
Official Chutes and Ladders Rules
How To Play Chutes and Ladders

2 - 4
Players

3+
Ages

45 MIN
Play Time

$15
Price
Chutes & Ladders is a simple game that allows young children to play because no reading is required to participate. Chutes and Ladders has pictures that help the child understand the good and naughty. The ladders represent the rewards for doing good deeds while the chutes or slides represent the consequences of bad deeds. This board game is also designed to help young children learn basic counting skills.
Players of Chutes and Ladders spin the spinner to determine how many squares to go - if their final spot rests at the bottom of a ladder they get to go up and if it rests at the top of a chute they must go down. Players want to land at the base of a ladder so they can race ahead of the other players. Chutes and Ladders is a fun game for the younger crowd.
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Players of Chutes and Ladders spin the spinner to determine how many squares to go - if their final spot rests at the bottom of a ladder they get to go up and if it rests at the top of a chute they must go down. Players want to land at the base of a ladder so they can race ahead of the other players. Chutes and Ladders is a fun game for the younger crowd.
Are you interested in seeing more games themed like this one? Please check out our list of best toddler board games to see more games that are similar to Chutes and Ladders. You'll be sure to find more games that you can learn how to play at your next game night.
- Inside Your Chutes And Ladders Box You Should Find The Chutes And Ladders Game Board
- A Spinner With A Plastic Arrow
- 4 Pawns With Plastic Stands
- Official Chutes And Ladders Rules And Instructions

Be the first player to reach "winner" square #100.

Please keep in mind that the official Chutes and Ladders PDF rules listed below could be different depending on the version you have. They should be an exact copy of what came in your original packaging. Download them to view now or print them for later use.
- Chutes and Ladders Board (1997) Game Rules PDF
- Chutes and Ladders Board (2004) Game Rules PDF
- Chutes and Ladders Collector's Edition Board (2003) Game Rules PDF
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Samantha says:
Do ladders go up and down?
06-26-2019
Do ladders go up and down?
Jeanne Ronan says:
Do you count the space you're on
06-01-2019
Do you count the space you're on
Angie says:
If I roll a 5, and I pass a ladder at 4, can I go up the ladder, or do I have to pass it?
05-29-2019
If I roll a 5, and I pass a ladder at 4, can I go up the ladder, or do I have to pass it?
Mimi says:
If you land at the base of a chute, can you go up? Or, are chutes for down only? Thanks.
03-23-2019
If you land at the base of a chute, can you go up? Or, are chutes for down only? Thanks.
Susan says:
What is the meaning of the upward arrows in some squares along the edges?
03-09-2019
What is the meaning of the upward arrows in some squares along the edges?
Aj simon says:
The starting square has a ladder to square 38. Does anyone know if you get to use this ladder automatically on 1st move regardless of what u spin or not
12-26-2018
The starting square has a ladder to square 38. Does anyone know if you get to use this ladder automatically on 1st move regardless of what u spin or not
spencer says:
If I am up to a higher number, and far in the game- if I spin a lower number, do I have to move back to that number or stay where I am and it is the next person's turn? (no chutes or ladders involved)
10-23-2018
If I am up to a higher number, and far in the game- if I spin a lower number, do I have to move back to that number or stay where I am and it is the next person's turn? (no chutes or ladders involved)
Matt says:
If the spinner lands on the line between two numbers what is the rule.
05-29-2018
If the spinner lands on the line between two numbers what is the rule.
Jada says:
Do I need exact number to land on 100? What if I spin higher number then what I need to land on 100 finishing spot? Am I going down or wait till I got exact number to win ?
03-07-2018
Do I need exact number to land on 100? What if I spin higher number then what I need to land on 100 finishing spot? Am I going down or wait till I got exact number to win ?
Friend says:
You must last on square 100 by an exact count. Or land on 80 and take the ladder to 100. In all three Hasbro Instruction, in the three links below, this is stated in the section "Winning the Game".
07-29-2017
You must last on square 100 by an exact count. Or land on 80 and take the ladder to 100. In all three Hasbro Instruction, in the three links below, this is stated in the section "Winning the Game".
Tracy says:
Do you have to spin the exact amount to win?
08-18-2015
Do you have to spin the exact amount to win?
Maadi says:
My best friend Vanessa and I are dooing a reading project and it's based off of Chutes and Ladders. We had to pick a God from our ethnic group, which is Italian, and we picked Neptune. Our game is called Neptune's Adventure to Atlantis. The chutes are currents and the ladders are seaweed. It's really creative. DON'T STEAL THE IDEA. cause I copyrighted it. Yeah, that's right. COPYRIGHT.
03-31-2011
My best friend Vanessa and I are dooing a reading project and it's based off of Chutes and Ladders. We had to pick a God from our ethnic group, which is Italian, and we picked Neptune. Our game is called Neptune's Adventure to Atlantis. The chutes are currents and the ladders are seaweed. It's really creative. DON'T STEAL THE IDEA. cause I copyrighted it. Yeah, that's right. COPYRIGHT.
alyssa says:
this game is the best game ever even my kids love it
01-22-2011
this game is the best game ever even my kids love it
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