Loba (card game)
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Loba (Spanish for 'she-wolf') or Loba Carioca, is a popular South American card game.[1] The game is often played with two to six players. It is popular in Argentina and Bolivia. It is a variant of Rummy. The game is often played with two card decks (104 cards and four jokers total). [1] There are multiple variations of the game, and rules vary from place to place.[2] The game is originally from Central America.
Objective
[edit]The goal of the game is to lose all cards in one’s hand. Cards are played by lying down combinations on the table either in runs or sets.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "La Loba carioca, salirse de ronda y ganar…" [Loba carioca, get out of the round and win…]. Diario Popular (in Spanish). 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023.
- ^ a b Me! (4 January 2019). "Loba de Menos". The Rummy Rulebook. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Rules of Card Games: Loba (by John McLeod and Eduardo Valcarcel)
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