Bingo is probably one of the easiest game one can play on the planet; what you need are bingo chips and cards, the ability to recognize numbers, a prize and fast eyes, even young ones can play it.
Object of the game:
The object of the game is to accomplished a certain pattern agreed before the game with the lowest number of calls. Patterns are determined before the game starts, it can either be a full horizontal, or vertical, a diagonal, an X, a box, or or what is called a block out, in which you’ll have to fill your whole card.
The Bingo Card
The Bingo card has five letters (B, I, N, G, O) at the the top showing the five columns. Each column has its own set of numbers ranging from 1 to 75.
The B column has the 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, while column O 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 3rd row of column N is labeled free, this box doesn’t need to be filled.
The Game Proper
First 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 starts when the host tells everyone the pattern to be formed.
Listen for the 1st ball, the host will call out a letter, either B, I, N, G or O, for the column and then a number, e.g. I-30.
See if you have this in your bingo card, then label it at once.
The host continues to announce numbers until someone form the pattern required.
The person having the pattern completed should immediately yell bingo! This is to stop the drawing of additional numbers and to tell everyone that she 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, aiming for a different pattern or just the same, with the same or another kind of prize.
After a Bingo, the prize is given to the winner.
Note
Never shout BINGO if you haven’t accomplished a pattern yet, this halts the games and annoying for others.
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