Spanish Loteria Cards
Lotería is a traditional Mexican game that came over from Spain around 1769. Originally, it was a game enjoyed by the wealthy, but eventually was played by everyone. The Lotería Game is still popular at fairs and celebrations throughout Mexico. The most common version of the game was first published in 1887 by Don Clemente Jacques. This edition is still popular today.
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Lotería Game Equipment
Loteria Board Template
- 3 or more players
- tokensto cover squares (can be game tokens or other small objects like buttons, bits of paper, beans, etc.)
How to play the Lotería Game
The Lotería game is similar to Bingo with several striking differences. Lotería has a deck of 54 cards. On the front of the card is a picture of an object and its name is Spanish. On the back of the card is a riddle. Each person gets a tabla (playing board) that has a 4 x 4 grid with random pictures of the cards on the board. The cards are mixed and randomly called out. If a player has the image on his playing board, he may cover it with a marker. (Can be small pieces of paper, buttons, coins, tokens, etc.) The first person who fills a row vertically, horizontally or diagonally, calls out, and wins the game.
There are variations on how to play the game. In the first version, the caller simply holds up the card and says the name of the object. In another version, the caller reads the clues on the back of the card and players must cover an object based on the clues.
How to Use the Lotería Game
The Lotería Game can be used to help children learn some basic Spanish nouns. If your family speaks Spanish or knows someone that does, you will be able to use the riddles on the cards. If you type in the words mexican loteria cards translations on an internet search, you will find many sites that do have translations for the cards. Also, on the back of each of the 20 game boards, there is a short story or poem. CAUTION: If you try to use an online translator yourself, you will find that many of the cards will be inaccurately translated. Like any language, Spanish uses colloquialisms and puns. Without being aware of the cultural references, literal translations may be wrong or inappropriate.
In Wee Folk Art’s Cultural Connections :: Unit 6, the book El juego de la Lotería by Rene Colato Lainez is used when studying Mexico. It is about a young boy that goes to visit his grandmother in Mexico. The young boy speaks little Spanish and his grandmother does not speak English. Through the use of the Lotería Game, both begin learning a new language. After reading the book, children will have a better understanding of the game.
If you wish to buy this game, be careful. We bought our loteria game for $5.89 on Amazon. We’ve seen the same game, with the same cards, for as much as $25.00!
CAUTION: Before playing the game with your children, you will want to go through the cards. These were first published 1887. Some people may find a couple of the cards inappropriate to use today. If you would like, remove those cards from the game along with the game boards with those pictures. Not to worry. There are many cards and boards so the removal of a few of them will not be missed.
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Join us for a fun and educational Lotería game online! Cantor Billy Webb, will be calling out cards, while players mark their digital Lotería board. This event is family friendly and designed to teach some basic Spanish and Mexican history. Please be prepared to join the Zoom meeting from your computer and open another window, or another device, to play the game online together with the other players. There will be prizes for the winners. Buena suerte!
Where: The event took place on Zoom.
Spanish Loteria Cards
Lotería is an iconic card game that has been passed down many generations in Mexico. Lotería is the Spanish word for lottery. While it is a game of chance, the game is more similar to bingo.
Each card has a different picture, and its corresponding name in Spanish underneath. Each player chooses a board with randomly selected images across it. Typically, el cantor, the caller, is responsible for calling out the card name or even a riddle that goes with the picture. The players then mark the spot with a chip, often pinto beans. The first player with four chips in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal pattern wins the game after shouting “Lotería!”
The most famous version of the cards uses the artwork titled “Don Clemente Gallo,” which was introduced in Mexico by French businessman Don Clemente Jacques. However, many contemporary young artists, like Mike Alfaro of Millennial Loteria, reimagine the outdated Latinx representation in Lotería and humorously updates it to reflect a more modern generation.
How to Play
Join the Zoom meeting with the link provided to your per email.
Open this link on a separate device or in a new window: https://bingobaker.com/play/a8e31b1e4e98b6b7
Enter your email address and hit enter
Wait for host Billy Webb to call out cards
If the called out card matches your board, click yo mark the correct square
Once you have 4 checked squares in a row (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) either unmute yourself and call “Loteria” or write “Loteria” or “I won” in the chat.
The game will be stopped and the first one to have called victory will be the winner of the game.
Thank you to Billy Webb for making this event happen.
Spanish Loteria Cards Card
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