Bingo is a game of chance where randomly-selected numbers are drawn and players match those numbers to those appearing on 5x5 matrices which are printed or electronically represented and are known as "cards." The first person to have a card where the drawn numbers form a specified pattern is the winner and calls out "Bingo!" to alert others to the win. Bingo is a game used for legalized gambling in some countries.
A very similar game called housie is played in New Zealand, Australia, and the UK (where it is called Bingo). This game differs only in ticket layout and calling.
Alternate variations
Two notable modern variations of bingo have achieved some kind of status in American culture:
- Buzzword bingo (also called bullshit bingo)
- Bovine bingo
- Online bingo
Links
- Open Directory Bingo information sites
- BBC article on Bingo Calling
- History of Bingo
- Canadian and British Bingo culture
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