Knowing Your Bingo Lingo, Knowing Your Limits!
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Bingo is a game of chance and concentration and it is one of the most commonly played games all over the world today, enjoyed by all people who fall into all age groups. Bingo has been used in churches for fund-raisers for many years. Bingo cards are usually 5x5 cards that are printed with random numbers on them. Numbers are drawn randomly and then players try to match these to the numbers on their own card. When a player matches numbers (to make either a straight line, four corners, or all the numbers) they yell "Bingo!!" to inform the caller of the win.
The caller is the person drawing or saying the random numbers that the players are trying to match. Generally, each player can play up to eight bingo cards at a time. The caller can draw up to seventy-five random numbers so the game requires intense concentration. Top players usually play the maximum number of cards they are allowed to play and closely follow all the numbers announced by the caller to make sure they don't get behind on the number list.
There are many different terms one should be familiar with when playing Bingo in a Bingo Hall. Here are just a few of the popular phrases you might hear upon sitting down to play bingo:
Consolation prize which is the prize given to some players if there is no winner in a predetermined amount of calls.
Early bird game This is a small game that starts before a regularly scheduled game.
Full house A full house is a pattern where all of the spaces on the card must be covered to win. Can also be called Blackout or Coverall.
Game board This is the display that shows the current numbers drawn, also known as the Bingo board or Bingo Card.
Minimum buy is the least amount of money a player must spent to be eligible for prizes in any given game.
Money ball A money ball is a random number drawn at the beginning of a game that could double the players winnings if a bingo is called on that number.
Progressive jackpot A progressive jackpot is a jackpot that grows until a player wins. These games are highly recommended to play if you are a thrill seeking gamer...
You should research the Bingo Terms noted above before you decide to go play bingo because that way you will be highly informed on how to play and know all of the game rules. Given how infectious the game is, it is also highly recommended that you regulate your Bingo playing to a limit to avoid addiction. Beleive it or not, people do get addicted to playing Bingo and being addicted to bingo can have very harmful financial and emotional consequences.
According to www.ezinearticles.com "Every day, addictive bingo players spend more money on bingo than they originally planned to, after which they hate themselves for having no control over their own faculties."
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If you think you are addicted to bingo there is help out there. Try talking to the lovely people at Gambling Anonymous groups who will guide you along the road to recovery following a Bingo addiction. Bingo can be a lot of fun if you stick to your known limits. The trouble is that online bingo websites have effectively made it that little bit easier for people to form a gambling addiction! So be careful...
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