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About The Game Of Bingo

September 13, 2018   Game guide   No comments

There are many variations of the original bingo game. Various online versions exist but the original bingo game is in a class of its own, and without a doubt, is irreplaceable. The word ‘BINGO’ originates from the words ‘Bean’ and ‘Go’. This game was usually played with beans and stones and every time a player would complete a card, he would shout ‘Bean Go’ which then, later became ‘Bingo’.

Bingo is a table game in which players would purchase a bingo card with usually 75 random numbers. The player then pulls out numbered balls from a rotating bingo bin and if the player strikes a draw, he would mark the number in his bingo card until a certain pattern is completed. This is when the player would shout “BINGO’!

In the latest version of the game, the bingo card would contain five columns with a letter of the word “BINGO’ printed on each column. Each column would contain only those numbers that are relative to its position, meaning that column ‘1’ would contain numbers ranging between one to fifteen and column ‘2’ would contain numbers ranging from sixteen to thirty and so on and so forth. The Bingo card would therefore have 25 numbers in all (five numbers each for every column) and the numbers would range from one to seventy five. The players would continue to draw these numbered balls from the bingo bin until one of the players can match five drawn numbers with the numbers on his or her bingo card either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

Bingo shares similarities with poker and lottery but it would not be unfair to say that it has a certain profoundness of its own. Bingo usually used to be played in church settings to raise funds for donations but today it’s played in huge casinos and now it has even earned its way into the online world.

Unlike common belief bingo is not a very old game, in fact, if compared with its counterparts; poker, lottery and roulette, it’s pretty new. But, having said that, Bingo has gained ‘wild-fire’ popularity during its relatively young life span.

Bingo is considered to be a game of politeness, good-manners and courtesy. In fact, bingo is the only online game in which bets are not taken. It is a game of few rivalries which is played in a very friendly setting where players enjoy each others company as much as they enjoy playing the game itself.

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Online Bingo Game Systems (Page 1 of 2)

May 10, 2018   Game guide   No comments

While most people believe that playing bingo involves only luck, a few tips and a little more familiarity with the nuances of the game can improve your chances of winning. In the machine, there are seventy-five balls and the probability of any of the balls turning up being equal is one in seventy-five that means that there is uniform distribution. Despite this, a few events are a little more likely to occur than the others are. Therefore, there is an equal number of numbers ending in one, two, three, four, etc. The number of odd and even numbers will tend to be equal. This would also extend to high-end and low-end numbers. All these observations will hold true unless there is a bias.

Every bingo card has 24 numbers and there is a free spot in the middle. These occupy 16 strategic squares while the rest of the numbers occupy the dead squares. The winning bingo combinations occupy the strategic squares.

As the random sample increases in size, the result comes closer to the population value. The average in the bingo game is 38. While the first few numbers might not yield this mean as the game progresses this will be the case. This plays a key role in selection of cards. Moreover, there will a large number of figures that will end in different digits. Therefore, the secret to improving your odds is to concentrate on the master board rather than on the cards.

Of course, most people are skeptical of the skill that might be required to play the game and tend to dismiss theories on improving odds at bingo as mere fantasy. They say that there is no way to predict what might come out of the machine and it is all pure luck. The essence of the game is selection of cards. It is a simple and elegant playfield. The fast that in North America alone there are fifty thousand odd bingo halls is proof of its popularity. The aim is to complete the game pattern on the bingo card before other players do. The methods that players employ to select cards are antediluvian and they tend to impair their own chances in the process. However, the truth is that you can very well make the game pay you as you play.

Also, remember that those who play many cards at the same time under the delusion that they are going to improve their chances at winning in this process are only losing out.

Today you have the option of playing bingo online. Here you are spared the bother of seeking out games at the local bingo hall. You have access to these 24 hours a day and all days of the week. You can also play free games purely for fun as the site provides or real money games where the players compete for the jackpot.

The quick success of online bingo can be attributed to the fact that the online sites replicate the ambience of regular halls to a great degree. So the players can actually engage in conversation with other players. On the Internet, you have several options like Bingo Royale, Extreme Bingo, 50-cent Room Bingo, Dime Room Bingo, and Play for Fun Bingo and Nickel Room Bingo. There is a wide choice available for people with any budget. They cater to the needs of the estimated hundred million Bingo players of the world and the ten billion dollars that are wagered on the game yearly. This market is only set to grow further at a rate of four hundred percent in the next two years.

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