Free bingo cards usually consist of 24 numbered spaces, and
one free blank space. These numbers are assigned randomly on every card, and
are arranged in both rows and columns of five, resulting in 25 squares,
including the one left blank.
The numbers found in the B column are in between 1 to 15,
while the I column’s numbers are between 16 and 30. The N column, which
contains the blank square, has numbers from 31 to 45. The G column will have 46
to 60, and finally, the O column has 61 to 75.
Free bingo cards are usually different in the US, when
compared with their Australian and UK counterparts:
If you’re playing American bingo, your main objective is to
mark off five squares in either a horizontal, vertical, and diagonal row.
US-based bingo cards have 5 x 5 rows with a letter from the word ‘Bingo’ found
on top of each row. The numbers are randomly generated on every square.
Meanwhile, there will be 75 balls that contain either a B, I, N, G, O on them,
together with a number. Any letter-number combo should, on occasion, match with
a certain square found on a player’s bingo card.
If you’re playing British or Australian bingo, your
objective will be to complete either one, two, or all three lines found on the
bingo card. Unlike American bingo cards, Australian/British bingo cards have 3
x 9 squares. Every square contains a randomly generated number. There will be
90 balls that have numbers on them, and are selected by the game host. The
number of prizes or amount of cash that the player wins will usually depend on
the total of horizontal rows that they have completely marked out. Australian and British bingo cards are sold in books or flyers, with every book containing10 free bingo cards. These cards also come with their own special colour.
How to Play Free Bingo Cards Online
When playing bingo online, a window will appear on your
screen that includes your bingo cards, the numbers that have been called out,
and a list of the numbers that were previously called out. There will also be a
list containing the number of current players, and a small chat box where you
can mingle with these players. In virtual bingo, the cards are randomly chosen
for the players.
Typically, online bingo games will give players up to four
cards, but other sites will let them take more. Each virtual bingo game
includes a caller or a display board for the numbers, and the game pattern will
also be shown to the players. Some sites will automatically check the numbers
on the card for the player. If the player wants to talk to fellow gamers, just
type into the chat box and click ‘enter’.
Even though some bingo games are played in the normal way,
most of them will create a pattern that the players need to complete on their
own free bingo cards to win the game.