Mensch ärgere Dich nicht!

According to the file_id.diz, this implementation of the popular German Ludo variant was licensed by Schmidt, it is thus quasi official. As a result it is far closer to the look and feel of the original board game than any other program.

Even apart from this it is quite a remarkable piece of software. The board comes in three sizes: 200×200, 400×400, and 700×700. By default the game will choose the largest board that fits on the desktop. Both a four player and six player board can be chosen, you can even swap in the middle of a game. Some rule details are configurable as well. There are other nice details, the pawns are represented by smilies that change expression depending on whether they are in the game or not, the cursor changes to a mouse graphic during the computer opponents' turns, the results of die rolls are announced by voice.

The screenshots were taken under 256 colors, where a few colors are different. The inlined screenshot shows the smallest board size, click on it and you see the largest one in six player mode.

All text in this game is in German only.

Steckbrief

• Concept: Ludo
• Author: Oliver Kraheck
• Year: 1995
• Country of Origin:
• Needs: BWCC.DLL

Download

• Mensch ärgere Dich nicht! (282kB, ZIP)