Home made Ludo Game Board in Corona Times


All of us have experienced three months of Lockdown and have passed through various aspects of life never experienced before. Some were delightful, some troublesome, but all new.

These can be recounted as Taking it easy in life, Redistribution of work among members of the household, Leisurely naps in the daytime, Catching up on watching movies on Netflix, Amazon etc; Catching up long pending reading of books, Realising that life can be enjoyed without going out to Malls, restaurants etc.

Another aspect was Indoor Games. Of course games like Table Tennis were out of question- for which you had to go out. Simple games like Carrom board, Cards, Snakes & Ladders, Chinese Checkers, Ludo, Chess, etc were needed.

The catch was that if you had the particular game board - then good, otherwise it was not available, as all stationery/ toy shops were closed in this lockdown period. My household was in the second category. After playing cards for a couple of days, we wanted variety. Carom board was found but most of its carrommen (pieces) were missing.

Chinese Checkers was found and several days of enjoyment followed.
           
Chinese Checkers
But everyone wanted Ludo. Only a dice was found but no ludo board.So I created a DIY Ludo board. These are the steps …

1. Take a white drawing sheet. Paste it on a old flattened cardboard carton (in lieu of cardboard sheet) .
2. Trim to about 14 inches x 14 inches square.
3. Look up the internet to get a layout of a Ludo board.
4. Measure out and draw the Ludo game layout on the white sheet with scale and pencil. Keep an erasure handy for mistakes !
5. Colour the layout, with the help of figures on the net. Only four colours are required for the four player sides. Choose bright red, green, blue and yellow (or orange).

And behold, a home-made Ludo board is now ready for months of fun.
         
Home made Ludo Game Board
Game in Progress

Two to Four players can play, each having four ‘Ludo men/ pieces. We used different coloured buttons for each player. Imli seeds can also be used for one player.

Snakes & Ladders was also considered and maybe some other day it shall be taken up.



Comments

  1. Ratan M Lal12 June 2020 at 10:07

    Yes very interesting

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  2. Mat Rad12 June 2020 at 10:50

    I always read your most interesting blogs. They are thought-provoking and give new ideas. Some are nostalgic and bring back old memories.

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  3. Manju12 June 2020 at 21:29

    Creativity brings out Child in you...brilliant idea to make Ludo board by yourself..
    Your blogs are interesting and informative too..keep it up.

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    1. Indra Mani Lal13 June 2020 at 23:17

      One must do things to enjoy. Sadly people want packaged enjoyment too.

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