1. What You Need
LaddersUp! must be played with a minimum of two packs combined. The game does not work with a single pack.
- 5 colourways of 11 animals (A–K)
- Unicorns and Unicorn + cards
2. Set-Up
- Shuffle all cards.
- Deal each player a 15-card Personal Stack (top card face-up).
- Deal a Hand of 5 cards.
- Place remaining cards as the Draw Stack.
3. Building Ladders
Antelope → Bear → Camel → Dolphin → Elephant → Fox →
Giraffe → Hippo → Iguana → Jaguar → Kangaroo
4. Unicorn + Cards
Play as a Unicorn, then immediately draw one card.
5. Winning
The first player to empty both their Personal Stack and Hand wins.
Second place is a social construct.