Numbered balls are the fundamental element of bingo
Bingo is a game of chance in which players have a card with numbers . As the numbers are drawn , the participants complete their cards: the first to do so is the winner.
A popular game
The prize that the winner receives and the establishment where this game is played is also called bingo. On the other hand, the player who manages to complete his card must say out loud "bingo!" to announce the achievement.
In bingo, there is a drum that houses a certain number of numbered balls. At the beginning, each player receives one or more cards with random numbers . A person is in charge of removing balls from the drum and reporting each number that comes out. Whoever has the number drawn on their card must cross it out. In this way, the person who completes the card by crossing out all the numbers is the one who wins the game .
It is important to note that the usual thing is to play bingo for money : the individual who completes the card wins a financial prize. In any case, bingo can also be a recreational activity without monetary reward.
Origins
There is no single version of the history of bingo. Some claim that it is a game that emerged during the time of the Roman Empire, while others believe that it was invented in 16th century Italy. Anyway, many agree that it is one of the oldest popular games .
As a curious fact, bingo is also associated with the tax collections of barbarians and potentates. For this, it is believed that they used a container in which they placed several numbered balls, one for each village, and the payments were made according to the results.
online bingo
In recent years, on the other hand, online bingo or online bingo has become popular. In this case, the game is developed through software and participants can connect to the platform via the Internet .
Like all online offerings, bingo has its advantages and disadvantages . Let's start with the advantages: it is much more convenient than the traditional one, since it is not necessary to move to access the game; Similarly, we can play without getting ready or putting on going out clothes, since no one sees us; It can be played from any device with an Internet connection, so it is not even mandatory to be in front of the computer; It has much more flexible schedules than the traditional one.
The disadvantages are nothing more than the risks involved in giving our personal data to a stranger through a computer program. Although online bingo is very popular, before giving out our credit card number, our PayPal details or our bank account number, for example, it is recommended that we find out if the company is really trustworthy. To do this, we can look for opinions on social networks, trying to avoid comments on the corporate site, since they may be false.
Players receive bingo cards with various numbers printed on them
as an interjection
It should be noted that the interjection "bingo!" It is also used in everyday life when someone gets something right or solves it . For example: «Bingo! "I found the keys I was looking for for hours," "I got a new job, bingo!" , "I tried to solve the puzzle for several days until, bingo!, I realized what the solution was."
Of course, this interjection is not widely used by youth, but rather belongs to previous generations. Although fashions rotate, and it is perfectly possible that within a time this and other outdated expressions will become current again, it is not normal for a teenager today to say "bingo!" with this intention.