B.I.N.G.O and BINGO was his name...

Can win alot but not easy to win.

Today, I went to a place at Irving for a session of Bingo game with Master Andy and Ricky. You know what...I thought its just like the regular BINGO we played in party where you have a 5x5 square on a piece of paper and whoever get 3 lines wins the money. Just looking at the price money makes me drool....

How very wrong I was. After paying 5 dollars at the counter for my BINGO ticket, I suddenly realized that it become 5x5 square multiply by 9 sets on a piece of ticket! So now I got 9 chance to win but it also means I have to split my attention to 9 different sets. In fact for $5 I got 4 piece of tickets (each ticket have 9 sets of 5x5) to pay 4 different kind of BINGO games.

Oh my god... I am seeing Squares....

If the paragraph above sound a bit confusing, playing the game is totally overwhelming for a beginner like me. The first game was a simple "TWO STRAIGHT BINGOS" rule which means when I got 2 lines...I just have to shout BINGO to the annoyance of the dozens other players around to claim my price. Sound simple but consider this, when the number is displayed on the TV screen, I only got around 30 to 40 secs to to mark out those numbers on the ticket before the judge announce the number (yup...you get to see the number first). The next number will than be displayed and after 30 to 40 secs again the announcement is made. This goes on untill someone have a BINGO (2 straight lines) and he/ she have to shout "BINGO" or "CALL" when the judge announce the number that make them win.

Well, not only do I have to mark out the number on the ticket fast, I also have to monitor if I won. You see, if the number that was called out give me 2 straight lines but I missed out and did not shout BINGO before the next number is announced, I basically threw US$200 out of the window. So got to be fast, got to be Alert and got to be observant.

Pretty exciting and fast pace game. Played 4 different type of game for the day and with all the heart pounding action and fast hand movement, I did not win anything for the day. I think we should bring this game to Singapore Pool and propose it to be played in Singapore, its like playing Nintendo "Brain Age", keep those mind and hands active while winning a bit of money.

Not a Dildo but a marker to mark the squares.