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Making Snakes & Ladders Type Board Games 1. Decide on an idea for your game. Is it: A Spaceship? A Castle ? A Maze ? A Haunted House with ghosts ? A Forest with big trees ? A Secret Island ? 2. Make your game 50 squares long. Every 5 or 6 squares, something good or bad should happen to the player. Use lots of colors and make your drawings big and exciting. 3. Make some playing pieces from card with each player's first name written on. 4. Use some of these words, or use your own: Go back 3 Squares You find a secret tunnel, go forward 4. It's dark. Nobody can see you. Add 2 to your next throw. Miss a turn. You are tired. Miss a turn. The guards are sleeping. Have an extra turn. Go back to the Start. You find a map. Go to number 25. Take the secret road to number 40. Have another go. You have gone the wrong way. Go back 10.

Game board Situation Cards Write onto each card a situation related to the story which will cause players to go forward or backwards a number of spaces or miss a turn. Dice or Spinner Markers Playing the Game Each child chooses a game marker. Decide who will begin the game. Throw dice (or spin) and move markers accordingly. Whenever marker lands on an situation square, child is to pick up a situation card and follow the instructions. Game is finished when end square is reached.

Go back 2 spaces END Miss one turn Go ahead 2 spaces START Take the Shortcut Pass Take an extra turn Go ahead 2 spaces Miss one turn Go back 2 spaces Take an extra turn Go ahead 2 spaces Take the Shortcut Pass Go ahead 2 spaces