Saturday, August 23, 2008

The Game of Bingo

To play a game of Bingo, you have to first purchase Bingo cards. Specific number of cards entitles you to play specific number of bingo game. There are two types of Bingo games – 75-ball and 90-ball game. 75 ball game is popular in the United States.

The online bingo cards have 75 numbers starting from B1 to O75. Columns have the letters B-I-N-G-O with corresponding rows of numbers. All 75 numbers appear in the specific columns as 1 to 15 in B column, 16 to 30 in the I column, 31 to 45 in the N column, 46 to 60 in the G column, and 61 to 75 in the O column.

There are 75 numbered balls in the ball cage. Numbers appear out of the cage at random. Online bingo dealing of numbers is also at random. They appear on the display screen. You cross the numbers on your card and the first player to complete any particular pattern like horizontal, vertical, diagonal or others shouts BINGO or presses the Bingo button. You receive the prize money on verification of the winning numbers.

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