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15 lines about Ludo

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Ludo is a type of board game that can be played by 2 or 4 players.

In this game, the players have to race their 4 tokens from the starting to the finishing point according to the roll of the dice.

Ludo is similar to many other games involving cross and circle, especially the Indian game of Pachisi.

However, it is much simpler than Pachisi.

The game of Ludo and its variants have achieved widespread popularity in many countries throughout the world under various names.

The game of Pachisi originated in India somewhere around the 6th century.

The illustration of playing boards on Ajanta caves are the earliest proof of this game to be played in India.  

In India, Pachisi was also played by the various Mughal emperors.

The great Mughal emperor Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar used to play live Pachisi by using his harem girls.

Other variations of the Pachisi game were introduced to England around late nineteenth century.

One of these versions which appeared around the year 1896 was successfully patented under the name Ludo.

In North America, Ludo is marketed under its brand name of "Parcheesi".

Numerous variations of "Parcheesi" are available under the names of "Trouble" and "Sorry!".

Different variations of this game are available under different local names in Germany as well as in the Dutch, Bulgarian, Czech, Serbo-Croatian and Slovak territories.

The game is popular by the name of "Fia" in Sweden.