Snakes and Ladders Online: the classic board game

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Board of numbered squares with colorful snakes, wooden ladders and a white die in the center.

Snakes and Ladders Online: the classic board game

About Snakes and Ladders Online

Snakes and Ladders is one of the board games best-known in the world, and here you can play it online without needing a board or pieces. It originated in an ancient game from India that was used to teach that good deeds make you go up and bad deeds make you go down. Today it's above all a game of chance perfect for playing with the family. If you like this kind of classic, take a look at our online board games.

You can play against the computer or with friends on the same device, and you choose how many players take part in the game. The pieces move on their own according to the number rolled on the die: you just have to roll when it's your turn and keep your fingers crossed.

How do you play Snakes and Ladders in Snakes and Ladders Online?

The rules of Snakes and Ladders take just a minute to learn:

Choose the game mode: solo against the computer or with friends.
Set the number of players for the game.
When it's your turn, roll the die. Your piece automatically moves forward as many squares as it shows.
If you land at the bottom of a ladder, you climb up and skip a good stretch of the board.
If you land on the head of a snake, you slide down it and go back several spaces.
The first player to reach the last square wins.

Snakes and Ladders Online controls

PC

Mouse click: choose mode and players
Click the die: roll the die on your turn

Mobile and tablet

Tap the die: roll the die
Tap the menus: set up the game

Tips for playing better: Snakes and Ladders Online

Remember that it's a game of chance: no strategy changes the die, so take it with a sense of humor when a snake sends you back to the start.
With more players, games are longer and more exciting, ideal for an afternoon with the family.
If you're playing with young children, ask them to count out loud the squares before the piece moves: they practice numbers without even realizing it.
Notice where the longest ladders and the most dangerous snakes are: every roll becomes much more thrilling.

Snakes and Ladders Online FAQ

Is it the same as the ladder game or escalerita?

Yes. Depending on the country it's called the ladder game, escalerita or snakes and ladders, but the mechanics are the same: a die, ladders that take you up and snakes that bring you down.