How to play Ludo?

Ludo is a popular strategic board game with straightforward gameplay. Technological advancement allows you to play Ludo games online on mobile apps like Zupee. And guess what! You can win up to Rs.10 Lakhs. The best part – the game’s objective remains the same, i.e., to move your tokens clockwise around the board, up the home column, and into the Home area.  However, the ludo gameplay will differ for online and classic versions.

We have created this article to help you understand how to play a ludo board game & Steps to playing online ludo. You can also watch this video on How to play Ludo:

Steps to Play Ludo

The game’s goal is to take all four tokens out of the yard and move them around the board clockwise to reach Home (the box in the center). You win by taking all your tokens to the Home box before your opponents. Here are 5 steps to play Ludo:

1. Start the Ludo Game
2. Roll the Ludo dice
3. Move the token around the board
4. Capture and safeguard the tokens
5. Win the game

Step 1: Start the Ludo Game

To play Ludo, you must first choose a board of your choice. The Ludo board comes in different materials like cardboard, wood, and iron. The traditional Ludo board will have a maximum of 4 players, but some boards also have a 6 player option.

Once you decide on the number of players and board, all players must choose a color and place the respective tokens on the board in the space provided. Each player gets 4 tokens to play the Ludo board game.

Step 2: Roll the Ludo dice

Every player takes turns rolling the dice in a clockwise direction. The player who rolls the first 6 gets to start the game. Sometimes, rolling a 1 can be accepted as a value to start the game.

Step 3: Move the token around the board

Once you roll a 6, you can bring one of your tokens into the playing area. Roll again to get a value on the dice. This number is what determines how many boxes your token moves. If a player hasn’t rolled a 6, they continue trying until they get a 6 to activate the token.

After your first token is activated, you can place another token on the playing area for every 6 you roll or choose to move the existing token forward. Here is where your game strategy comes to play.

Step 4: Capture and safeguard the tokens

Capture your opponent’s token by landing on their token. The opponent whose token is captured must take it off the playing area to their yard. The opponent will have to roll a 6 again to activate it again. The player who captures the opponent’s token gets an extra chance to roll to die.

Some Ludo boards have Safe boxes marked by a star. Landing on these will keep your token safe from being cut by your opponent. You can also safeguard your token by creating a block. How to do that?

You can create a block by bringing two of your tokens in the same box, creating a block your opponent cannot pass. Your opponent can only pass the block by landing on the box where you have created a block.

Step 5: Win the game

Once you are in the Homerun area, roll the exact dice value to reach the Home box. If you roll more or less than needed, move another token on the board or miss your turn.

The player who takes their tokens to their respective home boxes wins the game. If more than 2 people are playing the game, the rest of the players can continue to compete against each other even after the first winner is declared.

Learn how to become Ludo king and Master the game of Ludo.

Play Ludo Online

Ludo Online came to the rescue when the pandemic struck, and everyone was cooped up in their houses. If you were in India, it is likely that you, too, spent hours playing Ludo games online on your phone with random people on the internet.

The name Ludo saw a surge like it hadn’t ever. Ludo game app makers, too, were taken by surprise. One such famous Ludo game app Zupee, recorded a whopping 250 million daily active users by May 2020. One of its Ludo games made its mark among many multiplayer online games.

Yes, you guessed it right. It is Ludo Supreme. With more than 14,177,664 downloads and 5,73,880 active players, it is on the way to becoming the most popular Ludo game. We might even say it is better than the regular Ludo!

Ludo Supreme – an online Ludo game

Ludo Supreme is an online Ludo game with live tournaments all day long. Matches are played between real and verified players from across India. There are many Live tournament options available on Ludo Supreme.

Equipment to play Ludo

All you need is your phone which you probably already have in your hands right now. Click here to download the game onto your phone.

The installation process is a breeze too! Set up your profile in a few easy steps, and you’re good to go!

How to play Online?

You can play Ludo online on Zupee with Ludo Supreme, Ludo Ninja, Ludo Turbo, or Ludo Supreme League. In this article, we focus on how to play Ludo Supreme.

Ludo Supreme’s gameplay format differs slightly from the classic Ludo board game. A good kind of difference, as the format makes the game a lot more interesting than it already is.

The image below represents a brief overview of how to play Ludo Supreme.

Here are some fundamental rules to play Ludo online:

1. All players are assigned random colored tokens at the beginning of the game.
2. The game starts along with the timer. The timer is according to the format you choose. A 2-player game lasts 8 minutes, and a 4-player game lasts 10 minutes.
3. All tokens are in the open position, so you don’t have to roll a 6 to start the game.
4. You get an extra turn for rolling a 6, but when you roll 6 three times consecutively, you skip a turn.
5. You also get an extra move for every token that you take Home or if you cut another opponent’s token.

Let’s take a look at how to play Ludo Supreme below:

Step 1: Start the game

You can start the game by choosing the kind of game format you want to play and the amount you want to win. Here are the different formats in which you can play Ludo Supreme:

• Free Game
• 1vs1 Battle
• One Winner
• Two Winners
• Three Winners

Step 2: Roll the Dice

Roll the dice by tapping on the dice icon when it is your turn to play. The dice will reveal a value, the number of boxes you can move in this turn.

Step 3: Move the tokens or skip your chance

To move your tokens, tap on the token of your choice after the dice reveal the value. The tokens will automatically move as the number rolls once you tap them.

If you wish, you can also skip your chance. You are allowed to skip twice during the game. If you skip the game the third time, you will be disqualified.

Step 4: Capture and safeguard the tokens

Capture your opponent’s token by landing on their token. The opponent whose token is captured returns to its yard automatically. This also triggers a loss of all the points accumulated by that particular token of your opponent. The opponent must not roll a 6 to reactivate the captured token.

The player who captures the opponent’s token gets an extra chance to roll to die. You can also safeguard your token by landing it on safe boxes.

The boards have safe boxes marked with stars. When one or more of your tokens land here, they are safe and cannot be captured or cut by your opponent.

Step 5: Win the game

The scoring works differently in online Ludo Supreme. You earn 1 point for every box moved. All points made on that token are lost if your token is cut. You score an extra 56 points for each token that reaches home.

Once in the Homerun area, roll the exact dice value to reach the Home box. If you roll more or less than needed, you must move another token on the board or miss your turn.

The player with the highest score wins the game. The money is split according to the format you choose. In case of a tie, the payout is split between the players.

How to play Ludo: Classic vs. Online

Here’s a table to quickly understand the difference between classic Ludo and Ludo online (Ludo Supreme):

Ludo board game – Classic version	Ludo Online – Ludo Supreme
Need to roll a six to start the game	All tokens are in an open position. No need for six
Need a six to unlock every token	No need to roll a six can start playing the tokens for any value on the dice
Time is not specified. It can go on for hours	2 players last for 8 mins, and 4 players last for 10 minutes
All players need to be physically present	Can play with random players online
Luck determines the values on the dice	All players get the same number of values on their dice only in a different sequence
The game-winner is decided based on who can take all the tokens to the home column first	The Scoring system determines who wins the game
Probably no winning money involved	Chance of winning up to 5 lakhs!
Can’t play at any time of the day	Live tournaments all day long

There might be many differences that separate Ludo online and regular Ludo. Still, at the core, it remains a game that triggers fond memories from the days of yonder! We hope you decide to give either one a try soon.

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