Bingo Games

This is the version most people in North America know. The card has 5 columns under the letters B-I-N-G-O and 5 rows, with a free space in the middle. Each column covers a range of numbers: 1 to 15 under B, 16 to 30 under I, and so on up to 75.

More common in Europe, 90-ball bingo uses a card with 3 rows and 9 columns, holding 15 numbers. A game often pays out in three stages: one line, then two lines, then a full house.

• Line: a full row, column or diagonal.
• Special pattern: a shape announced before the game, like four corners or a letter.
• Full card: every number on the card has been called.

Numbers are marked on your cards automatically, so you’ll never miss a win because you looked away.

Slingo mixes bingo with a slot. Instead of balls being called, a reel of five numbers spins below the grid, and any number that matches its column gets marked off. Completed lines move you up a prize ladder, with a limited number of spins per game.