Hamleys Ludo Reviews

Ludo is a family favourite game, and one I spent many a time playing when I was a kid, mainly at my grandparents house. The game derives from India, and the word 'ludo' is taken from the Latin translation 'I play.' Ludo is not the most complicated game, and can get a little boring for older children, but on the whole it is fun and entertaining and ...  Read the complete review

When buying board games for my children, I tend to buy the older games like Ludo and Snakes and Ladders etc. This year for Christmas I bought a tin of fiveteen games, older games which cost around £9.00 from Symths Toys, but I am only reviewing Ludo. The board The Ludo board is split into four coloured sections which are ...  Read the complete review

I believe this game originates from India. The word parchisi means 25 the largest score that you can get with the counters is 25. The counters were which originally were cowry shells. The word ludo means I play in Latin. Ludo is a board game it is a cross and circle game. The ludo board is a square board there are 4 coloured areas ...  Read the complete review

As im sure you're all aware of the rules of this game...but never the less i'll explain the aim of the game to all of you that dont. (Like where have you been?!?) This game is for up to 4 players, played on a board (common sense there really!) with 2 dice and 4 counters each. Each player takes a different colour and must get all ...  Read the complete review

I adjusted my shades to hide the look of fear within my eyes. I held my breath hoping they may not have noticed what was obvious to me. A bead of perspiration trickled slowly and seductively down my neck confusing my senses. The light flickered and shone on the blue counter, and it seemed to wink back at me. I knew we had known each other in a ...  Read the complete review

Oh wow I can't believe this is actually on here!! One of my very earliest memories is of sitting on my nanna's living room floor at the ripe old age of about 5 or 6 entertaining myself with a game of Ludo!! At that age I thought it was the bee's knee's and to be honest I didn't think it would still be around!! It ...  Read the complete review

Ludo, on the face of it, isnt a game that will have you on the edge of your seat. However, with a minor alteration to the rules, it can get quite involving. I assume that you know how to play ludo - if you don't then the idea is to get your 4 counters round a course to "home" If any counter lands on another, then the counter ...  Read the complete review

This game is something of a classic. Unimaginatively called Ludo...or 'game' if my schoolboy Latin serves me correctly, this is a game for four players, played on a flat board with two dice and four counters each. Each players takes a different colour and must get all of his/her counters safely around the board and into home base. ...  Read the complete review

Ludo is a game well known to most people, particularly those of advancing years. A simple game played by up to four players on a colourful board. But once the Royal Navy got hold of the game, it changed not only it's name but also the way the game was played. Some time before the middle of the last century the game of Uckers was ...  Read the complete review