It is also played in nearly every seaside town in the U.K. Bingo is played mainly in large halls with cash prizes, the larger commercial concerns are linked up with other halls during one particular game in the evening and large cash sums can be won on these. For example, card number 1252 will always have the same numbers in the same spaces.īingo in the United Kingdom and Australia Hard cards and Flimsy cards have a series number printed on them. There are also series of 9,000 cards available. Some manufacturers print unduplicated series of 6,000 cards. Players have thousands of unique (unduplicated) cards to choose from. The numbers in the B column are between 1 and 15, in the I column between 16 and 30, in the N column (containing four numbers and the free space) between 31 and 45, in the G column between 46 and 60, and in the O column between 61 and 75. The numbers are assigned at random on each card and are arranged in five columns of five numbers each by five rows (5 x 5 = 25 in total including the blank square). See here examples of bingo patterns (link opens new window).Ī bingo Card contains 24 numbered spaces and one free space (blank), with which you play BINGO. There are many possible patterns to play for. In a vertical, horizontal or diagonal row on one of their cardsĪnd wins the prize. Such as B-2 or 0-68 are then drawn at random (out of a possibleħ5 in American Bingo, and 90 in British and Australian Bingo) until one player completes a ' Bingo' pattern, such as a line with five numbers Particular games, rules and payouts are usually available at eachīasically, players buy cards with numbers on them in a 5 x 5 gridĬorresponding to the five letters in the word B-I-N-G-O. Bingo rules and payoutsĪnd play variations vary from place to place.

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