The earliest evidence of this game's evolution in India is the depiction of boards on the caves of Ellora. Pachisi was created in India in the sixth century CE.
The game and its variations are popular in many countries and under various names. Like other cross and circle games, Ludo is derived from the Indian game Pachisi.
Ludo ( / ˈ lj uː d oʊ/ from Latin ludo ' play') is a strategy board game for two to four players, in which the players race their four tokens from start to finish according to the rolls of a single die.