Question 1

Is Ludo Royale free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. There are no ads, purchases or downloads. It runs in your browser on phones, tablets and computers.

Question 2

Do I need an account?

Accepted Answer

No. Open the game and play straight away. Online rooms, player cards and challenges work without an account or password.

Question 3

Which game modes are there?

Accepted Answer

Play vs Computer (1 to 3 bots on Easy, Medium or Hard), Pass & Play (2 to 4 people on one device, any seat can be a bot), Play Online (a room code for up to 4 players), plus Challenges and a new daily challenge every day.

Question 4

What's the difference between Classic and Quick?

Accepted Answer

Classic uses 4 tokens each. Quick uses 2, so a game takes roughly half as long.

Question 5

Can I stop and finish a game later?

Accepted Answer

Yes, for games on this device. Open the menu (☰) and tap Quit, and your game is saved. Tap Resume game on the home screen to continue. Online games can't be saved.

Question 6

Does it work on my phone?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Tap the dice to roll and tap a glowing token to move it. Portrait works best, and the board resizes to fit your screen.

Question 7

How do I get a token out of the yard?

Accepted Answer

Roll the number your house rules allow. With Standard rules that's a 6. Quick & Friendly also lets a 1 bring a token out.

Question 8

Which way do tokens move?

Accepted Answer

Clockwise around the board. When a token gets back near its own yard, it turns into its coloured home lane and moves up to the centre.

Question 9

What are the star squares?

Accepted Answer

Safe squares. A token on a star, or on any coloured start square, can't be captured. You can switch safe squares off in House rules.

Question 10

How does capturing work?

Accepted Answer

Land exactly on an opponent's token on a square that isn't safe. Their token goes back to its yard, and you usually get a bonus roll.

Question 11

When do I get another roll?

Accepted Answer

With Standard rules: for rolling a 6, capturing a token, or bringing a token home. Rolling three 6s in a row loses your turn. Each of these can be changed in House rules.

Question 12

Do I need an exact roll to finish?

Accepted Answer

With Standard rules, yes. If the roll is too big for any token, your turn passes. Turn off Exact roll to finish to let any roll that reaches the centre finish.

Question 13

Why was my turn skipped?

Accepted Answer

You had no legal move. Usually all your tokens were in the yard and you didn't roll the number needed to come out, or the roll was too big to fit in your home lane. Three 6s in a row also ends your turn.

Question 14

Why can't I move a certain token?

Accepted Answer

Only glowing tokens can move with this roll. If Must capture is on and a capture is possible, only the capturing tokens glow.

Question 15

Are there keyboard shortcuts?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Space or Enter rolls the dice, and keys 1 to 4 move your first to fourth token.

Question 16

Can I change the rules?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Open Settings & Stats → House rules, or tap Change next to the rules on the game setup screen or in an online room. Pick a preset or switch individual rules on and off, then tap Save rules.

Question 17

What do the presets do?

Accepted Answer

Standard: the classic rules. Quick & Friendly: 1 or 6 brings a token out, everyone starts with one token out, and no exact roll is needed to finish. Hardcore: no safe squares, you must capture when you can, and no home bonus. Blockade: two of your tokens on one square can't be captured.

Question 18

Which rules can I customise?

Accepted Answer

The roll needed to come out (6, 1 or 6, or 5 or 6), the extra roll on a 6, the three-sixes rule, the capture and home bonuses, safe squares, exact finish, must capture, safe doubles, and starting with one token out.

Question 19

Do house rules apply to online games?

Accepted Answer

The host's rules apply to everyone in the room. Players see them in the game room before the game starts, and in the game menu during play.

Question 20

Can I change rules in the middle of a game?

Accepted Answer

No. Rules are locked when a game starts so it stays fair. Change them, then start a new game or tap Restart in the game menu.

Question 21

Do house rules change points or badges?

Accepted Answer

No. Wins, points and badges count the same whatever rules you play with.

Question 22

How do I play with a friend online?

Accepted Answer

Tap Play Online → Create room. Share the 6-character code, or tap Copy invite and send the message. Your friend opens the game, taps Join room and enters the code. When everyone is in, the host taps Start game.

Question 23

My friend can't open the game link.

