Modern Snakes & Ladders: Jungle Journey

Snakes and ladders, with you on the board: up to four explorers on a trail that climbs a jungle mountain to a temple.

STRIKE THE DIE. On your turn a wooden die lowers on vines into reach. Hit it with your hand, or point and pinch, and it ticks to a stop.

RIDE THE TRAIL. The stone under your feet carries you forward, past waterfalls, ruins and a long bridge.

HOLD YOUR BREATH. Every landing waits three seconds. The birds go quiet. Then the stone holds, or it breaks.

CHOOSE WHAT TAKES YOU DOWN. Nine ways down, chosen on your own headset: the giant snake (Wild or Storybook), a lion, a gorilla, an eagle, a crocodile, an elephant, a friendly long-neck, an angel, or a collapsing hole. Each carries you through a tunnel under the mountain: root halls, a mushroom grotto, an underground river, a buried temple.

CLIMB BY HAND. Land at a ladder’s foot and climb it hand over hand: rope ladders, a root stair, a long vine ladder, a waterwheel basket lift, a cliff ladder.

PLAY TOGETHER. Computer explorers fill the empty seats. Play on the same Wi-Fi with no internet, or online with a six-letter room code or Quick match. Voice chat is on in private rooms; with strangers, only if you both turn it on. Mute, hide or block anyone.

COMFORTABLE BY DESIGN. A level horizon, a view the game never turns, a comfort vignette and a Gentle preset. Standing or seated.

Three trail lengths, shuffled or classic maps, house rules and a journal of every ride.