Ludo Unblocked

Ludo is the family race game that has filled rainy afternoons in many countries, and it works just as well on a screen. Four tokens wait in your corner, a six sets them free, and then it is a scramble around the cross toward the middle while everyone tries to knock everyone else back home. This unblocked version from the PaperGames project by Christopher Müller was designed for black-and-white displays, so each side gets its own token shape instead of relying on color: solid discs, hollow rings, squares or triangles. Fill up to three seats with computer players, or share the device in hotseat mode.

From Base to the Center

Every player starts with four tokens in a corner base. On your turn, roll the die and choose one token to move that many squares.

• Getting out. A token leaves base only on a 6. Sixes also earn a bonus roll, though rolling three of them back to back ends your turn.
• The route. Every token circles the outer track clockwise, then branch off into their own home column that leads to the center. Only your tokens can use your home column.
• Exact finish. A token needs the exact number to reach the center.
• Captures. Land on a lone rival token anywhere outside a safe square and it returns to its base.
• Blocks. Two of your tokens on one track square form a wall that rivals can neither land on nor pass.
• Safe squares. Each starting square and every diamond-marked square protect any token standing there.

Get your whole set of four into the middle before anyone else and you win. Finished tokens for every side are tallied in a row over the board.

Ludo controls

To do this	Keyboard	Mouse	Touch
Throw the die	—	Click "Roll"	Tap "Roll"
Choose which token moves	Tab to the token's square (arrow keys move across the board), then Enter	Click the token you want to move	Tap the token you want to move
Undo your previous move	—	Click "Undo"	Tap "Undo"
Prepare a new game	—	Pick vs Computer or Local hotseat, players, your token and level, then click "New game"	Pick vs Computer or Local hotseat, players, your token and level, then tap "New game"
Quit the current game	—	Click "Resign"	Tap "Resign"

Smarter Ludo, Turn by Turn

Early game. Get at least two tokens out as soon as you can. One token on the track gives you a single option per roll; two or three give you a choice, and choice is how you dodge danger and line up captures.

Midgame. Before every move, look behind your tokens. Any rival up to six squares back could land on you with the next throw. Moving onto a diamond, or simply out of reach, usually beats pushing a different token forward.

Using blocks. When an opponent is close to their home column, setting two of your tokens side by side in their path can hold them up for several turns.

Endgame. Because the final step into the middle has to be exact, keep a second token on the track so a big number that would overshoot still has a useful home.

Good for Groups and Quick Solo Games

Ludo is mostly luck with a layer of choice on top, which makes it a great leveler for mixed ages. Kids can beat adults, and adults still have decisions to make. Solo players can raise the computer level from Easy to Hard, and the status line explains every roll and move so nobody loses track. If you need to stop, the current game waits in browser storage.

For an even simpler roll-and-move race, try Snakes and Ladders. If you want dice with deeper strategy, Backgammon is the classic step up.