Bingo Basics
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Bingo is probably one of the games that is easy to play on the planet; all you need are bingo cards, bingo chips, the ability to know the numbers, fast eyes and a prize, even children can play it.
Aims of the Game:
The object of Bingo is to accomplished a certain pattern agreed before the game with the minimum number of calls. Patterns are determined before the game starts, it can either be a full vertical, a diagonal, an X, or a box, or or what is called a block out, where all the numbers in the card should be filled.
The Bingo Card
The card Bingo uses has the letters B, I, N, G and O across the top indicating five columns. Each of the column has its own set of numbers ranging from 1 to 75.
The B column has numbers from 1-15, the I column has numbers, 16-30, 31-45 are the numbers for the N column, column G has numbers from 46 to 60, and the O column has numbers from 61 – 75. Each column Each of the column may only have five numbers from their respective range.
The card forms a grid in which the middle grid, the third row of the N column is labeled free, this box doesn’t need to be filled.
The Bingo Game
You need a bingo card, you may have more than one bingo card at a time, depending on how fast you can label them.
The game immediately starts after the host tells everyone the pattern to be completed.
Listen for the first ball, the host will call out a letter, either B, I, N, G or O, for the column and then a number under that particular letter, e.g. N-43.
Look for this number in your card and label it immediately.
The host continues to draw numbers until someone accomplished the pattern required.
The person accomplishing the pattern should shout BINGO immediately! To inform everyone that she has finished the pattern and has won the game.
The host will then verify all the numbers and their position in your card, either by taking your card, or by you shouting out the numbers that made you form the pattern.
Another game may resume afterwards, either with the same or different pattern, or same or different prize.
After a Bingo, the prize is given to the winner.
Note
Don’t shout BINGO if you haven’t accomplished a pattern yet, this halts the games and can be a bit annoying for other players.
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