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Host Your Own Bingo Night

Host A Bingo Party

To many people, bingo is more than just a game, it’s a way to socialise, spend time with friends, celebrate each other’s wins, share some friendly rivalry, and exchange a bit of gossip. For many, bingo night is a highlight of the week, as they gather with friends at the local bingo hall or online.

However, if you’d prefer a game with just you and your friends, why not host your own bingo night at home? This means you can control every aspect of it from the prizes to the theme of the night.

If you like the sound of hosting your own bingo nights at home, here are the things you need to consider to ensure you get a full house.

How to get started

When you begin to design your own bingo night, think of it like you’re organising any other party. You need to set a date and time, choose a location (we’ll assume this is your house), and think about a guest list.

When deciding who to invite, try to avoid any drama, but remember that it’s your party and you should enjoy it. Consider how many people you can comfortably fit at home and where they’ll be able to sit.

Decide whether you want to give out prizes or are you just going to play for fun? If you’re thinking of offering prizes, you’ll want to think about asking your guests to chip in.

Do you want to set a theme? If you plan to make your bingo nights a regular thing, then a new theme each time could be a way you can keep things fresh. This might be choosing a different online game each time, designing your own themed bingo cards, or picking themed prizes for the winners.

Get your bingo gear or play online

Next up, you need to think about the mechanics of your bingo nights, specifically, how will you play the game. The easiest would be to load up bingo games on your phones and join an online game together or to just play one game that you share between you all.

But if you’d prefer to host your own bingo night will cards and numbers being called, then you’ll need to get some bingo gear.

This doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact, you can do it for practically nothing by using an online random number generator and printing out or making your own bingo cards.

Alternatively, you can purchase an off-the-shelf product. You can usually find bingo games online that have individually numbered balls and a larger ball to draw them from. This option is great as it’s inexpensive and can be easily packed away when not in use.

But if you’re really serious about your bingo nights, then consider some more professional gear with a digital display to show the called numbers on.

Design your bingo cards

If you’ve decided not to play online, then you’ll need some bingo cards for all your players. Again, there are different options available here.

You can download free bingo cards from the internet and just print out as many copies as you want. This option might not be very fancy, but it will get the job done.

You can also purchase more professional-looking bingo cards. These don’t have to be expensive, in fact, you can buy a pack of 600 tickets off Amazon for less than a tenner, so no need to worry about breaking the bank.

Alternatively, if you’re feeling creative, why not design your own? If you’ve chosen a thing for your bingo party, then the cards will tie into this perfectly.

How far you take this is entirely up to you, for example, if you’re using an off-the-shelf bingo game to pick the numbers, then you might want to just style the cards to match the theme.

But if you want to go all in on the theme, swap out the numbers for words, phrases, or pictures that fit your theme. If your theme is the TV show Friends, you might pick quotes like “How you doin’” or photos of the chick and the duck. If you do this, you’ll need to think about how you will implemen these bingo calls, instead of numbers. The easiest might be to print them all out, cut them up, and put them in a hat to draw from.

Another way you could do this is play an episode and players have to mark a square on their card when that word, phrase, character, or event occurs on screen.

Choose prizes

You don’t have to have prizes when you host your own bingo night, the glory of being the victor could be enough. After all, the game is just for entertainment and a way to get you and your friends chatting.

If you do decide to award a prize to the winners, then the two most important factors to consider are how much the prizes will cost and whether you will tie them into the theme.

Prizes can be inexpensive, so there’s no need to break the bank. Instead, focus more on funny or themed prizes that provide novelty or will help to keep the party going. If we continue with our Friends example from earlier, you might pick some Friends coffee mugs, stationery, or an inflatable photo frame like the one on Monica’s apartment door.

Your prizes don’t have to be awarded to the winners. A ‘wooden spoon’ prize can be offered to players that don’t match many numbers or that keep losing games.

Other Entertainment at a Bingo Party

If you fancy taking your bingo nights to the next level, then think about what other entertainment you can offer. Hiring a professional bingo caller who knows all the bingo lingo can add some realism to your games but you could also do this yourself.

In between games, do you want to dance with your pals? Then think about the music you can play and whether you want to buy any disco lights to add to the ambience.

Other ideas you could consider include playing other games, watching a movie, and enjoying some good food. If you want to keep the party going, you could even head to a nearby pub, club, or bar later on in the evening. The choices here are endless, so don’t be afraid to use your imagination.

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