Most of the time, you’ll only need to look at:
- The challenge
- The difficulty
- The Check Time
- Any requirement tags
Win Ticket to Ride without claiming any route shorter than 4 trains.
Once you understand those four elements, you’ll be able to read almost any achievement in LudoLog.
The challenge
The challenge is the achievement itself.
It’s the thing you’re trying to do during the game.
Some challenges require planning.
Others are things you might discover after the game is over.
The description should tell you exactly what needs to happen.
Win Pandemic without causing more than one outbreak.
Difficulty
The difficulty badge gives a rough idea of how demanding an achievement is.
Difficulty isn’t about how rare something is.
It’s about how difficult it is to achieve on purpose.
Want to know more? Difficulty levels
Check Time
Check Time tells you when the achievement can be verified.
During Game
The achievement needs to be noticed or tracked while the game is being played.
Prevent an outbreak in a city that already has three disease cubes.
After Game
The achievement can be checked once the game is over.
Win Ticket to Ride without claiming any route shorter than 4 trains.
If you’re not sure whether you need to read an achievement before playing, Check Time is often a good clue.
Requirement tags
Some achievements only apply in specific situations.
You may see tags such as:
Win a 3+ player game of Pandemic using an expansion and your group’s variant setup.
These tags tell you when an achievement is eligible.
If the requirements aren’t met, the achievement can’t be earned.
Earning an achievement
If you’ve completed the challenge and met the requirements, mark the achievement as earned.
You don’t need to bookmark it first.
You don’t need to complete it in a specific number of attempts.
If it happened, it counts.