Ludo (board game) squares on the game track which protect a player's tokens from being returned. A player's home column squares are always safe, however, since no opponent may enter them. In some parts of Africa the following rules are reportedly played: Bibliography Ludo (board game) Ludo (; ) is a strategy board game for two to four players, in which the players race their four tokens from start to finish according to the rolls of a single die. Like other cross and circle games, Ludo is derived from the Indian game Pachisi, but simpler. The game and its variations are popular in
Ludo Martens Ludo Martens Ludo Martens (12 March 1946 – 5 June 2011) was a Belgian Communist political activist who also produced several works on the political history of Central Africa and the Soviet Union. In 1968 Martens founded the group "Alle macht aan de arbeiders" ("All Power to the Workers"), which in 1979 became the Workers' Party of Belgium. He also served as chairman of the Workers' Party. Martens was the last foreigner to meet North Korean President Kim Il Sung prior to his death on 8 July 1994. According to a press release by the Workers' Party, Martens died on