Terms used in Bingo
Before starting playing there are some necessary terms that should be known to the players. Understanding the jargons used in online bingo halls will guarantee best online bingo experience. Some of the popular terms with meanings are given below:
- Autodaub: Autodaub is used while playing bingo online. It is simply an option in which computer mark the called numbers itself.
- Admission packet: There is some minimum number of cards that a player has to buy to get admission to Bingo session. Set of these cards is known as admission packet.
- Admission: Admission refers to eligibility of person for session of game.
- Bingo: It is phrase that is to be called out when player reaches winning pattern.
- Bingo Card: Bingo card or ticket is numbered card having 25 numbers in US bingo and 15 numbers in UK bingo.
- Blackout: Blackout is pattern which is to be marked off on the card for winning. It is also known as coverall. This pattern usually involves marking of all the numbers on the card.
- Bingo marker: It is device used to mark off called numbers.
- Cash-In-Prize: Cash-In-Prize game gives winning player cash payout as a prize.
- Early bird: A game that starts in advance than usually scheduled.
- Flimsy: Flimsy or flimsies are tickets printed on thin paper sheets. These are also known as throwaways. The tickets made up of cardboard are known as hard card.
- Jackpot: It is the largest prize of the game.
- Hardway bingo: Hardway bingo is game in which patterns are in straight line which does not use any free space.
- Money ball: Money ball is pre-drawn number which increases player’s winnings if the same player gets bingo on that number.
- Moonlight Bingo: Moonlight bingo is another name given to late night bingo that starts around 10 at night.
- Rainbow pack: Rainbow pack is similar to admission packet. It allows participant to play for three or four dissimilar prize denominations at a time.
- Wrap-up: Wrap-up is same as the name suggests is the last game in Bingo session.