🐍 Snakes & Ladders — Host guide
A family board game for 2–6 players: roll the die, climb ladders, slide down snakes — who reaches square 100 first?
How it works
Create a room and pick a board: Garden, Little ones or Jungle.
Send the link to kids, friends or a class — or add bots.
Tap the die: ladders lift you, snakes drop you. First to 100 wins.
Host guide
One person runs the game — a parent, a teacher or any player. Everyone else plays on their own phone or together on one screen.
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✨ Create a room
Pick the “Snakes & Ladders” card, enter a name and create the room. The 4-character code is for anyone joining by hand.
Where to tap:✨ Create New Game -
🗺️ Pick a board
“Garden” is the classic, “Little ones” has more ladders and only short snakes, “Jungle” has 11 snakes and long ladders.
Where to tap:🌳 Garden🧸 Little ones🌴 Jungle💡 Tip💡 For preschoolers start with “Little ones” — fewer upsetting slides. -
🏁 Finish rules
“Bounce back from 100” — the extra counts backwards; “Exactly 100” — you need the exact number; “Any overshoot” — shorter games. “A six rolls again” gives another roll on a six (a third six in a row passes the turn).
Where to tap:Bounce back from 100Exactly 100Any overshootA six rolls again -
👥 Invite players
Send the link or show the QR — players type a name and they are in. Up to 6 per room. Short of people? Add bots.
Where to tap:🔗 Link🤖 Bot -
▶ Start the game
Tap “Start Game”. Turns go around the table: 20 seconds per turn, then the die rolls itself.
Where to tap:Start Game🎲 Roll -
🏆 Results & rematch
First to 100 wins; everyone else is ranked by their square. Rematch in one tap — the next player goes first.
Where to tap:🔁 Play again💡 Tip💡 In class: put the board on the projector and make each team a token (join from several devices or fill seats with bots).
Player guide
Nothing to install — it all runs in the browser.
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📱 Join
Open the host’s link or scan the QR and type your name.
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🎲 Roll
When the top says “Your turn”, tap the die or the button.
Where to tap:🎲 Roll -
🪜 Ladders and snakes
Land at the foot of a ladder — climb up. Land on a snake’s head — slide down to its tail.
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🔌 If you drop out
Just open the link again: your token is where you left it. While you are away the die rolls for you.
Common problems
I can’t tap “Roll”
It is another player’s turn or a token is still moving. The button lights up when it is your turn.
The die rolled by itself
Each turn has 20 seconds. If nobody taps, the roll happens automatically so nobody waits.
I passed 100 but didn’t win
The host chose “Bounce back from 100” or “Exactly 100”. The rule is shown under the board.
Can I play alone?
Yes: add bots in the lobby. At least one real player is needed.
A room takes 10 seconds — no install, no sign-up
🔗 About the game: Snakes and Ladders · Guides: Music Bingo
🖨️ This page prints nicely — hand it out before class.