🎲 Ludo

How to play

This is a stripped-down two-player Ludo. Each side has a single token, and the board is one loop of 28 spaces rather than the full four-arm cross. Red (P1) and Green (P2) take turns rolling; the first token to travel 28 spaces from its start and reach the centre wins.

• Dice — click the white dice square to roll. It is the only way to roll; there is no keyboard shortcut.
• New Game — resets both tokens to Home, clears the dice and hands the turn back to Player 1.

Scoring

There are no points, only progress. A token sits at Home until you roll a 6, which places it on your start square (space 0 for Red, space 14 for Green). After that each roll moves the token by the number shown, one to six spaces. Rolling a 6 gives you another roll instead of passing the turn. Landing on the space the opponent occupies sends their token back to Home and they must roll a 6 again. Reaching 28 or beyond finishes the game immediately for that player.

Tips

• Getting out is the slow part. Until you roll a 6 you make no progress at all, so an early 6 is worth more than any later roll.
• Sixes chain. Every 6 gives an extra roll, so one lucky opening can carry a token a long way in a single turn.
• Watch the gap between the two tokens. If the opponent is within six spaces ahead of you on the loop, a single roll can capture them and undo their whole run.

Frequently asked questions