Escoba (“Sweep 15”) on your TV, the Spanish card game
Escoba is Spain’s classic fishing card game: play a card that makes 15 with cards on the table and take them. On sofapop the table is on the TV and each player holds their cards on their phone. Free, in the browser, for 2 to 4 players.
How to play on sofapop
- Take turns: play a card
- If it makes 15 with cards on the table, take them
- Clear the table: sweep!
What makes it different
Your phone shows you every way to make 15, so all you do is choose: an easy way to learn the game. Clear the table and it’s a sweep. At the end, sweeps, most cards, most coins, the seven of coins and most sevens each score a point.
How to start
- Open sofapop.tv in your TV’s browser (or on a computer connected to it) and press “Create room”.
- Each player scans the QR code with their phone, or goes to sofapop.tv/play and types the 4-letter code.
- Pick a game and everyone plays at the same time, in rounds of a few minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Which deck does it use?
The 40-card Spanish deck, with coins, cups, swords and clubs.
Can we play remotely?
sofapop is made for playing together in the same room: everyone watches the same TV and uses their own phone.
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