Out of all of the games of chance in the world, few are as fun yet fantastically simple as Bingo. Bingo has become a great choice for many people who want to avoid excess strategy. Instead, you simply have a sheet of pre-determined numbers. The bingo caller will then start to call out various numbers one after the other. The quickest person to mark down all of their numbers is then declared the winner – so long as they shout the appropriate term when they are finished!
The Rules of the Game
The rules of bingo are extremely simple. You will be given access to a sheet with a list of numbers of it, and each number has a chance of being called out by the bingo caller. They tend to use funny terms and phrases, too, so you might need to get used to things like a pair of 8s being called ‘two fat ladies’ and various other turns of phrase.
Regardless, the rules stay extremely simple. Someone calls out the numbers, and your job is to mark that number off of your sheet as you go. When you have emptied your sheet ahead of everyone else, when every number has been called, you need to call out and tell the caller. This is usually done with something like the word bingo itself, or even the word house.
It just depends on where you play; most bingo halls and websites will tell you. Online bingo can also be set up so that it automatically checks your numbers for you, so that you can set it up, start playing, and just watch the fun as opposed to worry about getting everything marked off fast.
Basically, you are waiting for all of your numbers to come up before someone else in the room. Yes, it really is this simple – but it also really is this fun!