How to Play Bingo (And How to Win)

Bingo is a great game. It’s also an increasingly popular game. If you’d like to get involved, it helps to know how to play. That’s why we put together this handy guide for how to win at Bingo.

And while we can’t promise that you’ll be winning big, we’ll chuck in a few tips to help you spot a win too.

So buckle in, prepare your throat to heartily shout “BINGO!” and get ready for a good time.

The Rules of Bingo

One of the things that makes this game so popular is that it’s also extraordinarily simple. The rules are easy enough that anybody can get involved. There are also detailed guides at places like smartbingoguide.com for those wishing to really get into it. Bingo has a dedicated following, and fans at all levels have their hints and tips to help make you a better player. It’s worth checking out some of their writing online to see if there’s anything you might be able to learn.

At its very basic level, this game doesn’t require any particular skills. In fact, so long as you can listen and tap a square, you are already in with a chance of winning.

There are some things you can control. We don’t want you to think there’s nothing you can do to change your odds of winning. But taken at face value, one bingo card is pretty much the same as the other.

The caller shouts out numbers. You cross off the numbers you have that are called. Once you’ve crossed out the right shape – it varies by country – you are the winner. Rinse and repeat.

It couldn’t be any easier than that.

The difficult part

But it does get more complicated. While the game itself is relatively easy, there are a couple of things you want to take notice of if you want to consistently win.

The first is knowing exactly what version of Bingo you want to be playing. There are many different variations, based on country or even sometimes just fun versions made by individual websites. With that in mind, the old rule of “do your research” is as vital as ever. Don’t start playing a game until you know exactly what it is you’re playing. If you don’t understand it or like it, there’s plenty of other games out there.

Every online Bingo game also has a return to player value. That can tell us a lot of information, but it boils down to this: what exactly are the stakes? How much money can you expect to put in and for how much reward?

The more you’re likely to win, the harder it will be to do so. That might mean more opponents, it might mean lower chances of certain numbers coming up. But if you want to be in a high risk, high reward game, there are options out there for you.

If you’re happy with a lower win amount but more opportunities to do so, that’s available too. And is actually probably more fun to the average person.

So try and have a read about the game that you’re playing. That will let you pick the style of game you want to play and, yes, will help you develop a steady number of wins.