| BINGO RULES
You can play bingo at the Bingo Halls located in your area. The rules
of the game, the payouts and the many ways the game can be played may
vary from place to place. You should be able to find a brochure at the
hall you are at, with the rules of the game.
The players can buy a five by five grid card that has the five letters
for B-I-N-G-O. In the card, the players will have numbers such as B-2
or O-68 (there are 75 numbers in American Bingo and 90 in UK Bingo and
Australian Bingo) The game consist in complete a Bingo pattern. The pattern
are: Five numbers in a row (Vertical, Horizontal or diagonal) But there
are another types of pattern. (Players should check the brochure)
The Bingo card has twenty-four numbers and a blank space at the middle.
The numbers are randomly printed at each card.
In the American version of Bingo the numbers for the B column are between
one and fifteen, in the I column between sixteen and thirty, in the N
column (which has the blank space) numbers between thirty one and forty
five, in the G column, between forty six and sixty, and, finally, the
O column, with numbers between sixty one and seventy five.
Players can choose from a large variety of cards, each one unique (because
cards are never the same). Some brands print up to six thousand cards
different from each other. There are others that print nine thousand cards.
Some brands print a serial number on the cards, so the card with the Serial
Nº 1636 will be always the same.
BINGO TIPS
Because Bingo is a game of chance, there is little players can do to
change the odds of the game. But here are some tips to improve the game:
· Don’t play with many cards. If you can’t watch all
your cards, you are going to get confused checking the numbers being draw.
· Don’t mark up your numbers to hard, if you do this, your
dabber will probably leak.
· Be nice with your neighbors, don’t shout and beg for a
number to come out.
· If you burn a number on your paper card does not mean it would
be drawn.
· Once a night buy a card for a neighbor. He or she may do the
same for you when you run out of money.
· Share your prize when you win. Give a lucky dollar to those
near you. If they win a large prize they may do the same, and specially
if they won because of your lucky dollar.
· If you really want to win at Bingo, play on night when the Hall
is less crowded. Less crowded means less cards in game, that equals more
wining chances. Buy as much cards per game, but remember not to buy to
many, always be comfortable with the number of cards you are playing with.
· Don’t talk to much with your neighbors, unless you know
them, because it could get to their nerves
· Always carry tape with you. If you buy single strips I could
come in handy to tape the back side of the cards to have
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