| 20 November |
Exciting Bingo Games |
Your heart pounds as you are on the edge of your seat anticipating a big win. I’m i talking about a sunday afternoon at a football game? No, I’m talking about bingo. Bingo can be played over the internet, but any bingo purist will tell you that you can only experience bingo in a church basement, fire hall, local town fair, or other facility where you play against other live people. Sometimes the jackpot could be pocket change and other times it can be for thousands of dollars or major prizes. Some only play a single card while others have a table lined from end to end with cards, moving between them with workman like efficiency. You can use anything from bingo chips to popcorn kernels to cover your card. Many superstitious people line their playing area with treasure trolls, rabbit’s feet, rosary beads or other trinkets that they believe will give them the good fortune they need to secure victory. Victory is simple. Depending on the rules of the particular game. you must cover your card as the corresponding number is called either in a diagonal, horizontal, or vertical line (other variations may include 4 corners or cover all) if any of these are achieved, you can yell the magic word- “BINGO!”.
Some always win while others never win, but one thing always remains. It brings people closer together. Old friends and new friends can play, boyfriends and girlfriends can play, grandmas and grandkids can play.Bingo is one of the few games where the young and the young at heart can share a good time and have a few hours of good clean fun.