Ludo

Overview

Ludo is a classic board game for 2–4 players. Each player has 4 pieces that start in their base. The goal is to move all 4 pieces around the board and into your home column before your opponents.

Setup

• Each player starts with 4 pieces in their colored base (corner of the board).
• Players take turns clockwise. Player 1 (Red) goes first.
• The game can be played with 1 die (standard), 2 dice, or 3 dice (variants).

How to Play

On your turn:

1. Roll the dice — Click the Roll button.
2. Move a piece — Click a highlighted piece to move it.

With multiple dice, each die is used for a separate move. Click a die to select it, then click a piece to move with that die's value. You must use all dice if possible.

Entering the Board

• You must roll a 6 to move a piece from your base onto your start square.
• With multiple dice, any die showing 6 can be used to enter a piece.
• If you have no pieces on the board and no die shows 6, your turn is skipped.

Moving

• Move one piece forward by the number shown on the selected die.
• Pieces travel clockwise around the outer track, then up your home stretch to the center.
• You must land exactly on the home square — if you overshoot, you cannot move that piece.

Extra Turns

Dice	Bonus condition	Penalty (3 in a row)
1 die	Rolling a 6	Three consecutive 6s
2 dice	Doubles (both dice same)	Three consecutive doubles
3 dice	Triples (all three dice same)	Three consecutive triples

• Capturing — Landing on an opponent's piece (on an unsafe square) sends it back to their base and gives you an extra turn. This applies regardless of dice count.
• Penalty — If the bonus condition occurs three times in a row, your turn ends immediately.

Special Squares

• Start squares (▲) — Each player's entry point. Safe from capture.
• Star squares (★) — Safe squares where pieces cannot be captured.

Blocking

• If you have 2 or more pieces on the same square, they form a block.
• Opponents cannot pass through or land on a block.

Winning

The first player to move all 4 pieces into the home (center) wins the game.

Tips

• Getting pieces out of base early gives you more options.
• Use safe squares strategically to protect pieces from capture.
• Capturing opponents sets them back significantly — prioritize it when safe.
• With multiple dice, plan which die to use for each piece to maximize progress.
• Balance between advancing your lead piece and protecting others.