Lotería (Spanish word meaning "lottery") is a traditional game of chance, similar to bingo. Boards will be available for pick up at the Robert Crown Branch. For kids age 8+
Lotería (Spanish word meaning "lottery") is a traditional game of chance, similar to bingo, but using images on a deck of cards instead of numbered ping pong balls. Every image has a name in both English and Spanish. Each player has at least one tabla, a board with a randomly created 3 x 3 grid of pictures with their corresponding name and number. Players choose a tabla to play with, from a variety of previously created tablas, each with a different selection of images. With this kit kids will draw in their image of to match the name on the board.
To start the game, the caller (cantor, Spanish for "singer") picks a card from the deck and announces it to the players by its name, sometimes using a verse before reading the card name. Each player locates the matching pictogram of the card just announced on their board and marks it off with a chip or other kind of marker. In Mexico, it is traditional to use small rocks, crown corks or pinto beans as markers. The winner is the first player that shouts "¡Buena!" right after completing a tabla or a previous agreed pattern: row, column, or diagonal.
Boards will be available for pickup at the Robert Crown Branch.
For kids age 8+
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