Ludo Live

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Summary
Get all your pieces round the board first, but make sure you don't get sent back home by your opponent.

Description
Type: Board game
Platform: Android
Players: 2 - 4 players
Age: Any age
Game Time: About 30 minutes
Developer or Designer: b-interaktive
Publisher: b-interaktive

Pros

Cons

Review

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There are many downloadable versions of the classic board game, Ludo, many of which add gimmicks and themes to jazz it up. With , however, you get to keep the traditional game board, and the traditional rules (although these can be configured to suit your style).

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Players have a choice to play against random opponents or online friends, but each has a downside. You are only allowed to play with your Facebook friends, so unless you have a Facebook account, you can only play against random opponents.

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When you play against random opponents, there are a few problems I have encountered. First is the amount of time you have to wait for a game to become available, and second is what happens once you enter that game. Every time I have played, I have always been drafted into a game that is already in progress. Instead of everyone starting from home, many the pieces are already halfway round the board - including my own.

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The only conclusion I can come to is that I am replacing a player who has previously forfeited by not having their turn within the allotted time. Despite having an over-generous ninety seconds to roll the die and make your move, players frequently forfeit.

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More often than not, I have found myself winning, not because I got all my pieces home, but because all the other players have left. Admittedly, the creators cannot be held responsible for this, but I found it far more frequently occurring here than in any other version. Perhaps that is because players are more dissatisfied with ; I don't know.

I think the graphics and the general concept are both good, but when put into practice, the game just doesn't live up to expectations.

Categories
#android
#free
#board_game
#2_players
#3_players
#4_players
#multiplayer

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