Snakes And Ladders Game Analysis

Introduction
Snakes and Ladders are a widespread children’s board game that is played by elders as a means of pastime and also education. Recorded documentations of the origins of this game date back to the 2nd century BC. A game that was formerly designed by the Ancient Indians to teach morality has been altered by many adaptations around the world (Hinebaugh, 2009). The ladders symbolized virtue and the snakes representing evil. The game first appeared in the United States in 1943 with the name of “Chutes and Ladders”, however the original name given to the game was “Mokshapat”. Cowrie shells and dice were the original materials the games were played with. There aren’t any advanced skills needed to play the game, which makes it so child friendly. The only condition is children should have basic ideas of numbers else the game helps them improve their counting (Pavani, 2002). Snakes and Ladders is a game that can be played with more then two people letting an entire family to partake in. The main objective of the game is to be the first to reach the 100th square

One of the benefits of playing Tug of War is that it allows the players to practice cooperation, as they are all part of one team (Johnson). Snakes and ladders do not encourage cooperation between players, as it is a race of the fastest individual player. Game of Life, which is another popular board game, had a different interpretation to the game originally. The game that is now all about winning the most quantity of money formerly taught about vice, virtue and happiness. As Bradley stated the game, “intended to forcibly impress upon the minds of youth the great moral principles of virtue and vice” (Barker, 2014). Both Snakes and Ladders and the Game of Life have in common the primary interpretations the games taught the