It is similar to the board game Ludo and is based on the same principles: getting four pieces around the board before the opposition. The whole point of Uckers is to get all player pieces home before the opponent does. However, greater glory is attached to achieving all pieces home without the opponent getting any home at all—this is known as an "8 piecer". The ultimate win is when the player gets all their pieces home and the opponent has all their pieces still in the base—this is called an "8 piece in harbour", or an "eight-piece dicking" and merits the unfortunate player's name to be recorded on the reverse of the board.