Ludo

Ludo is a free online board game you can play instantly in your browser against computer opponents, no download, no account, and no waiting for other players needed. Roll the dice and move a token — roll a 6 to bring a new token out of your yard, land on a rival token to send it straight back to its base, and get all 4 of your tokens all the way around the board and into your home column before anyone else. Every color's own starting square is a safe zone where tokens can never be captured, rolling a 6 earns an extra roll, and three 6s in a row forfeits your turn, just like the classic tabletop rules. Play through 15 levels that add a second and then a third computer opponent to the table while the AI plays a sharper game with every level, from mostly random early moves up to a rival that always chases captures and races for home. Clear a level and the next one unlocks immediately, and Try Again deals a fresh board at the same difficulty any time a rival beats you home.

How to play Ludo

1. Tap Roll Dice on your turn — you always play Blue, and your own starting square is always at the bottom of the board.
2. Roll a 6 to bring a token out of your yard onto the board; without a 6, only tokens already on the board can move.
3. If exactly one of your tokens can legally move it moves automatically; if more than one can move, tap the glowing token you want to advance.
4. Landing exactly on a rival token sends it back to its own yard, unless that token is sitting on a safe (starred) square.
5. Rolling a 6 earns you an extra roll, but three 6s in a row forfeits the whole turn — get all 4 of your tokens into your home column before any rival does to win the level.

Tips

• Getting a second token out of your yard early gives you more options each turn and makes it harder for a rival to trap your only piece.
• A token sitting on any color's starting square is always safe — parking there mid-race is a legitimate way to dodge a chasing rival for a turn.
• Chasing a capture is usually worth more than blindly advancing your frontmost token, since sending a rival all the way back to base costs them far more time than you spend catching up.
• Once a token reaches its own home column it is completely safe — race it in as soon as you have the exact roll rather than saving moves for other tokens.

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