Meaning
The dice-and-counters board game hugely popular in Jamaican homes — players race their four tokens around the board according to dice rolls, sending opponents' pieces back to start. A staple of family and yard entertainment (especially when the power's out or the rain's falling), ludo games are famous for the shouting, cheating accusations, and cut-throat rivalry they provoke.
Examples
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Mek wi play a game a ludo.
Let's play a game of ludo.
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Him vex when mi lick out him piece inna ludo.
He got angry when I knocked his piece out in ludo.
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Ludo cause more argument dan domino.
Ludo causes more arguments than dominoes.
Origin
From Latin 'ludo' (I play); the popular race board game. See [[draughts]], [[domino]].
How it’s used
The dice-and-counters race board game; a family favourite. See [[draughts]], [[domino]].