ludo

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A board game where players race pieces around the board using dice

noun
/ˈluːdoʊ/

: ludo

After dinner, the children gathered around the table to play Ludo and have some fun.

Examples

It's what Campster would call ludo-narrative dissonance, I believe.

Blog text (4)
Then Hampus arrives, and suggests they play a game of Ludo.

Bergman Island (2021)
On rainy days, we often enjoy playing Ludo together as a family.
He rolled the dice and moved his piece closer to home in the game of Ludo.

Surface Forms

ludo singular

ludos plural

Etymology

Ludo comes from the Latin ludō, which means 'I play', and the modern board game is a simple British version of an old Indian race game. So the name is basically a short way of saying 'play', which fits a family game where players race their pieces around the board.