New Fast-Paced Live Game Show from Pragmatic Play – Snakes & Ladders

Snakes & Ladders Live is the newest game show that’s produced by Pragmatic Play. It’s based on a popular board game and is essentially a dice-roll game with two main bonuses that come up relatively often to keep players on the edge of their seats. The grand prize is a generous 10,000x and the RTP sits at a reasonable 96.42%. The game was released on 24 May 2023, shortly after their new slot Pirates Pub, and the live mega-multiplier game Mega Baccarat. Here’s a quick overview of how it plays.

As we’d expect from a live game show, Snakes & Ladders comes with a live host who is dressed in jungle attire to match the Amazonian feel of the game studio. In a way, it looks like Evolution’s Gonzo’s Quest Treasure Hunt. The main game is played with four dice that are automatically rolled in bamboo-like tubes. In addition to Star and Diamond symbols, the dice feature ST (Snake Totem), and SL (Snakes & Ladders) icons that can trigger a bonus. If two or more dice return the same star or diamond symbols, the player is paid according to the payout table. That would be between 1x and 20x bet.

A regular game round lasts under 30 seconds, so there’s plenty of action. Players can bet as little as 0.1 and as much as 4,500 EUR. To be in for a chance to win one of the two bonuses, players must have a money chip on 1 of 4 bonus bets. The way this live game was created, you’d want to have bets on them whenever possible. Once at least two SLs or three STs come up, the game unfolds as follows:

• Snakes & Ladders Bonus (2x SL) – Need at least 2 dice to show the SL symbol. The fifth die is automatically rolled to determine the type of the bonus: Gold (5 dice rolls), Silver (3 dice rolls), or Bronze (2 dice rolls). Played on an 8×8 tile board with familiar game elements scattered across the board to either help or hinder the player’s journey to reach up to 10,000x. That includes not only snakes and ladders, which pull you down and up the board, respectively, but also Power-Ups that double all board multipliers, and Safe Tiles, which lock in a multiplier prize.
• Snakes Totem Bonus (3x ST) – Need at least 3 dice to return the ST symbol to win this bonus game. Players can enjoy a challenge on the Snake Totem with 18 tiles, which are divided into groups of six. Every level includes a prize; the higher the player progresses, the bigger the prize. The highest multiplier possible, at the top of the totem, is 2,000x. Some dice also award rolls on the Snakes & Ladders Bonus, which is designed to be less volatile.

Irina Cornides, Chief Operating Officer at Pragmatic Play, talked about the rationale behind this release: “Consistent with our approach at Pragmatic Play to twist, transform, and elevate content, Snakes & Ladders Live captures the fun and familiarity of the original boardgame in an immersive Live Casino gameshow. Not only does Snakes & Ladders Live combine a nostalgic theme with modern, engaging gameplay, but it also offers a huge max win of up to 10,000x the player’s bet. We hope players have as much fun playing our new gameshow as we did creating it.”

Overall, Snakes & Ladders is a fun and promising new release in the live casino sphere in general. If you like game shows, then you’ll certainly want to try it out for yourself at one of the Pragmatic Play online casinos. Among other exciting Pragmatic live games to look forward to is the Vegas Ball Bonanza, which is scheduled for the end of July. This bingo-type live game show will come with two bonus events and a max prize of 20,000x per ticket. Keep an eye on our blog for more info to come!