How to play Ludo

Setting up

• Each player picks a colour and puts their 4 pieces in their base.
• Players take turns going clockwise, rolling one die.

Moving

1. You need to roll a 6 to bring a piece out of base onto your start square.
2. Move one piece forward by the number you roll, round the board clockwise.
3. Rolling a 6 gives you another roll. Three 6s in a row and your turn is over.
4. After almost a full lap, a piece turns into its own coloured home column and must reach the centre.

Capturing and safe squares

• Land exactly on an opponent's piece to capture it. It goes back to their base and you get a bonus roll.
• Safe squares are the coloured start squares and the star squares. Pieces there can't be captured.
• Getting a piece home also gives you a bonus roll.

Winning

The first player to bring all 4 pieces home wins. In our Quick mode you roll two dice and only need 2 pieces home, so games are shorter.

Tips

• Get two or three pieces out early, so every roll has a useful move.
• Stop on star squares when an opponent is just behind you.
• When you roll a 6, think about whether a new piece out or a capture helps more.

Ready to play?Ludo is free on phone, tablet and computer.

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