Lotto
BGG rank
BGG #31,504
BGG rating
3.8

Lotto

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Rules assistance for Lotto

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 30 min
  • 3+
  • Complexity 1.2/5

Rules assistant for Lotto

What would you like to know?

Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Lotto is a board game released in 1530 for 2–48 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 3 and up.

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About the game

[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.

Publishers

  • (Unknown)
  • Parker Brothers
  • Schmidt Spiele
  • ASS Altenburger Spielkarten
  • Klee
  • Alga
  • John Sands Pty Ltd
  • Carlit

Questions and answers

Lotto supports 2–48 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.