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Spanish history and leisure ·
Spain’s tahurerías: the gambling houses of old
Tahurerías were gambling houses, sometimes legal and sometimes not, where people played cards and dice. Here’s what they were like and how they were regulated.
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Rules and concepts ·
Truc and Truco: are they the same game?
Truc in Valencia and the Balearic Islands, Truque in Aragon, and Truco in Argentina and Uruguay belong to the same family of trick-taking card games, but each has its own local rules. Here’s what brings them together.
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Rules and concepts ·
How to play Casita Robada (Stealing the Little House)
Casita Robada (Stealing the Little House) is many children’s first card game: match cards, build your pile and watch out, or someone will steal it. Here’s how to play.
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Culture ·
Traditional games in Asturias
In Asturias, Tute (a trick-taking card game) is almost a religion, with local variants of its own. Mus (a Spanish card game), Brisca (brisque) and Subastao (bidding Tute) are popular too. Here’s a look at what people play.
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Probability and chance ·
The odds of being dealt four reyes (kings)
Four kings in one hand: how often does it happen? With a standard pack, hardly ever. In eight-king Mus (the Spanish card game), it is much more common. Here are the numbers.
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