Chutes and Ladders *is* much more cutthroat than Candyland! Candyland makes me weep with boredom.
I think what my daughter's trying to say is: nyah nyah nyah nyah.
Joyce ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
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Amy - Jun 07, 2010 8:49:30 am PDT #4746 of 30001
Because books.
Polter-Cow - Jun 07, 2010 8:49:51 am PDT #4747 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
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.
Sue - Jun 07, 2010 8:49:59 am PDT #4748 of 30001
hip deep in pie
I always had Snakes and Ladders. And I assumed "chutes" was British. I'm so confused.
Candyland didn't exist in my childhood either.
P.M. Marc - Jun 07, 2010 8:50:17 am PDT #4749 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
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.)
megan walker - Jun 07, 2010 8:51:06 am PDT #4750 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Never played Candyland either.
It was never one of my favorites. And then they ruined it by adding characters anyway. Not as bad as what they did to Clue, but still, leave my childhood games alone people!
P.M. Marc - Jun 07, 2010 8:51:39 am PDT #4751 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
P-C, here's the history of the game. [link]
Sue - Jun 07, 2010 8:52:38 am PDT #4752 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Chutes and Ladders has no snakes!!! Paging Dr. Freud...
Polter-Cow - Jun 07, 2010 8:52:39 am PDT #4753 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, I checked out that page and saw that it originated in India, which may explain why we had Snakes and Ladders.
ChiKat - Jun 07, 2010 8:53:57 am PDT #4754 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
SCHOOL'S OUT!!!!
ahem...
I may be a bit excited.
Zenkitty - Jun 07, 2010 8:54:07 am PDT #4755 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
They never let you join in any of the reindeer games, eh?
No! Meanies! runs away and hides
morality pictures
nasty freaking moralising piece of puritanical propaganda
Wait, what? In a board game?
Maybe I'm just as glad we didn't have it. We had enough puritanical moralizing as it was.