Each ticket or House has three rows and nine columns with 15 numbers and 12 spaces.

Five numbers per row.

Tickets are usually printed six-up on a sheet, sometimes 12.

A strip of six has all numbers 1 to 90 (15 numbers per house x 6 = 90). So a strip of 12 tickets has all the numbers twice.

  • The first column has the numbers 1 to 9,
  • The second column 10 to 19,
  • The third 20 to 29,
  • The fourth 30 to 39,
  • The fifth 40 to 49,
  • The sixth 50 to 59,
  • The seventh 60 to 69,
  • The eighth 70 to 79
  • And the final ninth column has the numbers 80 to 90.

Once you understand where the numbers are, it makes it easier to find them when they are called: 48 is always in the fifth column, 90 is in the last, 7 is in the first, etc, etc.

At the start of gameplay play your caller will tell you what you are playing for (a line, two lines or a full house) and which card you are playing. They are colour-coded, e.g. the ‘Red’ card right.

If numbers are called too quickly, you can ask the caller to slow down. If you didn’t hear a call or weren’t sure what was said, ask the caller to repeat it.

A winning line is covering all five numbers in any of the three lines in a house (any of the 18 lines in a sheet of six houses).

For two lines, both have to be in the same house or ticket.

For a full house, you need to cover all 15 numbers on any of your six tickets/houses. To win, you must shout ‘Bingo’ on the number you win before the next number gets called.