Sunday, August 7, 2011

Board game classics: Ludo

Ludo is one of the all time classics. There aren't many people in the world who haven't played this game in their childhood, or later. Some call it "Ludo". You may also know it as "Parcheesi" , "Sorry!" or Pachisi, which is the name of the ancient Indian game that got it all started.
It is, and has always been, a popular game, so you will find more than one version of this game on the web, although there aren't as many as you may expect for such a famous game.

Artwork by Juarez Ricci

Ludo: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

The Good: GamezArena Ludo
GamezArena has created a cute version of Ludo. In fact, playing it is so much fun that it not only brings back nostalgic childhood memories, but makes you rediscover this game and fall in love with it all over again.
The game design features cute Japanese mushrooms, of 4 different styles and colors, and the game play takes place in an abstract forest setting. Background music and all sounds effects are very original, as well as fitting, staying with the Japanese theme.
You can select your color, type of mushroom, adjust music and sounds effects (separately), the difficulty level, and also choose to play with animation on or off. Another nice feature is the score keeping. For anyone who likes to compete with friends (or others), they can now do that playing this classic game as well.

The Bad: Bandit Ludo
No, it's not "the bad" because it has the word "bandit" in it. It's "the bad" because it's a bad game.
In all fairness, I must add that it doesn't look like it was done without any thought. I do believe that the creators attempted to make a nice game. It just didn't turn out all that well. What can I say, it happens!

The Ugly: FOG Ludo
It's hard to believe, but this - the least attractive variant of Ludo, is the one that is the widest spread on the internet. The reason is simple: they give it away for free, and they do that because it's full with their own branding and button links.
They probably tried to create a somewhat classic version of the game, but it is merely bleak (at best). There is no charm, nothing interesting about it whatsoever.

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