Bingo Rules
Basic Bingo Rules
Bingo Rules 1: The Cards
Players learning how to play bingo will find they can play using one or more bingo cards. Each card has
the word “BINGO” spelled out across the top, with each letter corresponding to a column of five
numbers. The numbers and letters have corresponding values:
- B features numbers 1 – 15
- I features numbers 16 – 30
- N features numbers 31 – 45
- G features numbers 46 – 60
- O features numbers 61 – 75
Bingo Rules 2: The Numbers
Bingo Rules 3: Daubing
Bingo Rules 4: Calling Bingo
Basic Bingo Rules
Bingo Rules 1: The Cards
Players learning how to play bingo will find they can play using one or more bingo cards. Each card has
the word “BINGO” spelled out across the top, with each letter corresponding to a column of five
numbers. The numbers and letters have corresponding values:
- B features numbers 1 – 15
- I features numbers 16 – 30
- N features numbers 31 – 45
- G features numbers 46 – 60
- O features numbers 61 – 75
Bingo Rules 2: The Numbers
Bingo Rules 3: Daubing
Bingo Rules 4: Calling Bingo
How it Works – A Quick Bingo Tutorial
Players will discover it is quite easy when learning how to play bingo.
The first thing you’ll need to do is decide on which bingo game you want to play. Some games have more numbers, like 75 (American), 80 and 90-ball bingo, which means the game will typically take longer to play.
Next, you’ll need to choose how many bingo cards you want to play with. Once you have done this and you’re ready to play, the caller will begin selecting the numbers.
When the caller has selected the first bingo number they will announce it to the players. You will then need to check your bingo card to see if you have that number. If you do, you can daub it (mark it off) on your card. If you have the number on more than one card, you can mark it off on all the cards it appears
on.
However, if the called number does not appear on your board, you can wait until the next number is called to see if you have that one. Not every number called will appear on your bingo card. When playing bingo, the most popular games are as follows:
- Line (Regular Bingo)– Daub off a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line of five numbers.
- Two Lines – Daub off two horizontal lines of five numbers.
- Full House – Daub off all the numbers on the card.
- Four Corners – Daub off the numbers in all four corners of your bingo card.
- Theme or Pattern – Daub numbers which fit a specific shape or design.
Once you have reached one of these outcomes on your bingo card you can call out “Bingo!” The caller then checks the player’s board to see whether they do, in fact, have bingo. If they do, all players clear their cards, and a new game begins.
