Bingo for Beginners
Bingo is probably one of the easiest games on the planet – all
you need are bingo cards, bingo chips, the ability to recognize
numbers, fast eyes and a prize, even children can do it.
Object of the game
The object of the game is to complete the pattern called for in
a certain 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 what they
call block out, in which you’ll have to fill your whole card.
The Bingo Card
The Bingo card has the letters B, I, N, G and O across the top
indicating five columns. Each bingo column hast a set of numbers
ranging from 1 to 75.
The B column has numbers from 1-15, the I column has numbers,
16-30, the N column has numbers from 31 - 45, the G column has
numbers from 46 to 60, and the O column has numbers from 61 -
75. Each column may only have 5 numbers from their respective
range.
The card forms a grid in which the middle grid, the third row of
the N column is labeled free, this cell need not be filled.
The Game
First you need a Bingo card, you may have more than one bingo
card at a time, depending on your labeling ability.
The game starts when the host tells everyone the pattern to be
formed.