Loba (card game)
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
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
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 Me! (4 January 2019). "Loba de Menos". The Rummy Rulebook. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
External links
- Rules of Card Games: Loba (by John McLeod and Eduardo Valcarcel)