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Loba (card game)

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Loba, Spanish for she-wolf and also called Loba Carioca, is a popular South American card game and a variant of Rummy. It is played with two standard decks totaling 104 cards plus four jokers, and accommodates two to six participants. Although the game is said to have originated in Central America, it has become especially popular in Argentina and Bolivia, and local rules vary by region. Players aim to empty their hands of cards by laying down combinations as runs or sets on the table, discarding and drawing in turn until one player goes out. The Wikipedia article notes it remains a stub and that the game's rules and terminology differ from table to table across the countries where it is played.

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This page describes the game Loba as played in Argentina.
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1. Loba (card game) (Wikipedia)
  • lead paragraph, game-type-category
    Loba (Spanish for 'she-wolf') or Loba Carioca, is a popular South American card game.
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    The game is often played with two to six players.
  • Lead paragraph
    The game is often played with two to six players.
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