Chutes and Ladders Synopsis of Toy Board games, at least during
game time, can be absolutely transformative. They can turn a
gentle soul into a stop-at-nothing competitor. They can drive an
ethical person to cheat, make someone quiet cry out in
unfettered glee or rage—depending on how the cards fall or the
dice are thrown. The person who always has a kind word handy can
turn smug and sarcastic, or your curmudgeonly aunt can turn into
a giggling, fun-to-be-around, general kick in the pants. Though
the effects of games are usually temporary, it’d be nice if
every once in a while, they lasted longer than just an hour or
two—the curmudgeonly aunt would giggle the rest of the night
through, or the little morality instructions that a Chutes and
Ladders player learns would actually rub off. Think of it:
arrange the kids around the Chutes and Ladders board and let the
game do the rest. Parents can free themselves up from the
tricky, time-consuming stuff like imparting morality and
integrity, and go straight to the fu