Haveli Ludo

Twelve tables across the city, from the terracotta courtyard of an old haveli to a kite-season rooftop, a lantern-lit night bazaar and the marble pavilion where the champions play. Every regular has a habit: one hides on the stars, one chases anything within six squares, one never splits a pair.

Ludo against the computer or a friend online, 2 to 4 players or 2 against 2: house rules, easy to hard players, a twelve-table tournament, a daily match.

Each player has four tokens in a yard. Tap the die to roll; a 6 brings a token out onto your coloured start square, and every roll moves one token that many squares clockwise around the board. After almost a full lap a token turns into its own coloured column and needs the exact number to reach home. Landing on a single rival token sends it back to its yard, except on the stars and the coloured start squares, where everyone is safe. Two of your tokens on one square form a pair that cannot be captured and that no rival can land on. A 6, a capture and a token reaching home each give another roll, but a third 6 in a row loses the turn. The first player to bring all four tokens home wins. On the title screen you can change the house rules: tokens out on a 1 or a 6, the sixes rule, captures anywhere or no captures, and how many tokens must come home (one token for a quick match). The tournament has twelve tables in six venues, from one against one to four players and 2 against 2 with a computer partner, each with its own regulars. The free match lets every seat be a computer, a friend on the same device or empty, and the daily match gives everyone the same dice. Tap a glowing token to move it; when only one move is possible it plays itself. Keys: Space rolls, 1 to 4 move a token, Tab and the arrow keys move between tokens and Enter moves the chosen one. To play with a friend, choose Play with a friend on the title screen, pick the table size and how many tokens must come home, create a game and send the link; bots fill the empty seats.