Origin and History of Ludo - Eduauraa Blog

Ludo is one of the most popular games in India. However, have you ever wondered about the exact origin of this legendary game? The exact origin of this game comes from the historic Ellora Caves present in Maharashtra.

This board game was depicted as a form of illustration on the wall.

Thus, from here, it was concluded that Ludo was an Indian creation.

Since then, people have played similar forms of the how to play ludo game, which we call Ludo.

There were different mediums on which Ludo was played such as cloths, slate, and board.

However, now Ludo can be played virtually as well.

There are many applications where one can play Ludo virtually from remote locations.

Over the past few years, Ludo has been known in many names in Indian history like ‘Chaucer’, ‘Chopad’, ‘Pachisi’.

However, with time the game became famous all over the world.

The Spanish version of this game is known as ‘Parcheesi’, whereas the name ‘Chatush Pada’ knows the Chinese version of Ludo.

On the other hand, Ludo is known by the name ‘Ludu’ in Africa.

Going Back to the History of Ludo

You might not believe that Ludo made its first appearance in Mahabharata; instead, it became a game of choice between Kauravas and the Pandavas.

This has led to the war of Kurukshetra.

Very few people know that the dice that have been used in this disreputable game had magical powers in them. The dice only listened to Shakuni's comment.

However, in Mahabharata, the dice were prepared from the cursed bone of the family members of Shakuni.

This is the reason why dice used in this game is based on Shakuni's comment.

Hence it became easy for the Kauravas to win the game as Shakuni was the mastermind behind it.

Thus, from the above story, one can say that Ludo has appeared everywhere, starting from mythology to history.

According to historians, they suggest that Ludo was also a popular game during the Mughal emperor.

Mughal emperor Akbar also used to play this Mughal games.

However, there was a slight variation that was brought to this game.

During the Mughal emperor period, they did not use shells or seeds.

Instead, they used real living people as pieces on the life-sized board.

Some historians believe that Akbar was very fond of this game and places in Fatehpur Sikri and Agra, have walls dedicated to this game.

Moreover, according to historians, the floors of Fatehpur Sikri resemble the board drawn on them.

However, with time, Ludo was modified, and in 1891 Alfred Collier from British added a dice cup to this game.

Alfred Collier named the game as Royal Ludo in the United Kingdom.

Since 1891, the game was officially registered and became popular across the globe.

Later on, Ludo was converted into a board game by the British Royal navy.

Conclusion 

Most people believe that what is ludo game is all about luck as there is no strategy involved in the game.

However, few people believe that the game teaches a lot of life lessons to its players.