Bingo Master SE Instructions
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Basic Rules
Directions/Gameplay
Jackpots
Patterns
Options
Roll Your Own
Fun Facts
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Basic Bingo Game
Rules
Bingo is played on a card with 5 rows and 5 columns
of numbers. The first column is the B column and it contains 5 random numbers
from 1 to 15. The second column is the I column and it contains 5 random numbers
from 16 to 30. The third column is the N column and it contains 4 random numbers
from 31 to 45 (the middle space in this column is considered a FREE space and
does not have a number).
The fourth column is the G column and it contains 5 random numbers from 46 to
60. The last column is the O column and it contains 5 random numbers from 61
to 75. To play Bingo, numbers are selected
and called at random. A called number is referred to first by its column letter
and then the number. This allows you to quickly scan your card to check for a
match. If a called number matches a number on one of your Bingo cards you mark
that number as called. Depending on the type of Bingo pattern that has been decided
for that game, if your card matches the pattern then you win!
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Bingo Master Directions and Game Play
The objective is to join your Bingo Buddies and Win
Win Win! Load the game and go to the Bingo Buddies room. This is where you will
need to start the game in order to accumulate some cash for your bankroll to play
in the other locations. In the Bingo Buddies room you only play your three Bingo
Buddies who only have one card each. However, you can play up to three cards
and have a 50% chance of winning. Great odds here and it will not take you long
to win and have the choice to travel to the other locations. Your cards are always
shown at the bottom of the screen in front of your Bingo Buddies. (You cannot
see their cards.)
Once you have decided to go to another location
with your Bingo Buddies the jackpots increase, but then so do the odds of winning.
However, your Bingo Buddies are going to help you out. Once you step out of
the Bingo Buddies room, where only your winnings count toward your bankroll,
you will now be working as a team. Your Bingo Buddies will play the same amount
of cards you choose to play and any of your Bingo Buddies winnings will accumulate
into your bankroll. See it pays to have friends!
Take a glance at
the costs and benefits of your different playing rooms below:
|
Bingo
Game
|
Games
in Each Series
|
Cost
per Card/Minimum
Purchase
|
Cards
Played
Against You
|
Jackpots/Winnings
|
|
Bingo
Buddies
|
4
|
$0
$0 Minimum
|
3
|
$12 - $50
|
|
Egyptian
Jungle
Ocean
Space
|
3
N/A
N/A
N/A
|
$2
N/A
N/A
N/A
|
25-60
N/A
N/A
N/A
|
$150-$500
N/A
N/A
N/A
|
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Progressive Bonus Jackpots
In addition to the normal Bingo Jackpots, there are
special progressive Bonus Jackpots that can be won. Depending on the type of
Bingo played, if you can get a Bingo before a certain number of calls then you
can win the Bonus Bingo Jackpot. At the start of each game the Status Box tells
you the number of calls you'll need to win this special Jackpot. If the Bonus
Jackpot is not won it will keep increasing in size until it is.
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Bingo Game Patterns
At the start of each new game the Caller (computer)
will announce the type of Bingo to be played. In the Bingo Buddies room the Bingo
patterns that are played are quite simple. As you progress there are more and
more patterns that can be called.
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Bingo Options
The Options Button can be found in each of the Bingo
rooms to the bottom right of the playing cards. (Clicking on the Options Button
is also a way to Pause a game in play.)
SPEED: Sets the Speed at which
the numbers are being called.
SOUND: Toggles Sound On or Off
MAIN MENU:
Takes you back to the Main Menu
(If you have
not finished a complete game series, you will not receive your money back for
cards you purchased.)
Auto Play / Manual Play:
In Auto Play mode the computer fills in the called
numbers for you. In Manual Play mode you have to click on the numbers yourself
in order to mark them on your Bingo cards. A Bingo will not be valid unless it
has been marked on your card.
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Roll Your Own Bingo In
Roll Your Own Bingo you can create your own Bingo game to be played with your
family and friends. Here you can have the computer call the Bingo games for you.
You decide the type of Bingo pattern to be played. You can create your own, or
click the Bingo Example button and see many other popular Bingo patterns. You're
the Bingo Boss!
When you have announced the type of game to be played,
click on the Start Game button. When someone yells 'BINGO' click on the BINGO
button at the bottom and verify their Bingo card from the Master Bingo Call Board.
If the card is a valid Bingo then you have the option to start a new game or continue
the present game. (The Bingo Button can also be used as a PAUSE button.)
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Fun Bingo Facts
Edwin Lowe the originator of the game "Lowe's Bingo" sought the services
of an elderly math professor at Columbia University, Carl Leffler, to expand the
amount of number combinations. In 1930, Professor Leffler devised 6,000 bingo
cards with non-repeating number groups. He completed the task successfully, and
then went insane.
In the 1800's a
Lotto game similar to Bingo was used as an educational tool Germany designed
to teach children multiplication tables.
There are 1,474,200
unique Bingo cards possible.
Note: This game cannot be multi-tasked with other
Windows programs. The Alt and Ctrl keys will terminate the program.
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