Overthinking rarely stops because you tell it to. This is a free game of snakes and ladders for two that comes at it another way. Every square is a small invitation back to your body and the room you’re in: feet flat on the floor, one long breath out, listen for three sounds.
The ladders are steady moments. The snakes are worry loops, and each one takes you back down to something solid. The game stops for a few seconds on both, so there’s time to notice the worry or do what the square asks before you move.
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Snakes and ladders for two, for when your head won’t switch off.
How to play
- Take turns to roll. Follow the numbers from the foot of the board to the top.
- When you land, do what the square says before you pass the dice.
- Land at the foot of a ladder and a steady moment carries you up.
- Land on a worry loop, written in italics, and the snake takes you back down to something solid.
- The first to reach square 30 is on safe ground. You don’t need an exact roll.
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