Lotto
Score
3.7
Players
2-48
Time
30
Recommended Age
3+
Difficulty
easy
Official Website
Not provided
Type
game
categories
mechanics
No mechanics found
publishers
(Public Domain)(Unknown)Abel KlingerAK Spiele HeimchenAlgaAmor SpielefabrikASS Altenburger SpielkartenAtmosphereB & S CompanyBayerwald SpieleBerliner SpielkartenBerwick's Toy Co. Ltd.BiserkaBlatzBritish Games Ltd (BGL)BrybellyBuilt-RiteCarlitCarls Stenders KunstforlagCayro, The GamesChad Valley Co Ltd.ClementoniCodegDal NegroDalmau Carles Pla S.A.Damm / EgmontdanspilDiset S. A.DrechslerE. E. Fairchild CorporationE. S. Lowe Company Inc.East Hull PressÉditions Gladius International, Inc.Edizioni CicognaeeBooF.X. SchmidFlamencoFranz SchmidtGayplayGibsonsGlevum GamesGrannaH. P. Gibson & SonsHarett-GilmarHarlesden GamesHartwig & VogelHausserHerosI. P. C. Universal Corp.IdealJ. A. Endtersche VerlagsbuchhandlungJ. Van BrunschotJ.L.Jeux StellaJohn Jaques of LondonJohn Sands Pty LtdJos. ScholzJugoslovenska knjigaJumboK & C LtdKärnanKartoKleeKOSMOSLisciani GiochiM. Dittert & CoMajoraMcLoughlin BrothersMedallion PressMeritMilton BradleyMulderNathanNational Game CompanyNoris SpieleNorth-South BooksNürburg SpieleNürnberger-Spielkarten-VerlagOrchard ToysOrda Industries Ltd.Otto Maier VerlagPalet spilPapitaParker BrothersPestalozzi-VerlagPiatnikPressman Toy Corp.Prestel VerlagRavensburgerRemoundoRudolf Forkel KGSalaSaml. Gabriel Sons and CompanySaussine EditeurSchmidt SpieleSelecta SpielzeugSpear's GamesSPIKA GmbHTacticThomas Salter Ltd
designers
Description
[See also Loteria, under a separate entry]
A precursor to Bingo, Lotto utilizes cards showing pictures or numbers in a grid, commonly 4x4 pictures or 3x6 numbers. The same images or numbers are scattered on different cards. A set of tiles or small cards is used to call out which image/number the players should cover up with a chip. The first to get one row complete wins a round. Many people can play at once; one older game was designed for large groups of up to 48 players.
There are many picture lotto sets published for young children, often with themes (baby animal lotto, Monsters, Inc. lotto, etc.). These games of chance and matching can be educational or just for fun.