A player will need an average of 39.6 spins to move from the starting point, which is off the board, to square 100. The game can be won in as few as 7 rolls.
For every ladder you hope to climb, a snake is waiting just around the corner, and for every snake a ladder will compensate.
Click here to download a color scanned image which you print later on for your kids.
Click here to download a colored sheet titled I Love Math to entice little ones to consider loving math.
There are various ways to set the order of play. Each player will roll the die once, with the highest number going first, next highest, and so on. Ties are broken by another roll of the die.
As each player rolls the die, they advance to the square equal to the number of the die, one to square one, two to square two and so on. Notice that the squares are numbered in what is traditionally called "ox plow" fashion: back and forth on the board, after the pattern of an ox plowing a field.
If a player lands on a ladder, he/she advances to the top of the ladder and continues play from there. If he/she lands on a snake, he/she slides down to the square at the tail of the snake.
The American version (Chutes and Ladders) has 100 squares, with 19 chutes and ladders. A player will need an average of 39.6 spins to move from the starting point, which is off the board, to square 100. The game can be won in as few as 7 rolls.
For every ladder you hope to climb, a snake is waiting just around the corner, and for every snake a ladder will compensate.
Click here to download a color scanned image which you print later on for your kids.
Click here to download a colored sheet titled I Love Math to entice little ones to consider loving math.
