snakes and ladders
Noun
Meaning
a board game for children who use dice to move counters up ladders and down snakes
Source: WordNetSynonyms
chutes and ladders
checkers
aggravation
chess
dominoes
ludo
board game
backgammon
draughts
parlour game
parlor game
mancala
game board
dice game
game fever
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Gods prefer simple, vicious games, where you Do Not Achieve Transcendence but Go Straight To Oblivion; a key to the understanding of all religion is that a god's idea of amusement is Snakes and Ladders with greased rungs.
Life's full of tricky snakes and ladders.