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Variations of Bingo and the Goal of the Game

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Bingo has been around for quite some time even though the origin is not known for sure. There are different variations of Bingo, but the basic goal of bingo is to get a winning combination. When you achieve a winning combination you yell “bingo.” The way bingo is played depends on the country.

UK bingo is also referred to as Housie. The typical UK bingo/housie ticket contains twenty-seven spaces and contains nine columns and three rows. Each of these rows contains five numbers and four blank spaces. Each Column contains one, two, or rarely 3 numbers. The first column consists of numbers from 1 to 9, the second column consists of numbers from 10 to 19, the third column consists of numbers from 20 to 29 and the pattern continues like this until the last column which goes from 80 to 90.

A caller will call out numbers that if you have them on your card you will either mark over it with a writing utensil or place a simple chip over it. The caller will often exchange prizes for winning tickets after they validate them. The means by which the caller will obtain the numbers can be by an electronic random number generator, drawing number labelled pieces from a bag, or other possibilities. The different winning combinations for UK bingo are line, two lines, and full house. You achieve a winning combination in line when you cover a horizontal line of five numbers on the ticket. You achieve a winning combination in two line when you cover any two lines on the same ticket. For full house you must cover all fifteen numbers on the bingo card. When a line game is over, the caller will often switch to a two line game or just go straight to a full house game.

In the UK’s National Bingo Game the only type of bingo played is full house. The record payout for the national bingo game was £950,000. If you receive the last number in your winning bingo sequence you must call out bingo before the caller continues and then leaves you with an invalid combination.

There is both online and offline Bingo. Bingo has been played for many years and it does not seem like it will be put down anytime soon.

By Tom Webb
Bingo is now played in a number of companies. As a regular online bingo player, I have seen that there is a wider range of prizes to encourage players of any level from beginners to experienced bingo players.

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Did you know that …

... there are two types of bingo played around the world?

North America plays 75-ball bingo on a 5x5 card with the centre square usually marked 'free'. In the UK, parts of Europe, Australia and parts of South America they play a 90-ball game, marked on a 9x3 card. Both types of bingo are prominent online.

Unlike balls used in regular bingo halls, online bingo sites use a random number generator. The online bingo play works almost exactly like playing online poker or online casino games with everything being virtual. Most bingo halls also offer links to online poker and casino offerings. One notable feature of online bingo is the chat functionality that gives the opportunity to interact with other players.

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If you are going to try online bingo for the first time look for the best no deposit bingo and free bingo sites. Experience the game with the calm deriving from the awareness that you are not risking your own money, nevertheless you can win some good bucks.

Progressive jackpot bingo games offer high value cash prizes. The jackpot is accumulated over a period of time, often taken from payments made to play smaller games. Usually as each new card pattern emerges, the pattern will have a number defining the amount of calls needed to claim the Jackpot. If players obtain a Bingo in this amount of calls or less then they will win the Progressive Jackpot. But rules are different for the different online bingo halls, so check before playing.

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