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BINGO RULES
The game of bingo originates from the 18th Centruy in France and have evolved drastically over the centuries to the game it is today. So much so, that now there is even an online version of the game that is becoming increasingly popular in many countries, especially the UK. Long have the days gone where it is fish and chips and then down to the local bingo halls. Long have the days gone where you need to be over 40 to play!! Market researches have shown that bingo is being played by people of all ages and is nowadays the new night-out for the twenty-somethings.
Bingo is still more popular amongst women, but more and more men are starting to play the game and finding it to be very entertaining. Perhaps it is the online fad that is getting a lot of society interested in bingo but let me tell you Gala Bingo and Mecca Bingo certainly aren’t complaining as the land based bingo halls are as busy as ever despite the smoking ban.
Bingo has very simple rules and it is entirely based on luck, therefore making the game fun and easy to play. Many people have struggled to believe that it is a game of gambling as the cost is so small and there is always a maximum you can lose. It is preferred to be looked upon as a hobby, a social experience and no doubt will continue to be popular in the UK and other countries for many years to come.
Bingo is very similar both offline in bingo halls and online on bingo websites. The way you win is by having all your numbers on your card called out and then you have achieved BINGO!
Online bingo has completely gone crazy in the UK in terms of popularity. It gives you the opportunity to play bingo from your own home and now you can socialise online as they say via the chat rooms that all the sites offer. Unlike land based bingo where the balls are drawn from manually by the bingo caller, in online bingo the balls are drawn by a random number generator, which is used for many other online games.
The one major difference between the land based and the online bingo game is the chat rooms. Chat rooms encourage players to communicate and socialise whilst the bingo games are taking place. Online bingo sites even have chat games where the chat moderator, CM, (all online sites have these and they work as a helper) leads the bingo games. A big plus point to the online bingo game is that with the constant influx of players brings an increase to the jackpot sizes. A lot of players in the land based halls have started playing online as they are the first to tell you that the jackpots are far larger online as they are far more bingo players and bingo games.
The two main bingo games to teach you are the 75 ball bingo and 90 ball bingo game which are the most common two in the UK. They differ in many ways. The game the UK is famous for is the 90 ball game and in the US they seem to have always preferred the 75 ball game. However, since the online craze in the UK the 75 ball game has seemed to have grown in popularity.
In 75 ball bingo, 75 balls are used by the Random Generator. In 75 ball bingo each player is given a 5×5 gridded card with a specific pattern on it. The aim is for the player to mark off the pattern in the quickest time possible by having their bingo numbers called out. There is only one winner in the 75 ball bingo game, therefore the first player to mark off the pattern on the card shout BINGO and they win the prize.
The 90 ball bingo game, which is most commonly played in the UK, is set in a grid of 9×3 and the card has 15 numbers to mark off and 12 empty. There are 3 different opportunities to win on 90 ball bingo. You can be a one line winner, a two line winner and a then a full house which is when all numbers are marked off on your bingo card. The prizes increase as the game develops. Therefore, you would win a lot more for a full house than you would for a one line winner.
BINGO LINGO – BINGO CALLS
1 Nelson’s column
2 Me and you
3 Cup of tea
4 Knock at the door
5 Man alive
6 Chopsticks
7 God’s in heaven
8 One Fat Lady
9 Doctor’s orders
10 Tony’s Den
11 Legs eleven
12 Monkey’s cousin (rhymes with “a dozen”)
13 Unlucky for some
14 Valentines day
15 Young and keen
16 Sweet sixteen
17 Dancing Queen
18 Key of the door / Coming of age
19 Goodbye teens
20 Getting plenty
21 Key of the door
22 Two little ducks
23 The Lord is my Shepherd
24 Two dozen
25 Duck and dive
26 Pick and mix
27 Gateway to heaven
28 In a state
29 You’re doing fine
30 Flirty thirty
31 Get up and run
32 Buckle my Shoe
33 All the threes
34 Ask for more
35 Jump and jive
36 Three dozen
37 A flea in heaven
38 Christmas cake
39 Those famous steps
40 Naughty Forty
41 Time for fun
42 Whinny the Pooh
43 Down on your knees
44 Droopy drawers
45 Halfway there
46 Up to tricks
47 Four and seven
48 Four dozen
49 PC (Police Constable)
50 Bulls eye
51 Tweak of the thumb
52 Danny La Rue
53 Stuck in the tree
54 Clean the floor
55 Snakes alive
56 Was she worth it?
57 Heinz varieties
58 Make them wait
59 Brighton line
60 Blind 60
61 Bakers bun
62 Tickety boo
63 Tickle me
64 Red raw
65 Old age pension
66 Clickety click
67 Made in heaven
68 Saving grace
69 Your place or mine
70 Three score and ten / Blind 70
71 Bang on the drum
72 A crutch and a duck
73 Queen B
74 Candy store
75 Strive and strive
76 Trombones
77 Sunset strip
78 Heavens gate
79 One more time
80 Gandhi’s breakfast
81 Stop and run
82 Straight on through
83 Time for tea
84 Seven dozen
85 Staying alive
86 Between the sticks
87 Torquay in Devon
88 Two fat ladies
89 All but one
90 Top of the shop
BINGO CHAT ETIQUETTE - ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS
A/S - Age/Sex
AFK - Away from Keyboard
A/S/L - Age/Sex/Location
BRB - Be Right Back
BBL - Be Back Later
BFN - Bye For Now
BTW - By The Way
CUL8R – See You Later
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
FYI - For Your Information
GBH - Great Big Hug
GG - Good Game
GL - Good Luck
GLA - Good Luck All
GM - Good Morning
GN - Good Night
GR8 - Great
HB - Hurry Back
HF - Have Fun
LMAO – Laughing My Arse Off
LOL - Laugh Out Loud
L8R – Later
OMG - Oh My God
PMSL – Peeing Myself Laughing
ROFL – Rolling On The Floor Laughing
SOH - Sense Of Humour
SRY - Sorry
THX - Thanks
WD - Well Done
WTG – Way To Go
WTW - Well To Go Winner
XOXO – Hugs And Kisses
XXXX - Kisses
YW - Your Welcome
1TG - 1 To Go
2TG - 2 To Go
3TG - 3 To Go
