SEED GAME#30751 BGG all-time

Chutes and Ladders

★ 2.9 BGG2–6 players30 minWeight 1.08
EventsLose a TurnRace

Games like Chutes and Ladders

Looking for games like Chutes and Ladders? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Game of Goose(1587)

★ 3.52–6 players20 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Events + 4 more

Dice RollingEventsLose a Turn

Magical Athlete(2025)

★ 7.92–6 players30 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Race + 2 more

Open DraftingRaceRoll / Spin and Move

Spinderella(2015)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Race + 2 more

RaceRoll / Spin and MoveThree Dimensional Movement

Lemming Mafia(2009)

★ 6.23–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Events + 3 more

Betting and BluffingDice RollingEvents

Viva Mouse!(2002)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Race + 2 more

Push Your LuckRaceRoll / Spin and Move

Can't Stop(1980)

★ 7.02–4 players30 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Race + 2 more

Dice RollingPush Your LuckRace

Crazy Adventures(2019)

★ 6.52–5 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Events + 2 more

EventsRaceRoll / Spin and Move

Monza(2000)

★ 6.62–6 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Race + 2 more

Dice RollingRaceRoll / Spin and Move

The Mother Road: Route 66(2022)

★ 5.92–4 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Race + 2 more

Dice RollingPush Your LuckRace

Mountain Goats(2010)

★ 6.82–4 players20 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Race + 2 more

Dice RollingKing of the HillRace

Escape from the Hidden Castle(1989)

★ 6.22–8 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Race + 2 more

Dice RollingPush Your LuckRace

Vendetta(1988)

★ 5.12–4 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Events + 3 more

Dice RollingEventsRace

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