Accepted Answer

Make sure they opened the full invite link, or typed the 6-character room code exactly, and that the host still has the room open. If Copy invite is blocked on your device, press and hold the invite message to copy it yourself.

Question 24

How many people can play online?

Accepted Answer

2 to 4. The host can tap Add computer to fill empty seats with bots.

Question 25

What happens if someone leaves or goes quiet?

Accepted Answer

If a player leaves, a computer player takes over their seat. If it's someone's turn and they do nothing for 30 seconds, the game moves for them. If the host leaves, the game ends.

Question 26

How do I challenge another player?

Accepted Answer

Open the Hall of Fame, tap a player and tap Challenge. Pick a message and Classic or Quick. They get an alert the next time they open the game. When they accept, you get a Join now alert that takes you into the room.

Question 27

Where do I see my challenges?

Accepted Answer

Tap the crossed-swords button at the top of the home screen. A red number shows how many challenges are waiting for you. Accept, decline, or cancel ones you sent.

Question 28

Can we chat during a game?

Accepted Answer

You can send quick emoji reactions from the row under the board. They pop up next to your player.

Question 29

How do I get featured on the home screen?

Accepted Answer

Win games and create a player card. The player with the most points is shown as the Reigning champion at the top of everyone's home screen, and the top 10 appear just below.

Question 30

How are points worked out?

Accepted Answer

Beating an Easy bot is worth 10 points, Medium 20 and Hard 35, plus 8 for each extra opponent and 5 for a Classic game. An online win is worth 40, plus 10 for each extra player. Every finished game adds 2 points.

Question 31

What's on my player card?

Accepted Answer

Your player name, photo and tagline, plus your wins, points and best streak. Everyone who can open the game can see it.

Question 32

Is my phone number or email shared?

Accepted Answer

No. The game never asks for them. Other players can only reach you through in-game challenges, and you can turn challenges off on your card.

Question 33

How do I change my photo or remove my card?

Accepted Answer

Tap your card at the top of the home screen. You can upload a new photo, take one with your camera, use your account photo, or remove the photo. Remove me from the Hall of Fame deletes your card.

Question 34

Someone posted something inappropriate.

Accepted Answer

Contact Speckpro Digital through this website and we'll remove the player card.

Question 35

What are badges?

Accepted Answer

Nine goals, such as capturing 4 tokens in one game, winning without losing a token, or beating 3 Hard bots. Open Challenges to see them all, and tap Play to start a matching game.

Question 36

How does the daily challenge work?

Accepted Answer

There's a new goal every day. Complete it on consecutive days to build your daily streak.

Question 37

Where can I see my stats?

Accepted Answer

In Settings & Stats: games played, wins, win rate, captures, best streak, sixes rolled and badges. These are stored on this device. Your Hall of Fame card is shared across devices.

Question 38

How do I make the board bigger or smaller?

Accepted Answer

Use the Board size buttons under the board (or in the side panel on a laptop): − shrinks it, + enlarges it, and the percentage button fits it back to your screen. On a keyboard, press + and − or 0 to fit. When the board is bigger than the screen you can scroll it. Your choice is remembered on this device.

Question 39

There's no sound.

Accepted Answer

Tap the ♪ button in the game bar, and check that your phone isn't on silent. Browsers only play sound after your first tap on the page.

Question 40

Online play says it isn't available.

Accepted Answer

Online rooms need an internet connection, and some school or office networks block the direct connection between players that the game uses. Try another network or mobile data. Single-player and Pass & Play work everywhere, even offline.

Question 41

The game feels slow.

Accepted Answer

Turn on Fast animations in Settings. Auto-move also helps: it moves for you when there's only one possible move.

Question 42

My stats are different on another device.

Accepted Answer

Stats, badges and saved games are stored on each device. Only your Hall of Fame card is shared.

Play vs Computer

Play Online

Host a game

Join a friend

Game room

Challenges

Settings & Stats

Your record

Help & FAQ

House rules

Hall of Fame

Your player card

Challenges

LUDORoyale

Play vs Computer

Play Online

Host a game

Join a friend

Game room

Challenges

Settings & Stats

Your record

Help & FAQ

House rules

Hall of Fame

Your player card

Challenges