Bingo was a hit in America for many years before finally making the trip across the pond to the UK in the 1960s. In the US, the game favored was the traditional 75 ball bingo variation and it’s still the game played in bingo halls all over the country. That game just wasn’t exciting enough for the UK fans, however, and they wanted games with more winners than just one. Promoters of bingo in the UK quickly devised a game that filled that need and the 90 ball bingo game was born.
90 ball bingo is still the main bingo game of choice in the UK. It’s played in bingo halls all over and when bingo made the transition to the internet, the 90 ball game remained a UK favorite. Now that Americans have had a taste of the more innovative 90 ball bingo game, it is fast growing in that segment of the market, as well, although 75 ball bingo is still the one played in bingo halls there.
While bingo is a traditionally American game, the UK market has proved to be just as addicted to bingo as the Americans, if not more so. We may have to credit the origination of the modern bingo game to the US, but the UK market is where the creativity and innovations are coming into play. More and more online bingo sites are appearing out of the UK and new games were a big part of the attraction to be in competition to the older sites. The Uks latest contribution is the new 80 ball bingo game.
80 ball bingo follows the same basic rules as in any other bingo game. The numbers are called or shown on the screen and players mark them off on their bingo tickets. However, 80 ball bingo is a lot more colorful and has introduced many new patterns to the world. The call board is a work of art with 5 rows with 16 columns with 1-20 being in red, 21-40 in yellow, 41-59 in blue and 60-80 in silver. It’s a veritable rainbow!
