The ladder (or staircase) is symbolic of the connection between HEAVEN and EARTH. It represents progress, ascenscion, and spiritual passage through the levels of initiation. In the Bible, Jacob's ladder established contact between man and God, and there are seven rungs on the ladder of virtue.

Ladders are used as the way to advancement (mirroring the presentation in phrases and proverbs of the ladder being the path to success), so if a player lands on the bottom of a ladder they can then climb up it.

The image of a ladder is a powerful metaphor for the journey to success. Each rung represents a crucial step on the path, an effort that brings us closer to the top.

The Immovable Ladder is a wooden ladder leaning against the right window on the second tier of the facade of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem. The ladder rests on a ledge and is attached to a window owned by the Armenian Apostolic Church.