How to make bingo cards
- Choose classic 75-ball bingo (5 × 5 with B-I-N-G-O columns, US style), 90-ball bingo (3 rows of 9, UK style), or custom cards with your own words, names or vocabulary.
- Set how many cards you need. Every card is different.
- Print the cards two per page, and use Caller list for a random calling order so you can run the game without a machine.
Bingo for classrooms, parties and events
Custom word bingo is a versatile teaching game: put vocabulary, sight words, times-table answers, chemical symbols or French verbs on the cards, then read out definitions, sums or translations instead of the words themselves, so players have to think before they mark a square. It also works for baby showers, office ice-breakers ("someone who has been to Japan"), road trips and festive parties. A free centre square on odd-sized grids makes the first line come a little sooner.
In 75-ball bingo each column draws from its own range: B 1–15, I 16–30, N 31–45, G 46–60 and O 61–75. In 90-ball bingo each card has 15 numbers on three rows of five, with each column holding a range of ten (1–9, 10–19 and so on up to 80–90); prizes usually go for one line, two lines and a full house. Cards are generated in your browser with secure random numbers, and nothing is stored.
How many words do I need for word bingo?
At least as many as the squares on a card: 24 for 5 × 5 with a free square, 15 for 4 × 4. More words make cards more varied.
Are all the cards different?
Yes. Duplicate cards are discarded when they are generated.
What is the difference between 75-ball and 90-ball bingo?
75-ball uses a 5 × 5 card and is popular in North America; 90-ball uses a 3 × 9 card with 15 numbers and is traditional in the UK and Ireland.