I had no idea Mexican kids weren't afraid of snakes, but I'll add that to my Matthew Alice Big Bag-o-Facts in case anybody asks. We wussy U.S. kids have been playing the chutes version for 60 ...

As an easy example, if I play 2 games of Chutes and Ladders with my son, there is a 25% chance that I'll lose both, a 50% chance that we'll each win one, and a 25% chance that he'll throw a hissy fit.

Katherine Newman, author of Chutes and Ladders: Navigating the Low-Wage Labor Market, is a professor of sociology and international affairs at Princeton University.Scroll down to read an excerpt ...

I chose to compare Prime Climb, a game I really like, with Chutes and Ladders only because the latter is a standard go-to holiday gift for kids. This year, you should break that trend and get this ...