I've never heard of Snakes/Chutes and Ladders. That design made me think Moebius Ourobouros.
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On this side of the ocean it's Chutes and Ladders, which could be part of the problem.
I know, but I think I always knew what the "real" name was.
Zen, it's a game I loved as a child. Way more perilous than Candyland (in terms of getting sent back towards the beginning).
ETA: Also, I expect the morality pictures no longer exist, which is a shame.
Never played Candyland either.
Apparently I was feral.
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I loved Chute and Ladders as a kid.
Chutes and Ladders *is* much more cutthroat than Candyland! Candyland makes me weep with boredom.
Never played Candyland either.
Apparently I was feral.
They never let you join in any of the reindeer games, eh?
I know, but I think I always knew what the "real" name was.
I know we had Chutes and Ladders, the Milton Bradley game, but I'm also pretty sure I played Snakes and Ladders, maybe a mini version. I think that's how I first knew it.
I always had Snakes and Ladders. And I assumed "chutes" was British. I'm so confused.
Candyland didn't exist in my childhood either.
ETA: Also, I expect the morality pictures no longer exist, which is a shame.
They do, actually. If you're talking about the US version. They're appalling.
(I never played the game as a child. My family was not much for board games. I actively rue the day we brought that nasty freaking moralising piece of puritanical propaganda into our home.)