An interesting twist
A game played across the globe at almost every social festival is bound to go through a number of twists and changes. 80 ball bingo was introduced as a hybrid between 75 ball bingo and 90 ball bingo. This variation of the game has pretty much taken the bingo world through a storm. With its shutter boards and color codes, 80 ball bingo brings in quite the interesting twist to an age old game.
The change
80 ball bingo is played very similar to 75 ball bingo and 90 ball bingo. Again here, the objective is the same, crossing out the numbers on your cards before anyone else with the victory cry “Bingo!” Minor changes within the game structure have made this version a novelty.
Firstly, the cards are called shutter boards here. Instead of daubing or crossing out numbers, one must fold a tiny shutter or slide over the number called. The card size again is not of the regular type. Each card has 4 rows and 4 columns, each column in a different color viz. red, yellow, blue and silver.The call board is also slightly altered with 5 rows of 16 columns which are also color coded. The color changes after every 20 numbers. The call board is designed to house 80 different numbers on the board for every 80 balls picked per game.
There have also been new game patterns introduced into 80 ball bingo apart from the standard full house, diagonal, horizontal and vertical patterns.
Playing with 80 balls
80 ball bingo is however not very difficult from its popular predecessors when it comes to game play. The basis of the game is constant among all types and 80 ball bingo is no exception.One can purchase as many shutter boards as they might desire in order to enter the game. The color codes provide scope for many new and interesting patterns to be crossed off on a card. Some of the new patterns created for this game are the Big X, double line, letter ‘s’, four corners, centre square, etc.
80 ball online
With the increasing popularity the 80 ball version of the game has received, numerous websites have begun hosting tournaments for the 80 ball challenge. Regular bingo hall visitors looking for a change flock into these halls to catch up on a game or two. Its fun and exciting with high stakes placed on each game.
The popularity of the game has reached far and wide with international online tournaments being held among 80 ball bingo enthusiasts. Various websites come up with interesting schemes, perks and prizes to keep the popularity of the game going. This version of the game is also downloadable.
Special graphics have been introduced for the sake of the new game patterns and color coded cards, printed on shutter boards.
80 ball bingo is a proof that the legacy of the world’s favorite gambling game will never fade. Newer and more exciting innovations will always be made as long as the spirit of the bingo hall is kept alive.
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