Complete guide for new players
Ludo is a classic race board game for 2–4 players. Each player has 4 tokens that start in a colored home area and must travel around the board to reach the center finish zone.
Essential tips
- Roll a 6 to move a token out of the starting home area onto the board
- Tokens travel clockwise around the outer track, then up their colored home column to the finish
- Landing on an opponent's token sends it back to their home area — they must roll a 6 to re-enter
- Colored safe squares (usually your own starting square and marked squares) are protected — tokens there can't be captured
- Rolling a 6 gives you another roll
- First player to move all 4 tokens to the center wins
🔑 The secret the best players use
Tokens on the board are always at risk. The key decision in Ludo is when to advance a token versus leaving it in the safe zone — timing your entry based on opponent positions is what separates good players from great ones.
Practice on BoardGame Battles — Free
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