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Card games in Colombia

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A version of the compendium game King is played with the standard 52 card pack.

Harry Viens reports that a card game called Toruro is popular. It is played with a Spanish deck, with each player receiving 3 cards; one card is turned to indicate the trump suit. The cards rank from high to low 1-3-king-horse-jack-7-6-5-4-2. A hand of 1-3-K of a suit, known as "immortal", wins the pot outright; 1-3-K of trumps outranks 1-3-K of another suit. If no one has an immortal hand, three tricks are played, the winner of each trick collecting one third of the pot.

The World Casino Directory includes a listing of Casinos in Colombia.


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Last updated 21st March 2007