Bingo History
Bingo is a game of chance in which players match randomly drawn numbers with numbers on pre-printed 5×5 matrices. Usually, the game is concluded when the first person obtains a specific pattern from the drawn numbers, at which point they are required to shout „Bingo!”. Contemporarily the number of Bingo variations has grown exponentially and the different patterns that can be used to play are almost unlimited.
United Kingdoms and Australia
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In comparison to 5×5 card U.K. and Australia consist of three lines and nine columns. They come in books containing ten pages with 10 cards, each of a different colour: Violet, Yellow, Pink, Grey, Orange, Blue, Red and White, Gold, Lime. Sometimes they are also sold as „Flyers” - single sheets containing 6 cards. |
Electronic Bingo
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Thanks to advancing technology bingo has become popular as a game played on handheld bingo computers. Such devices have tracking mechanisms that make sure that players will not miss a bingo, even if they play with multiple cards. Using this device, players enter the numbers called by the caller and the computer automatically checks and marks all the cards with this number. Bingo computers can hold even up to 200 cards per game, although some places can limit the number of cards that you can play at the same time. |
Online Bingo
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Online bingo sites use Random Number Generators (RNG) instead of balls. RNG is an application that is supposed to generate number sequences without patterns. To play Bingo online you need to visit a site offering online Bingo services and either play immediately thanks to Flash-based games or download and install free software. |
Basic Bingo patterns
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| Lines |    |
| Squares |  |
| U's |   |
| T's |   |
