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Bingo Games

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Bingo Variations

Basic Bingo Winning Patterns

Letter-shaped Patterns in Bingo games

Number-shaped Patterns

Other Bingo Patterns

Blackout or Coverall Bingo game

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The number of the Bingo variations is limited only by the imagination of the Bingo operators. The difference between Bingo games is the difference between the shapes of the winning pattern that should be covered on the Bingo card by the Bingo players. Very often a Bingo session will consist of the games with the different winning patterns. Sometimes even the same game will allow winning in more than one way by offering few possible winning patterns. Any of these patterns covered will guarantee a prize for a player. Few different Bingo patterns make a Bingo session more interesting for the players.

Basic Bingo winning patterns are vertical and horizontal rows and a diagonal pattern.

B I N G O
  18 32 47 63
  20 35 48 64
  21 Free 50 69
  29 40 55 71
  16 41 56 72
B I N G O
         
7 20 35 48 64
11 21 Free 50 69
5 29 40 55 71
9 16 41 56 72
B I N G O
2 18   47 63
7   35   64
  21 Free 50  
5   40   71
9 16   56 72

Vertical Bingo

Horizontal Bingo

Diamond Bingo
 

Very popular winning Bingo patterns follow the shape of the letters. You can see few examples below.

 

B I N G O
         
7 20   48 64
11 21   50 69
5 29   55 71
9 16   56 72
B I N G O
  18 32 47 63
  20 35 48 64
  21 Free 50 69
  29 40 55 71
         
B I N G O
  18 32 47  
  20 35 48  
  21 Free 50  
  29 40 55  
         

T-Shaped Bingo

L-Shaped Bingo

U-Shaped Bingo
B I N G O
  18 32 47  
7   35   64
11 21   50 69
5   40   71
  16 41 56  
B I N G O
  18 32 47  
7   35   64
11 21   50 69
5 29   55 71
9 16   56 72
B I N G O
         
7 20 35   64
11 21   50 69
5   40 55 71
         

X-Shaped Bingo

Y-Shaped Bingo

        Z-Shaped Bingo

 

The winning Bingo pattern can form a number – for ex. a “7”

B I N G O
         
7   35   64
11 21   50 69
5   40 55 71
  16 41 56 72

                    7-Shaped Bingo

The winning pattern that pays the highest prize requires all numbers on the Bingo card to be covered. It is called a “Blackout Bingo” or a “Coverall”.

 

B I N G O
         
         
         
         
         

                    Blackout Bingo

Many winning patterns besides basic patterns of horizontal, vertical and diagonal Bingos usually must be filled within the specified number of the balls – for ex. with 50 balls or less. If it takes more than 50 balls then the players will be awarded a lesser “consolation prize”.

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