 The four Kings | |
| Origin | Spain |
|---|---|
| Type | Fishing |
| Players | 2-4 |
| Cards | 40 |
| Deck | Spanish |
| Play | Anticlockwise |
| Playing time | 20 min. |
| Related games | |
| Cassino • Scopa • Skwitz • Zwickern | |
Escoba is a Spanish variant of the Italian fishing card game Scopa, which means "broom", a name that refers to the situation in the game where all of the cards from the board are "swept" in one turn. The game is usually played with a deck of traditional Spanish playing cards, called naipes.