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Not the stairs again 😜
🇩🇪 Original in German
I urgently need the help of the experts.
In the 80s there was a board game where you had to roll dice and, like in Mensch ärger Dich nicht, move along a path upward to be ahead of everyone else at the end.
The sneaky part was that if you landed on a space with a pictured ladder, you had to start over from the beginning.
Sweat drops were guaranteed.
Who knows the exact name of this game?
🇩🇪 Original in German
It should simply be called Snakes and Ladders. You can find more about it here: https://w.wiki/gpxq
🇩🇪 Original in German
That actually means "Snakes and Ladders." The game comes in all sorts of different board layouts, but they all go by "Snakes and Ladders," so not every version has its own individual title.
🇩🇪 Original in German
Oh awesome, many thanks to you two for the quick solve! So back then in our cupboard it really was just the classic version of Snakes and Ladders. But wow, what a nasty frustration factor that already had back then I can still picture the sweat drops before the finish line today!
🇩🇪 Original in German
We have a game collection here that includes it. I only played it last week at my son's urgent request. It has ladders that take you up and snakes that pull you back down. A fun, quick dice game.
🇩🇪 Original in German
Oh how cool, greetings to the Junior! He really picked exactly the right (and extremely frustrating) classic there. True, the snakes were still there too, you just never really forget that drama shortly before the finish. Thanks for the insight from the editorial team! 🎲 PS, who was the laughing winner in the end?
🇩🇪 Original in German
My son of course, won fair and square 💪
🇩🇪 Original in German
In English it's called Chutes & Ladders (slides and ladders), because there are two "interactive" elements right there—you climb up the ladders and you slide back down the chutes. The average rating of 2.9 on BGG is hard-earned! https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5432/chutes-and-ladders It's better known under the name Snakes & Ladders, where the slides are just slippery snakes instead
🇩🇪 Original in German
I know it as Snakes and Ladders, with ladders and snakes. With the snakes you slide back down, which is why it could also be called snake game. 🤔