Chutes and Ladders

Children's racing board game

Chutes and Ladders is a children's board game where players race to the finish by spinning a wheel and advancing along numbered squares.

Landing on a ladder lets you climb ahead; landing on a chute sends you sliding back.

The game requires no strategy—pure chance determines the winner, making it suitable for very young children.

Also called Snakes and Ladders.

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Family

chute, chutes, ladder, ladders, laddered, laddering

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G