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Loteria

Lotería is a game similar to bingo where players mark off images on game boards instead of numbers when the caller announces them from a deck of cards. Each card features a different image with a name and number. Players choose from previously created 4x4 boards with random images to play. The first player to mark off four in a row on their board in any pattern shouts "Lotería" or "Buenas" to win. Lotería originated in Italy in the 15th century and was brought to Mexico in 1769, first as a hobby for upper classes and later becoming a tradition at fairs.

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Loteria

Lotería is a game similar to bingo where players mark off images on game boards instead of numbers when the caller announces them from a deck of cards. Each card features a different image with a name and number. Players choose from previously created 4x4 boards with random images to play. The first player to mark off four in a row on their board in any pattern shouts "Lotería" or "Buenas" to win. Lotería originated in Italy in the 15th century and was brought to Mexico in 1769, first as a hobby for upper classes and later becoming a tradition at fairs.

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Lotería is a game of chance, similar to bingo, but using images on a deck of cards instead of plain

numbers on ping pong balls. Every image has a name and an assigned number, but the number is
usually ignored. Each player has at least one tabla, a board with a randomly created 4 x 4 grid
of pictures with their corresponding name and number. Players choose what tabla they want to play
with, from a variety of previously created tablas. Each one presents a different selection of images.
Lotería is the Spanish word for lottery. The deck is composed of a set of 54 different images, each
one in a card. To start the game, the caller (cantor, or singer) randomly selects a card from the deck
and announces it to the players by its name, sometimes using a riddle or humorous patter instead of
reading the card name. The players with a matching pictogram on their board mark it off with a chip or
other kind of marker (many Mexican people traditionally use small rocks, crown corks or pinto
beans as markers). The first player with four chips in a horizontal, verticalor diagonal row, squared
pattern, any other previously specified pattern, or fills the tabla first shouts "¡Lotería!" (Lottery!) or
"¡Buenas!" (Good!) and is the winner.

History
The origin of lottery can be traced far back in history. The game originated in Italy in the 15th century
and was brought to New Spain (Mexico) in 1769. In the beginning, lotería was a hobby of the upper
classes,[1] but eventually it became a tradition at Mexican fairs.

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