Board gameOne or two players
Ladder Leap
Three boards, ladders, snakes and a few surprises. One to four players.
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How to play
- Tap Roll, or press Space.
- Land on a ladder foot and climb it.
- Land on a snake head and slide down.
- Later boards add boost, mud, star and swap squares.
- First to 100 wins the board; a run is three boards.
Controls
Keyboard
- Space rolls the die
- ↑ ↓ pick the number of players
- Z changes a rule on the first screen
- P to pause
Touch
- Tap Roll to throw the die
- Tap a card to choose the players
Controller
- D-pad or left stick to move
- A / Cross for action, B / Circle for secondary
- Start to pause
Tips for a better score
- Your token walks square by square, so you can see exactly what it is about to land on — and whether the square after a snake head is worth the risk.
- Mud costs a whole turn, which at the top of the board is worth more than a snake near the bottom. Watch for it on the last two boards.
- The swap square trades places with whoever is furthest ahead, so hanging back a little on the third board is sometimes the smart play.
- Turning off the exact finish makes a board quicker; leaving it on turns the last five squares into the real race.
About Ladder Leap
Ladder Leap is a hundred-square race up the board with a die, ladders that carry you up and friendly snakes that slide you back. A run is three boards, each generated fresh and then tested by playing hundreds of silent games against itself, so none is a trap and none is a ramp — the positions are ours, not copied from any printed board. The second board brings extra squares: a boost that rolls again, mud that costs you a turn, and stars worth points. The third adds a swap that trades places with whoever is ahead of you. Play the machine on your own, or pass the phone round between two, three or four.
A free snakes and ladders game that runs in your browser. Category: Board games. Made for RetroWorld with original art and sound.
