{"id":718,"date":"2007-11-14T15:20:27","date_gmt":"2007-11-14T15:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/?page_id=718"},"modified":"2026-10-20T11:55:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:55:34","slug":"pokino-a-typical-spanish-game-of-cards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/literatuur\/pokino-a-typical-spanish-game-of-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"PokerBingo.. Pingo! &#8211; A mix between Poker and Bingo."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pingo-glasses.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12656\" \/>PokerBingo is a traditional Spanish game that blends the mechanics of Poker and Bingo. Players place small bets into various containers at the start of each round and race to claim them by completing specific card combinations on their boards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What You Need<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Between 2 and 10 players<\/li>\n<li>1 Spanish card deck (40 cards) or a normal card deck<\/li>\n<li>1 game sheet per player<\/li>\n<li>6 small cups, glasses, or containers to hold the bets<\/li>\n<li>Tokens (dry beans, coins, or something) to mark called cards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Setup<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Get the boards:<\/strong> Download and print the 10 game sheets provided below. Each sheet features a unique 5\u00d75 grid showing 25 cards from the Spanish deck. Print the game sheets om A4 or A5 paper.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mark the 6 containers:<\/strong> Label them with the winning combinations: &#8220;PINGO&#8221;, &#8220;CENTRO&#8221;, &#8220;4 ESQUINAS&#8221;, &#8220;POKER&#8221;, &#8220;ESTAMPA&#8221;, and &#8220;FULL&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Place your bets:<\/strong> Every player places an agreed amount (for example, 5 cents) into <em>each<\/em> of the 6 containers before the round begins. At 5 cents per pot, each player bets 30 cents (6 coins) per round.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to Play<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Shuffle the Spanish deck thoroughly and place it face down in the center of the table.<\/li>\n<li>One player acts as the caller, drawing cards one by one, showing them, and calling them out.<\/li>\n<li>Players check their sheets. If the card appears on their board, they cover it with a token.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Winning Combinations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whenever you complete a winning combination, call it out immediately to claim the coins in that specific container!<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Icon<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Name<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">How to Win<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/icon-pingo.jpg\" alt=\"pingo!\" style=\"max-width: none; width: auto; height: auto;\" \/><!-- Insert Pingo Icon --><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: center;\"><strong>PINGO<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Complete any horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line of 5 cards across your sheet. Calling Pingo wins the game and ends the round.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/icon-poker.jpg\" alt=\"pingo!\" style=\"max-width: none; width: auto; height: auto;\" \/><!-- Insert Poker Icon --><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: center;\"><strong>POKER<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Cover the <strong>four matching cards<\/strong> on the first row of your board.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/icon-full.jpg\" alt=\"pingo!\" style=\"max-width: none; width: auto; height: auto;\" \/><!-- Insert Full Icon --><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: center;\"><strong>FULL<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Cover the <strong>entire second row<\/strong> (5 cards). Because this is also a straight line, winning FULL automatically wins the <strong>PINGO<\/strong> pot as well and ends the round!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/icon-centro.jpg\" alt=\"pingo!\" style=\"max-width: none; width: auto; height: auto;\" \/><!-- Insert Centro Icon --><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: center;\"><strong>CENTRO<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Cover the single card in the exact center of your 5\u00d75 grid (Row 3, Column 3).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/icon-4esquinas.jpg\" alt=\"pingo!\" style=\"max-width: none; width: auto; height: auto;\" \/><!-- Insert 4 Esquinas Icon --><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: center;\"><strong>4&nbsp;ESQUINAS<\/strong><br \/>(corners)<\/td>\n<td>Cover all four outer corners of your board (top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/icon-estampa.jpg\" alt=\"pingo!\" style=\"max-width: none; width: auto; height: auto;\" \/><!-- Insert Estampa Icon --><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: center;\"><strong>ESTAMPA<\/strong><br \/>(stamp)<\/td>\n<td>Cover a 2\u00d72 square of 4 adjacent cards in <strong>any<\/strong> corner of your sheet.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Pot Rules &#038; Ties<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ties:<\/strong> If two or more players complete the same combination on the exact same card, the coins in that container are split equally. Any odd coins that cannot be divided evenly stay in the container for the next round.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jackpots:<\/strong> Any coins left in unclaimed containers carry over to the next round. Difficult combinations like FULL or POKER often accumulate larger jackpots over several games!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Missed it:<\/strong> If you forget to call out your win right away, you can still claim it as soon as you notice, provided the pot is still on the table. However, if another player completes the combination while more cards are drawn, you will have to split the pot with them. And if another player has already claimed the pot and taken the coins before you speak up, you&#8217;re out of luck and you win nothing!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ending the Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>End of a regular round:<\/strong> The round ends as soon as someone calls <strong>PINGO<\/strong> (or <strong>FULL<\/strong>). Any remaining pots stay as they are, everyone places new bets into all 6 containers, and a new round begins.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stop playing:<\/strong> To finish playing and clear the table, play one final &#8220;clean-up&#8221; round. Keep drawing cards even after the first Pingo is called until every single container has been won!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/gamesheets-spanish.