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Ludo · 2 / 3 / 4 players

Ludo

Roll the dice and race your four horses around the board and home before everyone else.

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Time per player

20 seconds per move, with no total time limit.

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Enter the board

A 1, a 6, or doubles let you bring a horse out of its yard.

Move

Move one horse by the total of both dice.

Extra turn

Rolling doubles gives you another turn.

Capture

Land on an opposing horse to return it to its yard.

Home stretch

Complete the circuit, then climb your own home lane.

Win

Be the first to bring all four horses home.

Vietnamese two-dice rules · 2–4 players. Reach home with an exact roll; games with more than two players are casual.

A quick guide to Ludo

Read the Ludo rules

What is Ludo?

ChessPlayX Ludo uses its own rules based on the Vietnamese two-dice game cờ cá ngựa, for two to four players. Deploy horses, race around the track and bring all four home. A 1, a 6 or a double lets a horse out; doubles grant another roll; horses cannot be jumped.

Can you jump over other horses in Ludo (cờ cá ngựa)?

No. Any horse on your path, yours or an opponent's, blocks you. You can only kick an opponent's horse back to its yard by landing exactly on its square, and you may not land on your own horse. There are no safe squares.

Which rolls let a horse out in Ludo on ChessPlayX?

Any roll showing a 1 or a 6, or any double, lets you bring a horse out, and deploying uses that roll. Otherwise one horse moves by the total of both dice; you cannot split the dice between horses. Doubles also give another roll.

How do horses finish in the home lane?

Each horse must land exactly on the deepest free finishing space, 6 first, then 5, 4 and 3, using the total of both dice. It cannot stop partway up the lane. The first player with all four horses home wins.

How can I play with a friend?

Share one device for a local game, or choose the friend option above to create an online room and send its invitation. Online games need an internet connection. Local games are saved in this browser.

Play Ludo on one device

Which rules apply here?

Vietnamese Ludo · two dice · ChessPlayX house rules. Read the setup, legal moves, special rules and end conditions before starting. The guide describes the variant used on ChessPlayX, including differences from other versions where relevant.

Read the Ludo rules