Bingo In Zoom
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You can play Bingo remotely with friends on Zoom by scheduling a meeting. Once the Zoom meeting time and date is scheduled, share the unique ID with your friends to play Bingo with them during that. If you are looking for a slick and fun-filled virtual event for your private party or company event, you've come to the right place. I have the most successful Zoom Bingo show in the world and regularly host virtual events for celebrities and Fortune 500 companies like Microsoft, Google, Disney, Netflix, Amazon, eBay, MTV, CISCO and dozens more! Can you play bingo and listen to Zoom on the same device? Yes - on the devices we have tested. On most mobiles and tablets it's possible to have Zoom, WhatsApp, etc running in the background while the browser is open. So you can listen to the bingo calls and mark your card on the same device. We cannot guarantee this will work on all devices.
Important Information
- Please note that ALL PERSONS arriving for Bingo in a vehicle MUST purchase either Indoor Admission, Driver’s Admission Package with vehicle and parking or Passenger’s Admission Package (no vehicle or parking).
- After purchasing an Admission Package, players may choose from several add-on purchases, such as Xtra Flash Ticket bundles, Xtra Special Games, Xtra Strips, or Xtra Strip Specials (Wonder Woman & American Heroes)
- All packages and games MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE, ONLINE. SALES END ON GAMEDAY, OR WHEN PACKAGES HAVE SOLD OUT, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.
- Indoor Seating Rules are as follows:
- Seating is provided on a first-come, first-served basis after guests have picked up their admission packages in the parking lot. There is no saving of seats.
- Each seating space is designated per table to comply with social distancing guidelines. Please do not move chairs from their designated spaces.
- A mask or face covering must always be worn while inside the bingo hall.
- Food is NOT PERMITTED inside the bingo hall. Water and soft drinks are OK.
- Guests may adjust their masks momentarily to drink.
- To limit the total number of guests inside the hall, there will be no sales at the Flash desks. Guests may purchase Flash and extra game packs from floor workers inside the hall or online with their buy in.
- All guests must be 18-years of age or older to be admitted to the hall.
- Parking for indoor guests will be in the spaces on the side of the building and in the rows closest to Nelson Avenue. These spaces will be spaced normally and will not be designated with Orange Cones.
- Parking spaces designated by Orange Cones are reserved for Drive-In players only and will be in the first four rows directly in front of the building.
- Designated handicapped spaces may be used by either indoor or Drive-In guests, and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Drive-In Rules are as follows:
- All players MUST always stay in their vehicles, except to use the restrooms.
- All passengers in vehicle must be at least 18 years of age.
- To limit the total number of guests inside the hall, there will be no sales at the Flash desks. Drive-In guests may purchase Flash and extra game packs from floor workers in the parking lot or online with their buy in.
- No lawn chairs or tailgating allowed. No exceptions.
- Only five guests are allowed in each restroom at any one time.
- Face coverings must be worn whenever you are outside your vehicle.
- Parking spaces designated by Orange Cones are reserved for Drive-In players only and will be in the first four rows directly in front of the building.
- Designated handicapped spaces may be used by either indoor or Drive-In guests, and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- For more information, please contact concord-bingo@bluedevils.org.
What Should I Bring?
- Food and beverages (if you are playing Drive-In only), no food is permitted inside the hall
- Flashlights/camping lights
- Face coverings (must be worn outside vehicles and inside the hall)
- Scotch tape and/or paper clips
- Dashboard sun visor
Still looking for some games you can play with your group while social distancing? This week we played Bingo, and it’s fairly simple.
You can do this many different ways. However it is easiest to use Zoom or Facebook live as long as you can share your screen.
Step 1 – Bingo Cards
Option 1: Printed or Online Cards
The first step was to find Bingo cards for everyone. MyFreeBingoCards.com makes this easy and free for up to 30 players. Click on the link that says 30 cards for free.
Once you do you’ll be given the option to download the cards in pdf. Instead, you can get an individual link for each card that can be texted or emailed.
The online cards actually allow you to play virtually and mark them as you play using your phone, tablet or computer.
How To Play Bingo Online
Email or text the cards out to everyone playing. I would suggest doing this earlier in the day or the day before so that you can start
Option 2: Make Your Own
With a small group it might be easy to have everyone make their own cards. Post some instructions ahead of time on what the letters and numbers should be. It needs to be a 5×5 grid with Bingo in letters across the top. Then they choose 5 numbers under each letter from the following choices B 1-15, I 16-30, N 31-45, G 46-60, O 61-75.
Bingo Calling
Some of you may have a bingo set at your house. However, for the rest of us I found a great option. Go to letsplaybingo.io. This is a simple and absolutely free bingo caller program that automatically calls and displays called numbers. Everyone seeing the screen can hear and see each ball called.
Other options could include using a bingo cage you have at the church or at home. Or you could make slips of paper with the numbers on them and call out that way.
Video Set Up
Here is where you have a few options.
Option 1 – Cell Phone Video
The first option is to set your phone in front of your computer screen and broadcast to instagram live or Facebook live. Those who get a bingo could text you.
Option 2 – Zoom
A second option would be to use the screen share function of Zoom to share the bingo caller window with everyone. In addition, make sure and share the audio as well.
Option 3 – Zoom and Facebook Live
Finally you can use the screen share function of Zoom to then share on Facebook live. This is what the guys at stuffyoucanuse do with their trivia games.
It’s a little more intricate set up but it will allow many people to follow along. And you won’t have to worry about zoom invitations and so many people in one call.
Virtual Bingo In Zoom
I hope that this is helpful as we continue to all look for ways to engage our youth and church during the coronavirus lockdown. For more coronavirus resources please check out our Covid-19 Resource Page