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Sunflower LudoThe board game everyone knows — now with private rooms.

  • 2–4 players
  • 10–25 min
  • Easy

Everybody has a Ludo story. Maybe it's the uncle who never admitted he miscounted, or the sibling who'd flip the board when they lost. Sunflower Ludo keeps the fun part and removes the counting arguments — the dice is fair, the moves are counted for you, and nobody can flip the board.

You can jump into a public table with players from anywhere, or open a private room and share the code on WhatsApp so the whole family can join from their own phones. That second option has quietly become the most popular way people play.

Colourful Sunflower Ludo board with red, green, yellow and blue tokens racing toward the home triangle
Rules

How to play Sunflower Ludo

  1. 01

    Pick a colour

    Each player gets four tokens in one colour. All tokens start in the base — the big square in your corner.

  2. 02

    Roll a six to start

    In classic mode you need a 6 to bring a token out of base onto your starting square. Rolling a 6 also gives you another roll.

  3. 03

    Move around the board

    Tokens travel clockwise around the board by the number you roll. You choose which token to move, which is where the strategy comes in.

  4. 04

    Capture your rivals

    Land exactly on an opponent's token and it's sent back to their base. Starred safe squares protect tokens from capture.

  5. 05

    Race home

    After a full lap, tokens enter your coloured home column. The first player to get all four tokens home wins the game.

Classic, quick and team modes

  • Classic Ludo – the full game with all four tokens. Best when you've got time to settle in.
  • Quick Ludo – tokens start on the board and the game has a timer. Most points when time runs out wins. Ideal for a tea break.
  • 2v2 Team – partner up with the player opposite you. You win or lose together, which makes for some very loud family games.
  • Private rooms – create a table, share the room code, and only people with the code can sit down.

Is Ludo luck or skill?

Both, and anyone who says otherwise is probably losing. The dice is random, so a bad run of rolls will sink you now and then. But over ten or twenty games, the player who chooses moves well — who keeps tokens spread out, sits on safe squares, and captures at the right moment — wins far more often. We wrote a longer piece on this: Ludo strategies that actually work.

Fair dice, every roll

One of the most common questions we get is whether the dice is fixed. It isn't. Every roll is generated independently, and the game has no idea who is 'due' a six. Streaks happen because randomness is streaky — that's just maths being annoying.

FAQ

Sunflower Ludo questions

Can I play Sunflower Ludo with my friends?

Yes. Open a private room, share the code, and your friends can join from their own phones. Up to four players can sit at one board.

Do I need a 6 to start?

In classic mode, yes. In quick mode tokens start already on the board, so you can move straight away.

What are the star squares?

They're safe squares. A token standing on a star can't be captured, so they're handy places to wait while a rival passes.

How long does a game of Ludo take?

Classic games usually take 15 to 25 minutes with four players. Quick mode is timed and finishes in around 10 minutes.

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Ready to play Sunflower Ludo?

The Sunflower Game download is free, takes about a minute on a normal connection, and you can be sitting at a Rummy or Ludo table right after.

Version 1.0.0 · 48 MB · Android 6.0 or higher