Snake and ladders is the "soccer" of board games. Played by everyone around the world; Rich , poor, war zones, villages, you name it. Some of the snakes in the original snake and ladder were even scary. To remove the 'fear component' and for uniform appeal, they replaced snakes with Chutes. In the process killed the snakes completely and the fun partially. Chutes and ladders lacks the punch of having a snake bite.  The board is fairly large, coins of decent size. The quality is fair enough for one growing child and pretty cheap.