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/card06-1-178x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/card06-1-178x300.jpg 178w, https:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/card06-1-608x1024.jpg 608w, https:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/card06-1.jpg 655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/a><strong>About the Game Sheets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are 10 distinct game sheets in total, each featuring a unique arrangement of 25 cards with a quick reference guide along the bottom. These printable sheets are an independent recreation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All game sheets in a single file:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/gamesheets-spanish.pdf\">Traditional Spanish card deck (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Get the game sheets separately:\n<ul>\n<li>Game sheet 1 (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card01.jpg\">jpg<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card01.html\">html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Game sheet 2 (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card02.jpg\">jpg<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card02.html\">html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Game sheet 3 (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card03.jpg\">jpg<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card03.html\">html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Game sheet 4 (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card04.jpg\">jpg<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card04.html\">html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Game sheet 5 (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card05.jpg\">jpg<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card05.html\">html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Game sheet 6 (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card06.jpg\">jpg<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card06.html\">html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Game sheet 7 (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card07.jpg\">jpg<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card07.html\">html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Game sheet 8 (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card08.jpg\">jpg<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card08.html\">html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Game sheet 9 (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card09.jpg\">jpg<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card09.html\">html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Game sheet 10 (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card10.jpg\">jpg<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card10.html\">html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Or&#8230; if you don&#8217;t have a Spanish deck&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All game sheets in a single file:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/gamesheets-int.pdf\">International card deck<\/a> (pdf)\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/card09int-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/card09int-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/card09int-634x1024.jpg 634w, https:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/card09int.jpg 684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><strong>Note<\/strong>: <em>Prefer playing with a standard 52-card deck?<\/em> While the traditional Spanish game uses a 40-card baraja espa\u00f1ola (ranks 1\u20137, Jack, Knight, and King across Coins, Cups, Swords, and Clubs), you can easily adapt it to an international 52-card deck (Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, and Clubs). To match the original board distributions, simply remove the 8s, 9s, and 10s from your standard deck, which leaves a 40-card set: Ace through 7, Jack, Queen, and King.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Get the game sheets separately:\n<ul>\n<li>International gamesheet 1 (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card01int.jpg\">jpg<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card01int.html\">html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>International game sheet 2 (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card02int.jpg\">jpg<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card02int.html\">html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>International game sheet 3 (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card03int.jpg\">jpg<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card03int.html\">html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>International game sheet 4 (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card04int.jpg\">jpg<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card04int.html\">html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>International game sheet 5 (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card05int.jpg\">jpg<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card05int.html\">html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>International game sheet 6 (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card06int.jpg\">jpg<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card06int.html\">html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>International game sheet 7 (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card07int.jpg\">jpg<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card07int.html\">html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>International game sheet 8 (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card08int.jpg\">jpg<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card08int.html\">html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>International game sheet 9 (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card09int.jpg\">jpg<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card09int.html\">html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>International game sheet 10 (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card10int.jpg\">jpg<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/downloads\/pokerbingo\/card10int.html\">html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Did you know?<\/em> The Spanish deck contains 40 cards across 4 suits: <strong>Coins<\/strong> (<em>Oros<\/em>), <strong>Cups<\/strong> (<em>Copas<\/em>), <strong>Swords<\/strong> (<em>Espadas<\/em>), and <strong>Clubs<\/strong> (<em>Bastos<\/em>). Each suit has cards 1 &#8211; 7, plus Jack\/Page (<em>Sota<\/em>), Knight\/Horse (<em>Caballo<\/em>), and King (<em>Rey<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><em>Fun fact..<\/em> Because each sheet features 4 cards of identical value across its top row to form the Poker line, only 10 unique combinations can exist, which is why traditional Pingo is played with exactly 10 sheets and why the maximum number of players is 10.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><small><em>Disclaimer: Pokino, El pokino, Pokeno, Po-ke-no, Pingo, PokerBingo and similar names may be trademarks of their respective owners. This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by any game publisher or trademark holder.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PokerBingo is a traditional Spanish game that blends the mechanics of Poker and Bingo. 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