Ludo

Play Ludo free online. Roll the die, race your four tokens around the board and capture rivals.

The classic family race game for 2–4 players. Roll a six to bring tokens out, race them around the cross-shaped board and up your home column. Land on an opponent to send them back to their yard. Play against computer opponents or pass and play on one device.

  • Category: Board
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Players: 1 player vs computer, or 2 players on one device
  • Typical game: about 15 minutes
  • Works on: desktop, phones and tablets

How to play Ludo

Objective: Be the first to bring all four of your tokens into the centre.

  1. You are red. Roll a six to move a token out of your yard onto your start square.
  2. Tokens travel clockwise once around the board, then up your coloured home column to the centre. You need the exact roll to finish.
  3. Landing on an opponent’s token sends it back to its yard — except on start squares and ★ stars, which are safe.
  4. Rolling a six, capturing a token or bringing one home gives you another roll. Three sixes in a row lose the turn.
  5. When only one move is possible, it is played for you.

Scoring

Winning scores 500 per opponent plus 50 per capture you made.

Difficulty levels

Easy: computer players move a random token. Normal: they prefer captures, leaving the yard and reaching home. Hard: they also dodge danger and hunt for safe squares.

Tips

  • Get several tokens out early so you have choices.
  • Tokens on stars cannot be captured.
  • A token just ahead of an opponent is in danger — move it or protect it.

Controls

Keyboard

  • Tab to Roll and press Enter; then Tab to a highlighted token and press Enter

Mouse

  • Click Roll, then click a highlighted token

Touch

  • Tap Roll, then tap a highlighted token

Ludo achievements

  • Home Run – Beat the computer players.
  • Full Table – Win a four-player game against the computer.
  • Ludo Legend – Win on Hard.
  • Send Them Home – Capture 3 tokens in a single game.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ludo free to play?

Yes. Ludo is completely free on GamesPlayLand, with no download, no sign-up and no purchases.

How do you play Ludo?

Be the first to bring all four of your tokens into the centre. You are red. Roll a six to move a token out of your yard onto your start square. Tokens travel clockwise once around the board, then up your coloured home column to the centre. You need the exact roll to finish.

Can I play Ludo on my phone?

Yes. Ludo works in mobile browsers on phones and tablets, with no app to install. Tap Roll, then tap a highlighted token.

Can I play Ludo against the computer?

Yes. You play against a computer opponent that runs entirely in your browser, and the difficulty setting changes how strong it is.

Can two people play Ludo?

Yes. Ludo has a two-player mode for playing with a friend on the same device.

Does Ludo save my high score?

Yes. Your personal best, statistics and achievements for Ludo are saved in your browser automatically.

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