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Ludoo
Ghana-rules ludo · iPhone · Android · TV

Ludo, the way Ghana plays it. Loud, quick, at your table.

Flick a real die, kick your cousin back to start, and sit down with seven characters who remember how you play. On your phone across the city, or on the television in the middle of the room.

Beta oniPhone Beta onAndroid See Table Mode
Free to play1–4 playersSolo works offline
The gamein your hand · 01

This is the actual game. Not a mockup.

Every screen below is the build that testers are playing. You flick the die rather than press a button, and if it bounces off the table, that throw is gone.

Ludoo home screen: tonight's table, with Solo, Private online and Table Mode on a rail.
01Pick a tableSolo, Pass & play, Private online or Table Mode.
The table screen: four seats in their colours and the cast of characters to seat.
02Seat the tableDrag a character onto a seat, or let the table choose.
A Ludoo match in progress: pieces out on the track and two throws, a six and a four, held to play.
03Flick the dieIt arcs, lands and clatters. The server decides the face.
A character card showing aggression, nerve, eyes, walls, grudge and talk.
04Know your rivalSix numbers say how each character plays.
Table Modeone screen · four phones · 02

One screen in the middle. Every phone a controller.

Put the board on the television and keep your phone in your hand. Nothing to install on the TV: any screen with a web browser becomes the table.

table.ludoo.online
Table Mode on a television: a QR code and join code, and four seats waiting for players.
01

Open the table

Go to table.ludoo.online on the TV, a laptop or a projector.

02

Scan to sit down

Everybody points their phone at the code. Four seats, four colours.

03

Flick from your hand

Throw on your phone and watch the die land on the big screen.

Open a table on your TV
Four ways to playpick a table · 03

Same game. Four tables.

Play alone against the characters, pass one phone round the room, play friends anywhere with a code, or put the board on the TV.

You vs three

Solo

Three characters, one of you. Works offline.

 One phone

Pass & play

Hand it round. The table remembers whose turn.

 By code

Private online

Friends in other rooms, other cities, one table.

 Shared screen

Table Mode

The TV is the board. Phones are the hands.
The castseven players · 04

They notice what you do. And they talk about it.

Seven original players from a Ghanaian table, each with a way of playing you will learn to read. Or describe someone new and meet them at the table, drawn in the same style.

Karim Haddad, The Firestarter The FirestarterKarim Haddad Arjun Mehta, The Guru The GuruArjun Mehta Layla Tanaka, The Diplomat The DiplomatLayla Tanaka Akosua Danso, The Slow Burn The Slow BurnAkosua Danso Khalid Al Mansoori, The Architect The ArchitectKhalid Al Mansoori Nii Armah, The King The KingNii Armah Chloe Bennett, The Grudge The GrudgeChloe Bennett +Your ownDescribe them. Meet them at the table.
Ghana rulesbuilt to be argued with · 05

The rules you grew up with. And the ones you argued about.

The contested house rules are settings, not assumptions, so your table plays the way your family does.

01Six to come out

A piece leaves home on a six, and a six throws again.

02Kick back to start

Land on an opponent and they go home. Kick and go, if your table allows it.

03Walls of two

Two pieces together block the lane. Nobody passes.

04Three sixes

Lose the turn, or keep throwing. Both tables exist, and both are right.

05Off the table

The die is physical. Throw it off the felt and the throw is gone.

4ways to play
7characters, plus yours
1–4players a table
0quiet re-rolls
FAQquestions · 06

Before you sit down.

The questions people ask most about playing ludo with Ludoo.

Is Ludoo free to play?

Yes. Every mode is free to play. Points, earned by playing or bought in the app, unlock dice, table themes and the opponent creator. Points buy character and style, never a better die.

How do I play ludo online with friends?

Open Private online, start a table and share the code. Friends join from their own phones wherever they are, and the characters fill any seat that is still empty.

Can I play ludo on my TV?

Yes. Table Mode turns any screen with a web browser into the board: open table.ludoo.online on the television, everyone scans the code on screen, and each phone becomes that player's controller.

What are the Ghana ludo rules?

Six to come out, kicks that send a piece home, walls of two that block the lane, and a die that can leave the table. The contested house rules, like three sixes or the sideways kick, are settings you choose before the match.

Does Ludoo work offline?

Solo and Pass & play run on the phone itself, so they work on a plane or with no signal. Private online and Table Mode need a connection.

How many players can play?

One to four. Play solo against three characters, pass one phone around, or play two against two as teams.

Is Ludoo on iPhone and Android?

Ludoo is in open beta on both, and anyone can install it: through TestFlight on iPhone, and through early access on Google Play on Android.

Who are the characters?

Seven original players from a Ghanaian table, each with their own style: the Firestarter takes every kick, the Architect builds walls, the Grudge never forgets. They remember how you play. You can also create your own.

The beta is open

Take a seat. The die is waiting.

Get Ludoo on your iPhone or Android now, while it is in beta. Or open a table on your TV right now.

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