Chutes & Ladders, Snakes & Ladders, Eels & Escalators, whatever you wanna call it, is one of those few board games that felt old when I was a kid. While most board games are relatively ancient, they at least never felt that way, or at least were modernized often enough, given a slightly fresher coat of paint, to appeal to younger audiences. But Chutes & Ladders never did, or if it did it certainly didn't work because nobody I know has ever played this game. It's almost as fake as Jumanji in its existence. One we've only heard whispered about but never witnessed ourselves. And yet, it is a real board game (also like Jumanji, amazingly; thanks marketing!) that you can go buy right now at your local superstore, on the shelf next to - frankly - more deserving games, like literally any of the ones I've talked about on here thusfar. Turns out my intuition about Chutes & Ladders being ancient was not actually all that far off. Chutes & Ladders (whose re...