When Was Chutes and Ladders Invented?

The game Chutes and Ladders came out in 1943. The game consists of 100 squares and the players move sequentially up the squares based on a number rolled on a dice. If one lands on a chute you would have to go back to the bottom of the chute. Alternatively if one lands on a ladder the player would move up. The first player to reach the 100th square would win. In the UK the game is known as Snakes and Ladders, the snakes having replaced the chutes.