Snakes & Ladders Game || C Code Projects for School students

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🎲 Introduction

The Snakes & Ladders Game in C is a beginner-friendly project designed for school students (8-16 years old) as an academic exercise. This project helps students understand C programming fundamentals like arrays, loops, functions, file handling, and user interaction—all while having fun with a classic board game!

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🚀 Features of the Project

✅ Simple Text-Based Interface – Easy to play using a terminal.
 ✅ Two-Player Turn-Based Game – Players take turns rolling a dice.
 ✅ Snakes & Ladders Logic – Climb ladders or slide down snakes.
 ✅ Dice Roll Simulation – Random number generation using rand().
 ✅ Game Saving & Loading – Resume progress using file storage (game_save.dat).
 ✅ Error Handling – Prevents invalid inputs and unexpected crashes.

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🔧 System Requirements

🖥 Code::Blocks IDE with MinGW Compiler
 💾 Windows 10+ or Linux/macOS with GCC
 📂 Basic C programming knowledge

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📜 How the Game Works?

1️⃣ Start a New Game or Load a Saved Game.
 2️⃣ Players take turns rolling a dice (Press Enter).
 3️⃣ Move forward based on the dice roll.
 4️⃣ If a player lands on a ladder, they climb up.
 5️⃣ If they land on a snake, they slide down.
 6️⃣ The first player to reach 100 wins! 🎉

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📌 How to Compile & Run?

1️⃣ Open Code::Blocks and create a new C project.
 2️⃣ Copy & Paste the C code provided.
 3️⃣ Click "Build & Run" (or press F9).
 4️⃣ Follow the on-screen instructions to play.

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📂 File-Based Save & Resume Feature

The game saves player positions in game_save.dat, so you can resume the game later.

To manually create a save file:

●     Use a simple C program to write player positions to game_save.dat.

●     When prompted, choose Load Game (y/n) to continue.

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🛠 Future Enhancements

🔹 AI Player Mode – Play against the computer.
 🔹 Graphical Board Representation – ASCII or GUI version.
 🔹 Custom Board Size & Configurable Snakes/Ladders

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🎯 Final Thoughts

This Snakes & Ladders Game in C is an excellent project for beginners to practice coding, logical thinking, and game mechanics. Whether you're a student or a coding enthusiast, this project offers a fun and educational experience in C programming!

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