How to Play Ludo

THE PLAYBOOK · H5-WEPOKER

Getting started with Ludo

Choose a round of Ludo and settle into its rules. Bring all four tokens home before the other players. Look at what changes after your first action. Read the objective before making your first input. Look at what changes after your first action.

Play with two or four people on the same device. Follow the house rules shown on the board; internet matchmaking is not available.

Something to practise

When a decision goes wrong, compare it with the common mistake described below. Start again only when you intend to leave the current round. Make the next step deliberately.

What you are aiming for

Bring all four tokens home before the other players. An attractive position is not enough unless the goal is met. Check the rules when you are unsure.

The steps to play

1. Roll six to leave the yard.
2. Move an eligible token by the die value; home requires an exact roll.
3. Capture opponents on non-safe squares.
4. Six, capture and finishing a token grant another roll; a third consecutive six forfeits that roll.

Controls

Click or tap a piece and destination; use the turn indicator and legal-move feedback. Use the control method described here for this activity. Read the example below alongside these instructions.

See the idea in action

A token two steps from home cannot use a three. Compare this with the rule that governs the move. Keep the game’s format in mind.

Check this before moving on

Safe squares cannot capture; blockades are not part of this edition. Read the feedback to see why an action did not have the expected result. Locate the buttons and input area before beginning a long round. Use the on-screen labels to avoid an accidental restart.

Common questions