Ludo Master

Ludo Master is based on Ludo, a classic board game enjoyed by many during their childhood, including myself. This game is designed for 2 to 4 players and is inspired by the traditional Indian game Pachisi. Ludo Master also has a Solo Player mode where you can play with computer as the 2nd player.

Game Overview

In Ludo, each player starts with four pieces in their home area. The objective is to move all four pieces from the starting area, around the cross-shaped board, and into the central "home" column. Players take turns rolling a die to determine their moves. Landing on a square occupied by an opponent's piece sends the opponent's piece back to the starting area.

Motivation

As a fan of Ludo and TMNT(Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) since childhood, I created this web-based version to bring the two distinct flavors together to a digital screen to share it with a wider audience. I hope you enjoy playing it as much as I did growing up!!

How to play

1. Read the detailed rules of the game (if you really need to...) in the game
2. Select game mode:
   • Play Solo with computer as the 2nd player
   • 2 Players taking their turns alternately
   • 4 Players taking their turns sequentially
3. Click on the Start Button to start the game
4. Players take turns clicking on the die to roll a number (1-6)
5. Follow the instructions as per the message displayed on top of the board after every roll
6. Player 1 ( Donatello) gets the first roll
7. To move a piece out of the starting area, a player must roll a SIX
8. Once their pieces are on the starting square, players move their pieces according to the number rolled on the die 9 . If a player rolls a six, they get an extra turn (rolling SIX 3 times in a row will cause you to lose that turn) 10 . If you are playing solo, computer (Leonardo) will automatically take its turn
9. Land in a square with a single piece of another player to send the landed piece back to depot (and get a bonus turn)
10. Pieces travel around the board and enter their home pathway and reach home
11. First player to move all 4 pieces home, becomes the Ludo Master
12. Easter Egg: A play/pause button that plays (and then pauses as well) the theme music from TMNT cartoon (1987) (00:58). Find it and enjoy the music!!

Getting Started

Open the link below in your web page, choose the number of players, and begin your adventure around the board. May the best strategist win!

To start playing, simply click on the link below:

Play Here

Technologies used

Planning Materials

• Initial Pseudocode

Rough work for designing the game board:

Stretch Goals

• Animation for rolling the dice and landing on the dice value
• Animation for showing the piece selection options and moving the piece
• Knock Off animation
• Option to choose the different colors for Solo player option and option to play with 3 computer players instead of one
• Option to select a different Piece
• Option to select a different theme

Attributions

• TMNT Sewer Lair Background: Comic Cart Fans

• Leonardo's face: png wing

• Single Die.m4a by Phorgador -- https://freesound.org/s/678199/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

• Wooden Hover by BenjaminNelan -- https://freesound.org/s/321082/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

• Pop 19.wav by Debsound -- https://freesound.org/s/320549/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

• Michaelangelo sounds: 101soundboards

• Animations: Animate.css

• TMNT Theme Song (1987): Internet Archive