Bingo: Online Bingo with Friends
Build your own card square by square, then race the room to the shape.
Card & casino · 2 to 16 players · about 10 minutes · free to host, nothing to download, TV optional
About the game
Most bingo hands you a card. Here you build your own first: numbers arrive one at a time and you choose where each one sits in its column. Then the 75 balls start dropping, and the first to mark the winning shape and tap Bingo takes it. Rounds last about 10 minutes, for 2 to 16 players.
It works for any crowd, from a classroom to a family call, and larger rooms make the race tighter. The TV can be the caller’s board, or skip it: each person picks "Just this screen" on their own device, which is also the way to play over video.
How to play
- Build your card by placing each number in a square of its column: B holds 1 to 15, I 16 to 30, N 31 to 45 around the free centre, G 46 to 60 and O 61 to 75. Or choose a random card. Anyone still building when time runs out gets the rest filled at random.
- As balls are called, tap the matching numbers on your card. Check the winning pattern shown for this game: any line, four corners, the cross or blackout. The free centre counts as marked.
- When your marked squares complete that pattern, tap Bingo to claim. An incorrect claim stops you claiming for the next three balls (you can still mark). The first valid claim wins. If the host pays more than one place, the calling goes on for second (30 points) and third (20) after the winner’s 50.
Open a room for Bingo. No app, no accounts, free to host.
Tips to play well
- Where you place a number does not change your odds, since every ball is random. Build the card for fun, or tap the random card when the build timer is short.
- A false Bingo costs you three balls, and in a race that is often the game. Glance at the highlighted shape on your card before you tap.
- Marks are yours to make. A missed number can still be tapped later, but nobody wins until they have marked every square of the shape.
- Blackout needs all 24 numbers, so it runs much longer than the other shapes. Pick it when you want a slow, tense finish.
Host settings
- Winning shape: Any line (the default), Four corners, The cross or Blackout.
- Places paid: 1 to 3. The default is 3 with six or more players and 1 with fewer.
- Seconds to make a card: 20 to 90 seconds in steps of 5, default 45.
- Seconds between balls: 4 to 14 seconds, default 8.
Questions people ask
Can we use our own numbers or a custom card?
You choose where your numbers go, but the numbers themselves are dealt at random from each column. There are no custom words or themed cards.
Is it free to host a bingo night?
Yes. The host makes a room for free, and players join at rondovo.com with the four letter code, with no app or sign up.
Can we fill the room with computer players?
Yes. Bots take a random card, mark every ball that lands on it and shout Bingo within a couple of seconds of holding the shape.
Is this 75 or 90 ball bingo?
This is 75 ball bingo on a 5 by 5 card. For the 90 number ticket game with Early Five and Full House, play Tambola.
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Guides
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