Can you cheat death by solving this riddle? - Shravan S K
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You and your best friend Bill are the greatest bards in the kingdom— but maybe not the brightest. Your hit song has insulted the king and now you’re slated for execution. Luckily, Death is a connoisseur of most excellent music and has decided to give you a chance to escape your fate. Can you beat him at a life-sized game of Snakes and Ladders and live to sing another day? Shravan S K shows how.
Given a new board, and you are asked to find the quickest path, what strategy would work? Taking the longer ladders, avoiding snakes, always take the next available ladder etc. or a combination of these? Why do you think so?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Shravan S K, Seed2Sapling Education
- Director Igor Coric, Artrake Studio
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Music Cem Misirlioglu
- Sound Designer Cem Misirlioglu
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Fact-Checker Jennifer Nam
