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Bingo Terms Glossary
Ball Runway – This part of a bingo ball machine is designed to guide the ball up through a system of tubes to the area where it will be launched into the cage where the main area of play is.
Ball Shooter – This mechanism is usually powered by a spring and contains a plunger at the end that is tipped with ribber to avoid damaging the balls as they are blasted up into the play area.
Caller – This is the person who either volunteers or works for a casino or other land based bingo venue and their job is to select the balls that the machine presents and call the numbers out to those gathered.
Chat Room – Simply an area where players can congregate to chat before, during or after their online bingo games. A huge part of the of the draw for online bingo players.
Free Space – This is a square in the middle of a printed or digital bingo card that is given to players as an automatic mark to help them towards completing the pattern needed to call bingo. It acts in the same way that a joker might in a card game, substituting for whatever the players would like
Minimum Buy-in – In order to be eligible to win prizes, this is the amount that players will have to put forward.
Moonlight Bingo – Referred to also as Late Night Bingo, these sessions typically begin after dark hours at around 10 PM.
Money Ball – This is the ball that contains a special number which is generally drawn before a game begins. If the player hits bingo on that number they win the amount associated with the ball.
Mushroom – This is the style of bingo machine that is known for its shape which resembles an actual mushroom. It is an area where players will gather around as they play and generally has the ability to have between 6 and 8 different players sitting at it. It is usually electronic bingo that is offered via this machine.
On The Way – This is an expression that is used to say a player is nearing the ability to actually call bingo and generally is used during a Blackout or Coverall game because these have so many spaces that must be filled in order to win.
Parti – This is bingo slang that indicates a participation style game where there is a version of either slot or cash bingo and the prize offered depends upon the number of players who will be taking part. Usually, the prize is at least half of the total money from the player’s admissions fees.
Quickie – This is another term for what is known as Speed Bingo, a game that is played at a very hyper pace.
Rainbow Pack – A pack of bingo cards that are normally arranged in a variety of colors and each of the cards are worth a certain amount if a player hits a win with them.
RNG – These letters stand for Random Number Generator, a device that is used in place of a bingo ball machine in order to generate the numbers players will need to call bingo. Generally used online in a digital software format.
Serial Number – Five character number and lettering system that is printed onto a set of cards or tickets.
Series – A set of cards will generally contain a certain amount of totally unique faces. In other words, a 500 series means there are 500 different faces printed on the cards.
Wrap Up – A final game of the night after a session of bingo.
Bingo Strategies
Practice Makes Perfect
Most of those who have gotten quite good at bingo on the web know that they need to brush up their skills from time to time and so they will take part in a practice game or two here and there in order to make sure they are still firing with total accuracy. This is great, but it should be remembered that new players definitely need to start with a few games where there is nothing at stake if they are serious about getting good at bingo on the web. Learning the ropes is the first step and since there are no consequences in a practice game, this can be the best possible way to get started right away.
Choose the Right Size Game
There are a few different schools of thought when it comes to which size of game is best for a player to get started out in, but the general rule of thumb tends to be that the larger the game is, the more of a chance there is to win a nice big prize. This is because most jackpots are larger if there are more players involved since these are determined by the number of people playing in any given room at any one time. This is not the way some look at it, though. These other people feel that it is better to play in smaller rooms where the prizes might be smaller, but the chances to win are higher since there are fewer competitors. In the end, it is a player’s choice, but sticking with a strategy is generally a smart move.
Select Those Game Cards with Care
When it comes to bingo on the web, there will always be plenty of different choices for what sort of cards a player might want. There are the spendy cards that will award a higher bingo and there are the cheap cards that players might end up buying a whole fleet of. The important thing to remember when picking out the right cards is that there are costs and advantages to each of them so it becomes more about what a player’s goals are than anything else. Those players who want to be able to have a higher win will pick the more expensive cards knowing that they might have a tighter budget for games, but those players who buy fleets of cheaper cards are often hoping they have great odds at winning a number of games over a playing session. The strategy one chooses will depend upon their taste, but both of these are solid considerations, either way.
Pay Attention to the Game
There is a huge social component to any bingo game, online or offline, but it can be especially tricky to stay alert when one is enjoying a game of bingo on the web. The fact is, many of us will listen to music, watch TV and chat while we play bingo on the web. While this is not really a bad thing, it can mean that we end up overlooking the fact that we are nearing bingo. This is not a situation that anyone wants to experience, so it is definitely a wise idea to try and get the most that we can from our games by paying close attention or even using the auto daub and card highlighting systems built into the software we are using at the time. This is a great way to keep track of the fun and still be able to socialize in the process.
Everything Comes Together
The attention to detail and enthusiasm we bring to the table when we play on the web goes a long way towards our potential success at a game of bingo. By using the strategies presented here and paying attention to what works for us and what doesn’t, we can make smart choices and end up winning more regularly.
Bingo Online Set to Get Bigger
Since its arrival on the world stage during the early 1990’s, the online bingo industry has been a major web power house that has seen growth which has amazed even the most reserved analysts in both the gaming and web site market segments. With earnings coming at over $1 billion in the past year alone, it has become clear that the industry’s growth will be radically faster than many had believed at the outset. The apparent trend towards a very high level of gamers playing at any given time of day or night has lead experts to predict that by 2012 the industry itself will be pulling in well over $2 billion per year, a figure that was unthinkable just a few short years ago. Much of this has to do with the huge jackpots that have come to be a regular state of affairs at many of the more popular online bingo parlors on the web today.
One of the major proponents of the industry’s growth is the CEO of Virtue Fusion, Bob McCulloch. His company was recently bought out by mega bingo developer Playtech at a soaring cost of over 36 million pounds. At the Online Bingo Summit set to take place in the summer of 2010, plenty of industry high ranking company leaders will be on hand and many of them are predicting big mergers between multi million dollar companies that are going to re-shape the bingo world on the web as we know it today. Most analysts still believe that the market itself has not even reached its full potential in terms of customer coverage.