The board game, today called Snakes and Ladders, originated in ancient India, where it was known with the name Mokshapat or Moksha Patamu. It's not exactly known when or who invented it, though it ...

India's Snakes and Ladders -- a precursor of Chutes and Ladders -- taught spiritual and moral lessons. In China, The Official Mandarin Promotion Game showed how to climb the ladder of bureaucracy.

Here's the world's biggest game of Snakes and Ladders - and it's proving to be an a-maze-ing game. Players used to a standard sized 10-inch square game are set for a shock when they clap their ...

A Sanskrit name for Snakes and Ladders - 'Parama Pada Sopana Patam'- means the chart showing the ladder that leads to the ultimate state. Such block-printed charts on rough paper were sold at ...