BINGO -- game of luck

Game of luck -- the best way to describe bingo. It may be played by any number of people, using bingo cards and numbers.
The bingo players are given a card marked with a grid containing a unique combination of numbers. A non-player known as the 'caller' randomly selects a numbered ball from a container and announces the number to all the players. The ball is then set aside so that it cannot be chosen again.
Each card has 5x5 grid with the letters "B" "I" "N" "G" "O" at the top of the column. As you can see, there are five numbers in each column except from center space. This is always 'marked' or 'free'. The essentian idea of the game is cover an entire raw number of card -- horizontal, vertical, diagonal or the said pattern.
If you really want to win this game, concentrate. Remember, there are seventy-five random numbers to choose from.
They say this game is very easy, but the hardest thing is to win. There are patterns that should follow when you play this game. If you completed the pattern shout the word 'bingo'.

The following are the patterns in playing bingo:
1. Vertical
2. Horizontal
3. Vertical and diagonal
4. Diagonal life
5. Arrow pattern
6. Plus pattern
7. Y pattern
8. A pattern
9. H pattern
10.O pattern
11.Anchor pattern
12.Fish pattern
13.Hat pattern
14.X pattern box
15.Diamond pattern
16.Spiral pattern
17.Boat pattern


Types of bingo:
1. Clock Bingo - this game is great for 2 to 4 players. The caller can use analog clock to show a particular time and the players have to find the digital time on their bingo cards.

2. Begginning letters sound in Bingo - there are two ways to play this. For children, they can cover all letters on the card that apply for each turn. Another version, choose another player to apply for that turn.

3. Beginning letter sound for bingo - the play continues until card is covered in the direction agreed upon starting game.

4. Travel Bingo - the game should consists of four players. The first player to cross five in a row will win.

5. 5o states bingo (level 1) - this game should have 2 to 4 players. It has the state name and the outline of the state. Name of the capital city will played here. The caller can choose to make the name of the state.

6. 50 states bingo (level 2)- the caller shuffles the cards and calls out the capital. Each player tries to find the state that matches the capital of his/her card.

7. 50 states Bingo (level 3) - this is for 2 to 4 players. You should know the names of the capital city. The winner should get the 5 in a row.

Bingo is used by numerous charitable and religous organization to raise funds, but has been opposed by many individuals and organization. They believe that bingo is another form of gambling.