Anyone for Snakes and Ladders?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (357492)
Rockingham, Australia
July 4, 2025 7:17pm CST
We stopped for a coffee in one of the small towns we went through and came across this table in an outside area. Someone has made a Snakes and Ladders board using mosaic chips. Of course, you ‘d need a dice to play a game but maybe they had a dice in the shop that they’d give out. Another table featured a board suitable for draughts or chess, again make out of mosaics.
Today is our second last day on the road. We are going to Cunderdin where they have a museum we want to go through and we don’t know where we’ll go from there. We’re finding lots of ‘hidden gems’ on our travels.
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@DaddyEvil (152475)
• United States
5 Jul
I bet the board games on the tables makes them popular with some people.
I hope you and Vince are having a great time traveling and seeing what's out there.
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@snowy22315 (192258)
• United States
13m
@JudyEv Yes, it's funny ow they are the same yet different. We have a bit more in common with Canadians in terms of language yet even so, still a few differences
@Orson_Kart (7528)
• United Kingdom
5 Jul
I couldn’t play this game because they’ve got the snakes the wrong way round. You slide down from the head to tail, not tail to head. How disappointing! 
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@Ineeddentures (8456)
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5 Jul
I saw tables like that outside a cafe when I was in Bulgaria a few years back.
Just for chess.
I played a game with this old man and he beat me with ease
You have good trips Judy
Lots of hidden gems is a good thing
Makes the travels more worthwhile
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@Ineeddentures (8456)
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Just now
@JudyEv
But you could go and do basically the same route again and find lots more
@allknowing (148858)
• India
11h
Anyone who wishes to play I am sure the dice would be available
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@psanasangma (7832)
• India
5 Jul
I would like to play if I find this types of games 
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@JudyEv (357492)
• Rockingham, Australia
4h
I'm sure it's a very old game. It's been around a long time.
@Traceyjayne (2792)
• United Kingdom
13h
I love the snakes and ladders idea….what fun !
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@JudyEv (357492)
• Rockingham, Australia
4h
It's a good idea really even if it doesn't get used much.
@JudyEv (357492)
• Rockingham, Australia
4h
Me either but I could be tempted on a sunny afternoon, just for the novelty of it.
@pitsipeahie (5330)
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5 Jul
Wow, clever! I missed that. How can I forget Snakes and Ladders, its part of my childhood. We even have our own but now its lost.
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@FourWalls (76309)
• United States
5 Jul
That is so cool! I love the artistic minds of people!
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@JudyEv (357492)
• Rockingham, Australia
4h
We're home again now. It's winter here now but we were very lucky and had fine weather the whole time we were away.
@arunima25 (91376)
• Bangalore, India
5 Jul
Wow!! It's so much of fun to find the hidden gems on your travel. Vince and you must be having a good time.
I like playing boars games. I would often play snakes and ladders with my students when we have game sessions to boost the social skills like turn taking and even some games to sharpen the cognitive skills.
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@JudyEv (357492)
• Rockingham, Australia
4h
Games can teach children a lot. Some are helpful at reinforcing maths skills too.
