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History Of Bingo Games

December 5, 2019   Game guide   No comments

If you’re a fan of little bits of trivia, or a fan of bingo, or both, you might be interested in learning a little bit about the origins of bingo and its evolution into the games we know today. This article takes a look at important events in bingo history, purely for your entertainment.

The origins of bingo. Bingo can be traced to Italy, where it began in the 16th century. The date given for the first ever bingo game is sometime in the 1530s, played in a weekly Italian tournament called “Lo Giuocu del Lotto del D’Italia”. This game is still played every Saturday in Italy. The first bingo game was the 90 ball variety instead of the 75 ball variety we play in North America.

The game was eventually picked up by the French, who perhaps believed that the name gave a little too much glamour to the actual game because they shortened it to “Le Lotto”. It was widely played among wealthy Frenchman from 1779 onward.

The Germans take Le Lotto to a whole new level. The educational potential of bingo was first realized by teachers in Germany, who began using the game to teach children basic concepts in math, spelling and history. By this point in bingo history, the game had spread throughout most of continental Europe.

Bingo comes to North America. Bingo didn’t take root in North America until the early 20th century. It was commonly played at county fairs across the United States, and the first known game was played at a carnival in Atlanta in 1929. Beans were used as markers in the early stages, and so the game was known as Beano. This changed in New York when someone playing the game yelled “Bingo” instead of “Beano” and was overheard by a toy salesman. Edwin Lowe heard the accident, developed the game as a toy with the new phrase, and the phenomenon was born.

An important part of bingo history is the game’s continued role as a fundraiser for many different organizations, including churches and charities. An interesting piece of bingo trivia is that the game first gained widespread popularity after it began to be played in churches. Today, the game is played in casinos, churches, bingo halls, at schools, and online. The simplicity and the social aspect of bingo mean that it will always be a popular game all over the world.

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Let's See Them Sweat!

October 20, 2019   Personal game   No comments

In today’s ever-changing society, in particular with technological advances, it is easy to see why so many of us are becoming more and more introverted. What ever happened to playing board games with family and friends around the kitchen table on Sunday nights? How about playing video games side-by-side with friends, instead of competing against them online? There are so many instances were non-social interaction is becoming the “norm”. However, there are so many benefits of having that “human touch” while playing any type of game, for example cards. Let’s take a look at the advantages of playing Texas Hold’em poker at a real table instead of a virtual one.

As briefly mentioned above, having that social interaction with other individuals in a card game setting, as with Texas Hold’em poker, is quite remarkable. First, the possibility of making a connection and or friendships with other players at the table could happen more easily in person than online. Also, that gathering around the table feeling brings a stronger sense of the reality of the game, which brings in the factor of reading a player’s body language. The majority of playing Texas Hold’em poker lies within interpreting the signs of the other players. From facial expressions, various ticks and tells, all of which suggest various feelings and or emotions the other players are experiencing. From one hand to the next, if a player actually can see the other player, they could possibly read what type of hand a he or she could be holding.

Next, instead of just clicking your mouse around on your computer screen in a virtual game room, having those poker cards actually in your hand, stacking the chips in piles, gives a player a sense of presence in the game, again making the poker hand more of a reality for the player. There is also an important benefit of this actual presence of cards and chips, most players feel a sort of pressure whether or not to play a hand and more of a pressure to bet on it. At an actual table, you are visibly seeing to whom the chips are going. A player may tend to be more cautious whether or not to bet a certain amount due to the players involved in the game.

Overall the quality of the game and the entertainment it provides to the players is escalated, when Texan Hold’em poker is played offline. Let’s all slow down our place of life and get back to those good old days of making the other player sweat it out and actually seeing that player’s sweat run down their face!

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