Learning The Game Of Bingo

The game of bingo has been around for decades and probably is here to stay for many more.

If you have never played the game of bingo you are in for a real treat especially if you win the cash jackpot. Bingo is fun and quite easy to play. It is made up of a card with twenty-four numbers and typically a free spot in the middle.

The twenty-four numbers are randomly chosen on the card from numbers one through seventy-five. The numbers are lined in a row, each row begins with a letter (B, I, N, G, O), under the letter B will be five numbers (one through fifteen), under I is another five numbers (sixteen through thirty), under the N is four numbers and a free space (thirty-one through forty-five), under the G is five numbers (forty-six through sixty) and under the O is another five numbers (sixty-one through seventy-five).

The caller will choose one ball at a time. The balls are numbered from one through seventy-five to correspond with your cards. After the ball has been choose the caller will announce the number drawn and you the player will make the announced number on your card if you have it. If you do not have the number simply do nothing. The caller will keep calling numbers and you the players keep marking them to get a full card or desired combination needed to will the jackpot. The combination will vary from site to site and game to game.

When you get the combination that is needed to win yell bingo or online press the bingo button to indicate that you are a winner. Have fun and Good Luck!!

Every Bingo club has it's own style of game and even special slang for a game win.  Below are  8 of the most common  types of wins in Bingo games.

Regular Win  Vertical, Horizontal or Diagonal Line = One of the above options  to win (not all as shown)	Cover All All the squares must be covered to win this game. This is usually the last game of the night for many clubs.	4 Corners All four corners must be covered to win, and done so in the first 4 balls drawn in the game. The center is left unmarked.	A Handful Win This  is a 5-square combination win. Looks like 4- corners right? The difference is that you don't have to do it in the first 4 balls. You can win with how many balls it took drawn to cover all the corners. And the center "Free" is marked.
The Postage Stamp Any 4 groups of squares in any  location on the card.	Winner's Circle All the outer squares of the card must be covered.	The Cross The covered squares form a center cross on the card.	The Christmas Tree The covered squares form a tree shape on the card.