NWMP March West — Snakes and Ladders

Instructions:

1. 1. Print the snakes and ladders game
2. 2. Each player should choose a playing piece.
3. 3. Toss one die to determine number of squares the playing piece should be moved.
4. 4. If a player lands on a square containing the bottom of a ladder the player moves up to the square at the top of the ladder.
5. 5. If a player lands on a square containing the tail-end of a snake the player must move down the snake to the square containing the head of the snake.
6. 6. Players start at the beginning of the March West at Ft. Dufferin. The first player to reach Sweet Grass Hills by the exact toss of the die, wins the game.

Find the text in French’s diary for the words used in the game:

Ft Dufferin / Oats / Locust / Pasture
Storm / Water / Dirt Hills / Sioux
Heat / Failing Horses / Poor Maps
Buffalo / Illness / Winter /
Sweet Grass Hills