Snakes & Ladders — FAQ

Snakes and Ladders is a classic race board game on a 10×10 grid numbered 1 to 100. Players take turns rolling a die and moving their token that many squares. Ladders lift you up the board, snakes slide you back down, and the first player to reach square 100 wins.

Open the Snake game page and choose a mode: Play with AI to race automatic opponents, Pass & Play to share one device, or Play Online to open a private room friends join with a code. Pick your token and names, tap Start, and roll. Everything runs free in your browser — no download, no account and no login.

Every mode is free, with no purchases or pay-to-win mechanics, and there is nothing to download: the game runs in your web browser on any phone, tablet or computer. Adding it to your home screen is optional.

Two to six players in every multiplayer mode — online rooms and pass & play on one device both seat 2 to 6. Solo, you can race up to five AI opponents. The traditional game plays the same way with any count in that range.

It depends entirely on the dice. More players means more turns between each of yours, and Last One Standing runs until every player reaches 100, so it lasts longer than Classic Mode. A lucky early ladder such as 28 up to 84 can shorten a race dramatically; a late snake such as 99 down to 27 can stretch it out.

On your turn, tap the Roll button. The die tumbles and lands on a number from 1 to 6, and your token automatically walks that many squares along the numbered path. The button locks while the die tumbles and during other players' turns, so you can only roll when it is your go — with the default rules, a six earns you one extra roll after your move.

If your token lands exactly on the square at the bottom of a ladder, it immediately climbs to the square at the top of that ladder. Ladders only work upward — landing on the top of a ladder does nothing.

If your token lands exactly on a snake's head, it slides down to the square at the snake's tail. Snakes only work downward — landing on a tail is perfectly safe.

Be the first to reach square 100. With the default "exact finish" rule, you need the exact number to land on 100 — if you roll more than you need, your token stays where it is and the turn passes. You can relax this rule in the Snake settings. In Classic Mode the first player on 100 wins immediately; in Last One Standing every player keeps racing until they reach 100 and the result shows everyone's finishing position.

They are the two ways a match can finish, chosen in the Choose Game Rules step before every game. Classic Mode (the default): the first player to reach 100 wins and the game ends immediately. Last One Standing: reaching 100 gives you the next finishing place (1st, 2nd, 3rd…) and takes you out of the turn order, and the game continues until every player has reached 100. The result screen then shows the full finishing order.

The host. When creating a room the host chooses Classic Mode or Last One Standing, and everyone in the lobby sees the selected rule before the game starts. Guests can't change it, and the rule stays in sync for all players — even after a refresh or reconnect.

With the default rules, rolling a six grants you one extra roll after your move. Two sixes in a row is the ceiling — the next roll is dealt from the other five faces, a classic guard against runaway luck. You can turn the extra-roll rule off in settings.

Yes, two ways. Pass & Play seats 2 to 6 players on one device — hand it around and the glowing seat card shows whose turn it is. Or choose Play Online, create a private room for 2 to 6 players and share the 8-character code or invite link; friends join from their own devices, rolls sync live, and you can send quick messages during the game. A player who disconnects is reconnected automatically, and the race doesn't stall while they are away.

In an online room, tap the avatar of the player you want to react to and a small emoji panel opens. Pick one — laughter for a snake bite, applause for a big ladder — and it flies from your seat to theirs with a playful pop that every player in the room sees live, then clears itself away.

Yes. Play with AI mode lets you race against 1 to 5 AI opponents. The AI rolls automatically on its turn, so the game keeps its own pace.

A countdown runs while it is your turn to roll — 30 seconds by default. When it reaches zero your turn is skipped and the die passes to the next active player, so the game never stalls — no roll is ever made on your behalf. In Last One Standing, players who already finished are skipped automatically. You can change the allowance or switch the timer off entirely in the Snake settings.

Completely. The Snake game keeps its own statistics — games, wins, snakes hit, ladders climbed, dice rolls — and its own settings, stored separately on your device. Nothing you do here changes your Ludo profile.