BIG BAD WOLF: There are two options: you can either do it as you described (you don't move any piece until you stop rolling sixes) or you can move your piece after each six, but if you were to end your moves on a spot with your another piece, you must return the "moving" piece to its original position and either move another one or pass. It's useful to use a pen and a piece of paper for this kind of situations. By the way, why do you think it's called "Dude, don't be mad"? People fight too often here when playing this game! LOL

WOW just made 30 passes and finally won the game lol

WatfordFC: my most so far is 61

Can anybody tell me the most moves they have made in one Ludo game LMAO

BIG BAD WOLF/anastasia: LMAO

Stevie: The Czech must have very good memory. I can see kids playing this game, where one says "I rolled five 6's and a 3 for a total of 33", where the other kid would be saying "no, you only rolled four 6's and a 3 for 27"

Then I could see the fight on the playground, with the teacher breaking it up with one kid complaing the other is cheating, where both are placed in a special memory class to help with playing this game.

Eriisa: thats what I thought..all the dice at the beginning confuss me,but I am EASILY confussed,lol

oh vey,, Im sure Ive been asking the same thing ;op

BIG BAD WOLF: good question. I thought if they rolled a 6, they moved onto the start square, then rolled again for the move.

(like a 6, 5) would be out, plus 5 steps. Not 11 steps)

Pedro Martínez: I'm just trying to understand the rules in Czech, so please don't get mad at me for asking - just want to make sure I understand them.

So in Czech (area), you play Ludo with 1 die. If you roll a 6, you DON'T move any piece yet but roll the dice again. If you roll a 6 again, you still don't move any piece yet but roll again. Then lets say you roll a 3.

You then look for a piece which can be brought out of the home and moved 9 places, or look for a piece which can move 15 spaces. If none are found, the whole roll is not used.

Why I ask is it seems like people playing a board game would roll the first 6, and then move a piece - then roll again since they rolled a 6, then move something again with their second bonus roll. Just seems funny doing it the first way - but if you say that is how it is done, I will believe you - I just want to make sure we are both talking about the same thing.

Call it "dude, dont get mad" then, to save those who know real LUDO from getting confused etc

I didn't read all posts here (I am too tired now) but I won't change the rules anyway.

Pedro Martínez: I agree, if anything it should be a variation to our type.

ohoh, thunderstorm is coming. Children, behave while I'm gone!

lol

Stevie: I'm not upset at all, I'm sorry if it sounds/looks so. Sorry for that. I just don't think the rules should be changed. We play it this way in the Czech Republic, so I see no reason for changing the rules of a game played on a Czech site owned by a Czech for the only sake of "making it easier" for a group of "Anglo-Americans". Changing the rules would definitely not make it easier for us, including Fencer. We call it "Člověče, nezlob se" ("Dude, don't be mad") and it's one of the most wide-spread board games in the Czech Republic. All the Czech users would start a rampage if the rules should be changed the way you want it.

Eriisa: im sure there are such things as copyrights etc etc that would say diferent

Stevie: ok, so you differ.

guess what? Fencer has the final say. hahahahahahaha, you lose! (ohhhh, I couldn't resist that!)

Eriisa: only Pedro looks upset to me lol

I beg to differ, Called Ludo means Ludo rules should apply

Fast Ludo - Use 2 dice, no "bonus" for 6. Can use 1 or 6 to take a piece out. Can move different pieces with each die.

4-player Ludo - Well names says it I think

Stevie: a name is a name. The variations of the rules don't matter.

Ludo was simply a easy name.

Pedro Martínez: The valid reason is because it makes it easier.

BUT its just a valid reason to be not easier and keep the Cz rules.

no reason for people to get upset over it. Maybe there will be variations down the line.

http://pachisi.vegard2.no/parcheesi.html

That page has some of the other "versions" of the game that some of you were talking about below.

I thought someone was nuts when they said the name of the game was WA HOO - I was proven wrong...

Pedro Martínez: see BBW post..

Id say if the rules are to be diferent, then it needs to be called something other than Ludo

Stevie: they obviously call it the same name... Ludo

We obviously do NOT call it Ludo.
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Fencer chose to apply the Czech rules. So far, I haven't seen one valid argument for WHY the rules should be changed to the American/British ones.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludo_%28board_game%29

Well looking at the rules of Ludo on wikipedia, it says that a roll of a six earns a bonus roll. I did not see where it says in there that the bonus roll MUST be used with the same pieces that the original 6 was moved with, and in addition to that if the bonus roll can not be used, the original 6 is now void.

Eriisa: nope, czech is probably close to the UK one, as they obviously call it the same name... Ludo

Pedro Martínez: but there is only 1 die,, the multiple rolls are using the same one..

the way it is and the way you say,, would be like in backgammon, saying that if you cant use one of the die, then you are not allowed to move at all

Pedro Martínez: Its just the diffenece in Czech and American versions, that's all.

Stevie: The die works exactly as it should. If you can't complete your full roll, you have to pass.

Stevie: I agree. You should be able to use the 6 and then the second dice seperately. It allows you to be more in control of the game...use more of your stategy than luck.

The way you use the die doesnt really work as it should,,, as ive mentioned on the BK board
In th ecase WatfordFC has brought up, if the start point was clear, the six should have let a new piece be placed on the board, and then the five not be allowed to be used if the next one was blocked. but the BK version seems to allow you only to use the complete double movement as a single one, so the rules should really be altered

Pedro Martínez: wasnt any need really was there

WatfordFC: What I've seen so far, is the die that moves out on 6 has to move for the 2nd die.

thanks Skittles and SueQ for your help

A link to the game would definitely be useful.

WatfordFC: Yeah I'd report it or send the link to fencer so he can see it, I've read the game rules a couple times and from what I can see, that would be the only reason you can't move a piece out...I might be missing something tho.

WatfordFC: Maybe it's a bug. You might want to post the link and others can take a look.

Skittles: No there wasnt, thats what we couldnt understand

Pedro Martínez: I know how to play the game, i used to play it as a kid, my opponent didnt know, i read the rules again for her, and it didnt give me the answer the question i posted in here.......OK!

WatfordFC: It's always good to read the rules before starting to play any new game.

WatfordFC: There might of been a piece already sitting on the spot where the one coming out would of ended up, if that was the case then it wont let you move one out.

My opponent rolled a 6 and a 5 , but it wouldnt let her move another piece into play, does anybody know why this is?

furbster: i think that game was called Trouble in the US. i remember there were two games with the Pop-O-Matic dice roller in the middle (which i always loved); one was called Trouble and the other one was called...something else. it wasn't Frustration here in the US though, i'm pretty sure...

ah, kinda makes me long for my old Barrel O' Monkeys... :)

Eriisa: i always thought of it as frustration there is also a similar game called sorry where u use cards instead of dice and u have a 2 or 1 to get out in this its just 6

Ludo has been added to the Stairs also!

Yes Frustration it had the little popper in teh middle what you pressed to roll the dice lol

LOL. it sure is!

ok, so lets see what we have so far.....


"člověče, nezlob se" which means "man, don't be angry"
Yahoo or Wahoo
Trouble
Parchesi
Aggravation
Frustration
Sorry

and of course.... LUDO

LOL, I just realized that I now have a new phrase for my czech notebook!

Maybe it was called Wahoo..will have to find my board to verify!

LOL Isn't it amazing all the names its know as?