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#038 - Snakes and Ladders (orange dice) 01/03/2007 18:58:25

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Please use this thread for discussion about this card.
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#038 - Snakes and Ladders (orange dice) 07/03/2007 17:36:42

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anyone else finding this apparently simple card frustrating?!
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#038 - Snakes and Ladders (orange dice) 07/03/2007 18:03:40

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I haven't attempted it yet, purely for time reasons, but isn't it as simple as just placing lil markers for each player on the board and moving them accordingly?

Like I said, I haven't tried it yet lol
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#038 - Snakes and Ladders (orange dice) 07/03/2007 18:10:31

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yes it is, and i just got it, but somehow i would manage to get a piece on the wrong spot, or forget what dice I had just done, playing all four parts wasn't as easy as i thought... Pathetic, I know.
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#038 - Snakes and Ladders (orange dice) 07/03/2007 18:13:31

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Time to grab three pals I reckon

Or use an extra marker to mark the dice as you 'roll' them. Personally I reckon I'll get the missus involved
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#038 - Snakes and Ladders (orange dice) 07/03/2007 18:19:23

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I redrew the board in a notebook and marked where each piece ended at the end of a turn. I also kept track of the dice by marking the sets of four dice (1 for each piece).
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Re: #038 - Snakes and Ladders (orange dice) 30/03/2007 00:22:40

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This may seem kinda dumb, but are you supposed to start on "Start" or "1"?
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Re: #038 - Snakes and Ladders (orange dice) 30/03/2007 06:10:06

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On start - so if one piece throws a 1, they move to space 1.

I did this in the office one lunchtime using a redrawn board and jelly babies....
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Re: #038 - Snakes and Ladders (orange dice) 30/03/2007 08:31:22

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Yes, although a very simple puzzle, this one can be tricky in a practical sense. I found it fun as well.

I had considered redrawing the board and using counters (such as the stones from the Perplex City board game... shameless plug hey MC). But in the end I wrote out a log of moves and positions for each piece.

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Being careful to return a piece to the start if another piece landed on it.



This worked fine, it just took a bit of time.
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Re: #038 - Snakes and Ladders (orange dice) 30/03/2007 11:41:34

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I used the same technique I always use, tiny bits of paper coloured to represent each player. Rather fiddly but it works.
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Re: #038 - Snakes and Ladders (orange dice) 30/03/2007 13:50:27

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martynpie wrote:

On start - so if one piece throws a 1, they move to space 1.

I did this in the office one lunchtime using a redrawn board and jelly babies....


THANKS !!
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Re: #038 - Snakes and Ladders (orange dice) 30/03/2007 14:11:27

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I played it with my 6 year old daughter. Never to young to get 'em thinking I say.
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Re: #038 - Snakes and Ladders (orange dice) 30/03/2007 16:42:18

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adaml43420 wrote:

I played it with my 6 year old daughter. Never to young to get 'em thinking I say.


Now I really feel dumb
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#038 - Snakes and Ladders (orange dice) 24/04/2007 21:17:02

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Just wondering if I did this one wrong but got the right answer. I didn't use all the dice, only 75% or so and I never once landed on the top of a snake. Seems kind of silly not to incorporate the snakes in this puzzle. The only questionable move I did was not move if someone rolled a number higher than what was needed to get to 25 exactly. Anyone know the real rule?




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Re: #038 - Snakes and Ladders (orange dice) 25/04/2007 07:24:34

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Spoiler: (highlight to read)

You must've tripped up somewhere - from memory you don't need to make that choice - the first piece to get to 25 lands on it exactly
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