Bingo online and bingo offline are very similar. The only differences are technical, as online you can choose that your numbers are crossed automatically (auto daub) and you have a higher diversity regarding game types.

The actual rules are simple: Have a ticket and hope to get the correct numbers! That would be almost all if there wasn’t an element of action in the game. This is due to the fact that you actually play against other players. But one thing after another!

According to the type of game, your ticket shows 5×5 fields (US Bingo with 75 balls) or 9×3 fields (UK Bingo with 90 balls) with random numbers. During the round, a host will randomly draw bingo balls out of a black box and announce them. If one of these balls shows a number that matches a field on your ticket, you must cross it. When you have completed one line, you have “Bingo” and win the first part of the round. Depending on the house rules, the players either continue to hope for more lines to come or to get all numbers on their tickets (full-house). After a full-house is claimed and verified, the round ends.

If you have “Bingo”, i.e. one line or full-house, you have to claim it. This is done by simply screaming Bingo if you are in a bingo hall or by pressing the appropriate button in you bingo software. Beware that you have to keep track of all the numbers and be fast with clicking or shouting. This is due to the fact that the numbers are drawn every couple of seconds so that a round never takes longer than ten minutes. If someone else claims bingo before you, you don’t win.