You don’t realize how competitive you are until you’re playing a game of ludu😂

Frankly, everyone has their own rules when it comes to ludu. Play it with the rules you know-as long as everyone agrees. 

If you’re new to the game, get started here

GAMEPLAY

Each player chooses one of the 4 colours (green, yellow, red or blue) and places the 4 pieces of that colour in the corresponding starting square. A single die is thrown to determine movement.

Players take turns in a clockwise order; highest throw of the die starts.

Each throw, the player decides which piece to move. A piece simply moves in a clockwise direction around the track given by the number thrown. If no piece can legally move according to the number thrown, play passes to the next player.

A throw of 6 gives another turn.

A player must throw a 6 to move a piece from the starting circle onto the first square on the track. The piece moves 6 squares around the circuit beginning with the appropriately coloured start square (and the player then has another turn).

If a piece lands on a piece of a different colour, the piece jumped upon is returned to its starting circle.

If a piece lands upon a piece of the same colour, this forms a block. This block cannot be passed or landed on by any opposing piece.

When a piece has circumnavigated the board, it proceeds up the home column.

The first person to move all 4 pieces into the home triangle wins.