THE PLAYBOOK · LYSTDQ
How to play Ludo
Make Ludo your next activity in the game library. Bring all four tokens home before the other players. Look at what changes after your first action. Use the opening round to become familiar with the layout. Check the relevant rule before repeating a move.
Play with two or four people on the same device. Follow the house rules shown on the board; internet matchmaking is not available.
An idea for your next attempt
Choose one rule to keep in mind for this round. Apply it consistently rather than guessing what another version might allow. Make the next step deliberately.
What the game asks you to do
Bring all four tokens home before the other players. The feedback beside the game helps you follow the round. Follow this game’s rules rather than another version’s.
Work through the instructions
- Roll six to leave the yard.
- Move an eligible token by the die value; home requires an exact roll.
- Capture opponents on non-safe squares.
- Six, capture and finishing a token grant another roll; a third consecutive six forfeits that roll.
Input guidance
Click or tap a piece and destination; use the turn indicator and legal-move feedback. Read a button’s label before selecting it. A new-round button replaces the current round.
Work through an example
A token two steps from home cannot use a three. Focus on why the action is allowed, not only its outcome. Verify the rule before continuing.
Check this before moving on
Safe squares cannot capture; blockades are not part of this edition. Check the rule before repeating the action. Before your first action, say what you are trying to achieve. Then compare the result with the goal.
Questions that come up during play
On this playing page, what is the goal of Ludo?
Bring all four tokens home before the other players.
While reading the Guide, how do I control Ludo?
Keep this in mind: Click or tap a piece and destination; use the turn indicator and legal-move feedback.
For my first round, what example helps explain Ludo?
The key detail is this: A token two steps from home cannot use a three.
Before I begin, what should I watch out for in Ludo?
Here is the relevant explanation: Safe squares cannot capture; blockades are not part of this edition.
What format does Ludo offer?
Here is the relevant explanation: Play with two or four people on the same device. Follow the house rules shown on the board; internet matchmaking is not available.
For this browser game, which play mode does Ludo use?
The key detail is this: The mode on this page is Local players. Same-device play uses one screen; this game library does not provide internet matchmaking.
