What is Snakes & Ladders with three sixes void?
In the standard game here a 6 earns another roll, and there is no limit: a player who keeps rolling sixes keeps moving. In this variant the third 6 in a row is void. The first two sixes are played as usual, each earning another roll, but when the same player rolls a third 6 in a row, the token does not move and the turn passes to the next player.
Only sixes in a row within one turn count. Any other number is played as usual, ends the run and ends the turn. A voided third six cannot win the game, even if it would have landed exactly on the last square.
Rule changes
| Rule | Standard Snakes & Ladders | Snakes & Ladders with three sixes void |
|---|---|---|
| Rolling a 6 | Standard Snakes & LaddersMove six squares and roll again. | Snakes & Ladders with three sixes voidThe same for the first and second 6 in a row. |
| A third 6 in a row | Standard Snakes & LaddersPlayed like any other 6: move and roll again. | Snakes & Ladders with three sixes voidVoid: the token does not move and the turn passes. |
| Winning on a third 6 | Standard Snakes & LaddersPossible, if the 6 lands exactly on the last square. | Snakes & Ladders with three sixes voidNot possible: the third 6 is void. |
| Counting sixes | Standard Snakes & LaddersNot counted. | Snakes & Ladders with three sixes voidCounted within one turn; any other number ends the run and the turn. |
| Other options | Standard Snakes & LaddersThe board size and bounce back can be changed in the setup. | Snakes & Ladders with three sixes voidBounce back still applies; the board is the standard 10 × 10. |
History
The extra roll after a 6 is part of the usual rules: a player who rolls a 6 moves and then immediately rolls again. What happens after several sixes in a row is less settled, and printed rules and house rules differ.
The rule played here, that a third 6 in a row is void and the turn passes, is found in printed how-to-play guides. A harsher house rule sends a player who throws three sixes back to the start; it is not played here.