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Originally Posted by Nate the Great
Numberphile tackles the mathematics of Snakes and Ladders
Never did like Snakes and Ladders, it seemed like the epitome of a "we're just killing time with no application of skill" game. At least other simple games of childhood like Aggravation or Parcheesi or Chinese Checkers required a little bit of skill!
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Neat!
I've considered playing backgammon with my boys, but I'm not sure how well they'd take to the abstract board or appreciate getting landed on.
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