(British) a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice

Usage examples of ludo.

Harry looked up and saw Ludo Bagman, head of Magical Games and Sports for the Ministry.

Harry never thought it would be possible to be glad to see Ludo Bagman, but he was.

Ludo Bagman came to Harry again and brought two other wizards with him.

Ron and Hermione were still regaling Draco Malfoy with the tale of the almost-blackmail scheme that the twins had tried with Ludo Bagman, and Bagman trying to help Harry win the tournament because of his other debts to the goblins.

The crowd realized what had happened more quickly than Ludo Bagman, and the roar became positively deafening.

Ludo Bagman entered with Cornelius Fudge and the Romanian Minister of Magic.

Ludo Bagman, however, positioned himself between Harry and the sinks, looking very suspicious.

Dobby had been killed by Ludo Bagman, the house elves of Hogwarts held their version of a funeral for him, as was the custom.

Ludo remembered, in one awful flash, all that Gula had told him about the Twins and the terrible Far Shooter.

Only then did Ludo remember the paper Gula had given him, with all the signs of the houses in order.

It was a map of the heavenly calendar, showing these signs, which Gula gave to Ludo to guide him on his journey.

Ludo remembered now, vividly, his last sight of little Sisi lying on the ledge halfway down the cliff, with what was obviously a broken neck, and blood all over her coat.

In the space of a century, out of one little confined district, were produced a group of worthies, who at all times have been the wonder of the world: so that we may apply to the nation in general what was spoken of the school of a philosopher: cujus ex ludo, tanquam ex Equo Trojano, meri Principes exierunt.

He would gladly have fought off a hundred Hoggles and a thousand Ludos, had such an army come tramping along and ventured the crossing of his bridge.