Ludo Equipment
A Ludo board is is square with a pattern on it in the shape of a cross, each arm 
being divided into three adjacent columns of eight squares.  The middle squares
 form the home column for each colour and cannot be landed upon by other 
colours. The middle of the cross forms a large square which is the ‘home’ area
 and which is divided into 4 home triangles, one of each colour. At each corner, 
separate to the main circuit are coloured circles (or squares) where the pieces 
are placed to begin.
Counters start their circuit one square in from the end of the arm and adjacent to
 the starting circle. Avoid modern boards which incorrectly place the first square 
at the end of the arm.
The starting square, the starting circle, the home triangle and all the home column 
squares are coloured to match the corresponding pieces.
Each player chooses one of the 4 colours (green, yellow, red or blue) and places the 
4 pieces of that colour in the corresponding starting circle. A single die is thrown to 
determine movement.
Play
Players take turns in a clockwise order; highest throw of the die starts.
Each throw, the player decides which piece to move. A piece simply moves in a
 clockwise direction around the track given by the number thrown. If no piece can 
legally move according to the number thrown, play passes to the next player.
A throw of 6 gives another turn.
A player must throw a 6 to move a piece from the starting circle onto the first square
 on the track. The piece moves 6 squares around the circuit beginning with the 
appropriately coloured start square (and the player then has another turn).
If a piece lands on a piece of a different colour, the piece jumped upon is returned
 to its starting circle.
If a piece lands upon a piece of the same colour, this forms a block. This block cannot
 be passed or landed on by any opposing piece.
Winning
When a piece has circumnavigated the board, it proceeds up the home column. A piece
 can only be moved onto the home triangle by an exact throw.
The first person to move all 4 pieces into the home triangle wins.
Recommended variants
For young children, a piece may start with a throw of a 1 or a 6. Speeds things up.
For adults, to make Ludo a lot more interesting and skilful, try using the rules for