Facts about Snakes and Ladders

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   Pure chance governs Snakes and Ladders entirely, as players make no strategic decisions, making it a game of probability rather than skill.

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   A standard Snakes and Ladders board typically features 100 squares, with players racing from square one to square one hundred.

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   In Snakes and Ladders, the snakes represent vices such as lust and anger, while the ladders represent virtues such as generosity and faith.

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   The game was introduced to Britain during the Victorian era and later commercialized worldwide by Milton Bradley under the name Chutes and Ladders.

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   Originally an ancient Indian game called Moksha Patam, Snakes and Ladders was designed to teach moral lessons about virtue and vice.

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