Ludo Hero

There’s a wonderfully nostalgic charm around Ludo Hero that zoomed me back to the childhood days of taking on siblings on the board. This digital update of the ancient game of Pachisi, once played by royals, is hearty entertainment. The spine-tingling excitement of rolling the dice and advancing my statutes in a push for domination of the center of the game board — and the bragging rights that come with it — had me not just playing once but several rounds, each round escalating in competitive nature.

I liked the streamlined login process and the ability to jump right into a game against random online adversaries — turning what was a familiar pastime for my family into a virtual palooza against foes across the globe. This was really the most tempting once the feature to huddle up with friends for a 2-player or 4-player match without stepping off my couch was introduced… Though the mechanics of gameplay felt somewhat set in stone (there wasn’t a lot of a hands-on element to the strategy beforehand), the rush of racing an opponent to a desired position was still more than enough to keep the mood buoyant. Hats off to Ludo Hero for a funny, if not nuanced, journey through the lanes of nostalgia!