Playing Bingo was started in 16th century in Italy. 16th Century bingo was played on a playing card with three horizontal rows and nine columns. Each row has five numbered squares and four blank squares are arranged at random where as columns will have numbers 1 to 10 in the first row, then 11 to 20 in the second one and so on until 90. Every card is different and they are numbered 1 to 90. Each player shall hold one card, and a number taken from the bag shall be read aloud. The first player has to cover the first horizontal row, then the next one for the second horizontal row etc.
The latest technological changes have also changed the traditional bingo game into an online one. Understanding the rules and regulations of the online bingo game are most important and are to be considered before you attempt to play. There are two types of online bingo, Straight bingo and Point bingo. The game card is made up of five rows and five columns. Numbers starting from one to seventy are placed randomly on the card. The middle section of the card will always be blank.
The main objective of the game is to make patterns which shall be decided. The pattern can be of horizontal, vertical or diagonal. A random number shall be selected, and will be printed on the screen. Each card is distinct and will share equal chances of winning. When the game begins, the players have to mark the cursor in the blank area, the caller will choose a number and announce it loudly or displays on the screen if the number matches with the number on the card, then the player have to mark it. Incase if the number is not available on your card, then it is termed as no play. The game will continue in the same way until a player declares a pattern which was preset before the start of the game. The caller then checks for the accuracy of the numbers. However, if the numbers do not match, then the player has to quit the game, and the game shall be aborted and a new set of cards shall be issued to all.
The online bingo game is usually played for 1000 points. The caller keeps the track of the points for every player. The person who reaches the maximum points is the winner. If the bingo passes through the blank space then the points are doubled. Online bingo can be scored with a total of two rows and extra hundred points. If the player gets a bingo at the blank section and the two rows the he would get double the sum of two rows and also an extra hundred points. Like other gambling games, even bingo has many variations to it. It can be played either individually or by forming a team of players. Bingo helps you to make money and earn new friends simultaneously by making the whole experience enjoyable.