Bingo
Online Bingo is a game that goes back centuries. It was first played in
Europe and quickly made its way over to America after the 2 World Wars.
During the depression, when many forms of entertainment were suffering,
Bingo took off. Old movie theatres offered bingo nights and were soon
turning a profited during one of the most difficult economic times in
world history. Today things have changed remarkably. The old bingo halls
now have to compete with the convenience of online bingo.
Online
bingo has brought on many critics, as do all computer and online games.
Critics state that people spend too much time at their computers,
dulling their brains and reflexes. No one would argue that a life spent
in front of a computer isn’t entirely healthy, however, a recent study
in the UK has proven many of these online bingo Sceptics wrong.
Both online and conventional bingo has been proven to boost brain
activity and reflexes. The studies were conducted amongst the elderly
population across the United Kingdom and the results were quite
surprising. The tests showed that those who had played bingo regularly
scored much higher on tests of mental ability. Regular bingo players had
a greater mental speed, memory and a much greater ability to pick up
information from the environment around then. The studies also implied
that the older they people were, the better they got, provided the
continued playing.
Other games of skill also help to improve
brain activity, i.e. Chess and Backgammon. However, these games did not
bring the same results as bingo. Chess as backgammon relay on
information that is stored in the brain and then used when needed.
Bingo, although, much simpler relies on skills being performed quickly
under time constraints. This keeps the brain fresh and active despite
the simplicity of the task.
Online bingo and video games seem
under constant attack. Critics cite their reasons as time wasting and
dulling of brain functions. However, Studies prove them wrong. Regular
bingo playing has been proven to enhance reflex time and brain activity.
Time wasting and brain numbing simply are not true.
How
to Play?Bingo is a beautiful game of luck, which
involves patience, rapid coordination between hearing and searching out
the numbers and lots of fun. As all gambling it is totally addictive and
you should be careful of its grip on you!
In BINGO, each player
will get a sheet, which has six cards with a total of 90 numbers. On
each one of these cards, you will find 27 spaces grouped in 9 columns x
3 rows format. Each number is unduplicated; hence, it will not be
repeated anywhere else in the sheet.
What you have to do is,
coordinate the numbers that are called out by the host with what you
have on our sheet, aiming at filling up a pattern reading BINGO. The
pattern would be announced at the beginning of the game, so you have to
be careful to know what pattern you are looking out for. The bingo cards
have the B-I-N-G-O letters on rows and numbers running as a column. A
host would call out a letter-number combination, which you would have to
mark on your sheet. For example if I-34 is called, you will have to look
at the I column down to search for number 34. In case you have it, you
place a market on it, and so on.
Your aim would be to cover the
prescribed pattern with the BINGO letters, by coordinating the letters
and numbers called. The patterns can be anything like, U shape, T shape,
etc, though it usually is horizontal or vertical. As soon as you get the
pattern, you should shout “BINGO” and you get the prize. In case there
are others who shouted at the same time as you, the prize will be shared
among all winners.
BINGO is usually played in special halls where
many players can play at the same time. The actual fun is the tension
building up seeing other players closer and closer to “BINGO” finish
line. However, with the advent of the Internet, BINGO has gone online as
well. There are many ways to play on the net, though the basics remain
the same. You will have to complete a given pattern before anyone else
in order to win. Over the net, you need not “shout” the computer will
flash it out for you. Some online games also have chat attached to the
games where you can speak with other players online and have fun right
from your home, office or any other place where you can get on the net.
Chatting is a bit distracting though.
