Lanterloo

Lanterloo
The Game of Pam
"Pam-flush" - Four of a suit plus Pam (♣Kn)
OriginFrance
Alternative namesLoo
TypeTrick-taking
FamilyRams group
Players3 to 8 (5 to 7 best)
Cards52
DeckFrench
Rank (high→low)Kn A K Q Kn 10...
PlayClockwise
Related games
Bester Bube • Euchre • Rams • Tippen
Features: Kn as top card (Pam); 3- or 5-card hands

Lanterloo or loo is a 17th-century trick taking game of the trump family of which many varieties are recorded. It belongs to a line of card games whose members include Nap, euchre, rams, hombre, and maw (spoil five). It is considered a modification of the game of "all fours", another English game possibly of Dutch origin, in which the players replenish their hands after each round by drawing each fresh new cards from the pack.