Let's Play Ludo!!

Editorials News | Jul-05-2019

Let's Play Ludo!!

Pachisi was rediscovered in India in 16th Century. It’s a square board game, originated in Medieval India. There are other Western versions of Pachisi such as Parchis from Spain, Parcheesi from the USA and Uckers, a form of Ludo played in the Royal Navy, on a Ludo board. The game and its variations are popular in many countries under various names.
This game was even evolved from a very old game of 'Chausar' played at the time of Mahabharata and was also played during the times of Mughal Emperors in India. Its latest version nowadays is called "Ludo ".
Equipment-
Ludo is a strategy board game for two to four players. In this game the players race their four tokens from start to finish according to the rolls of a single die. A Ludo board is square with a pattern on it in the shape of a cross, each arm being divided into three adjacent columns of eight squares with Bright Yellow, green, red and blue in common. These colors indicate the special areas in the board. In the game each player is assigned a color and with the same color token respectively. The middle squares form the home column for each color and cannot be landed upon by other colors. At each corner, separate to the main circuit are coloured circles (or squares) where the pieces are placed to begin.
Now ludo games can be played online on your computers or mobiles. Let’s have a look at ludo rules and see how to conquest the game in detail.
Rules-
•Ludo game starts in the clockwise direction; the player starts the game when the number 6 emerges on dice.
•The player decides by himself that which token he has to move, on each throw, a token simply moves in a clock-wise direction around the path according to the number appear on the dice
•The play passes to the next player, if a player is unable to move the token legally according to the number on dice.
•A throw of 6 grants another chance, According to Ludo Rules.
•A player must throw a 6 to move a token from the starting circle onto the first square on the board.
•If a token land on another token of the different colour, then that token is returned to its staring circle and the game is replayed for that token.
•If a token land upon a piece of the same coloured token, then it forms a block. This block cannot be passed or landed by any opposing token.
•All the Ludo rules differ in different regions with different boards.
How to Win Ludo Board Game?
After travelling through-out the board, the token returns to the coloured column which is the home column of the player. A token can only be moved onto the home triangle by an exact throw. One by one, all four tokens have to be reached on the winning triangle. After the last token has reached the winning triangle the first person who move all 4 pieces into the home triangle wins.
By: Saksham Gupta
Content: https://www.wesrch.com/gp/ludo-rules-how-to-play-ludo-board-game-8260


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