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18 games like Chutes and Ladders

The best games like Chutes and Ladders are Camel Up (Second Edition), Viva Topo! and Camel Up — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Camel Up (Second Edition) shares animals, dice, dice rolling with Chutes and Ladders.

Every alternative below links to its own Chutes and Ladders-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s animals / childrens game shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Chutes and Ladders’s 1.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 

   1. Camel Up (Second Edition) (2018)

   3–8 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · See Camel Up (Second Edition) alternatives →

   Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Animals, Dice, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 4 shared tags · 2 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Camel Up (Second Edition) →
2. 

   2. Viva Topo! (2002)

   2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.8 · Light

   Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Animals, Childrens Game, Dice, Race, Roll / Spin and Move · 5 shared tags · 2 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for Viva Topo! →
3. 

   3. Camel Up (2014)

   2–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.0 · Light · See Camel Up alternatives →

   Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Animals, Dice, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 4 shared tags · 2 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Camel Up →
4. 

   4. Monza (2000)

   2–6 players · 10 min · ★ 6.6 · Light

   Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Childrens Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Race, Roll / Spin and Move · 5 shared tags · 3 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~20 min shorter · same complexity
5. 

   5. Outfoxed! (2014)

   2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2 · Light

   Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Childrens Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
6. 

   6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizza Power Game (1987)

   2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 4.8 · Light

   Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Childrens Game, Dice, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 5 shared tags · 2 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
7. 

   7. Pachisi (400)

   2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 4.5 · Light · See Pachisi alternatives →

   Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Childrens Game, Dice, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Dice Rolling, Race, Roll / Spin and Move · 6 shared tags · 3 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
8. 

   8. King of Tokyo Dark Edition (2020)

   2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light

   Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Dice, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
9. 

   9. Der verzauberte Turm (2012)

   2–4 players · 15–25 min · ★ 6.7 · Light

   Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Childrens Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 4 shared tags · 2 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
10. 

    10. Spinderella (2015)

    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.5 · Light

    Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Animals, Childrens Game, Race, Roll / Spin and Move · 4 shared tags · 2 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
11. 

    11. Rhino Hero Super Battle (2017)

    2–4 players · 10–20 min · ★ 7.3 · Light · See Rhino Hero Super Battle alternatives →

    Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Animals, Childrens Game, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
12. 

    12. Mountain Goats (2020)

    2–4 players · 10 min · ★ 7.2 · Light

    Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Animals, Dice, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 4 shared tags · 2 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · same complexity
13. 

    13. Survive Escape from Atlantis! (1982)

    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Survive Escape from Atlantis! alternatives →

    Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Animals, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~23 min longer · +0.7 heavier
14. 

    14. Perudo (1800)

    2–6 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.9 · Light · See Perudo alternatives →

    Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Dice, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
15. 

    15. Spartacus A Game of Blood and Treachery (2012)

    3–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Spartacus A Game of Blood and Treachery alternatives →

    Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Dice, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~120 min longer · +1.7 heavier
16. 

    16. Da ist der Wurm drin (2011)

    2–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 6.4 · Light

    Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Animals, Childrens Game, Dice, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 1 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~12 min shorter · same complexity
17. 

    17. Hoppladi Hopplada! (2008)

    2–7 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3 · Light

    Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Animals, Childrens Game, Dice, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 1 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 7 · ~10 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
18. 

    18. Jumanji (1995)

    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 4.5 · Light

    Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Animals, Childrens Game, Dice, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Roll / Spin and Move · 5 shared tags · 1 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier

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