Caribbean Loteria

Loteria is a fun game of chance that originated in Mexico. It's a variation of Bingo that uses pictures instead of numbers and letters. Download our fun Caribbean version and play at your next fiesta!

To make the game:

1. Download and print out the Acrobat* files below.
2. Glue the board pages to a sheet of thin cardboard.
3. Cut out the boards on the dotted lines.
4. Cut out the cards on the dotted lines.
5. You will also need game markers, like pennies or buttons, and a bag to put the cards in.

DOWNLOAD CARDS (1 page)

Here's how to play:

1. Up to four people and one caller can play.
   
2. Choose a caller.
   
3. Give each player a game card.
   
4. The caller pulls the individual picture cards from a bag and calls out the name of the card.
   
5. Players with corresponding pictures on their game cards cover that picture with a token (like a penny or a button).
   
6. Whoever covers three pictures in a row in any direction—horizontal, vertical or diagonal—first, wins.