Bingo Lingo & Strategies
- Bingo is the #1 game in the world and a reliable fund-raiser.
- Research has proven that bingo keeps you in peak mental form.
- Physical exercise will tone up the body, but bingo players' mental speed, observation skills and memory are enhanced by the game. Bingo keeps your mind and memory alert while providing an enjoyable social event.
- A game similar to Bingo was utilized as a teaching tool in German schools in order that the children could learn multiplication tables.
Bingo Lingo
Caller: a person who calls out bingo numbers as they tumble from the holder.
Coverall or Blackout: is a winning BINGO that covers all numbers on that particular card.
Free Space: the center square of the bingo card. This freebie is counted if required for a pattern or coverall win.
Game Variations: Double Bingo, Triple Bingo, Coverall, Progressives and Hardway. Each has specific rules and is listed in your game program.
Hall Ball: first number drawn at the beginning of the bingo session. If this number is the winning number in any game, a progressive jackpot is won along with the usual award for that particular game.
Hardway Bingo: a win is one line without utilizing the free space. Double Hardway Bingo requires two lines without utilizing the free space.
Jackpot: prize awarded for a particular game or pattern win.
Progressive Jackpot: grows until it is won and requires a separate buy-in. These games start with 45 numbers drawn per session and go up one number until won.
Minimum Buy-In: the least dollar amount required to be eligible for prizes.
Money Ball: a number drawn before the game that doubles your winnings if bingo is called on that number.
Pattern Bingo: is a specified pattern on the bingo card. For example, the letters X, T or H.
Squares: patterns for bingo wins. Outside Square: utilizes B and O row plus top and bottom rows across. Inside Square: is a win around the free space utilizing I, N and G rows.
Validation: after a called bingo to determine players' eligibility for the jackpot award.
Wild Number: can be played for a double bingo. This is determined by the first number out. For example, the first number is G47; therefore, all numbers ending in 7 will qualify as a wild number and should be marked.
WOB: Wild on Bingo. An expression created by the writer to end this glossary.
The Brits offer a unique form of bingo and the invented lingo is a real treat for the ears--veddy, veddy amusing. The game is played with 90 bingo balls. The players must get five numbers in a row, column or diagonal for Bingo!
OK, mates, here are a few examples of British Bingo Lingo.
- 7 - Lucky or God's in Heaven
- 15 - Young and Keen or Rugby Team
- 22 - Two Little Ducks or Dinky Doo
- 35 - Jump and Jive
- 41 - Time for Fun or Life's Begun
- 57 - Heinz Varieties
- 63 - Tickle Me
- 75 - Strive and Strive
- 82 - Straight on Through
- 90 - Top of the Shop
Strategies
For each game, other than progressives, there will always be a winner, therefore, BINGO is one of the better gambling bets. When selecting your cards and favorite numbers, here are some suggestions:Select: B1-B10. I19-29. N31-39. G49-55. O61-68. You chance of a win is calculated by the total number of cards released for that game by the number you are playing. So, if 1000 cards are released and you have purchased 10, your chances of a win are 1 in 100.
Online Bingo
This is the easiest and most comfortable way to play this fun game. You will find a display board for bingo numbers along with the game pattern for a particular game. In most cases, the numbers are marked for you and a bingo immediately recognized. This is cyberspace fun accompanied by great graphics. The popularity of Bingo has reached epic status as the game is now played around the world and enthusiastically online. Let's BINGO!
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