Bingo Generator

A free game for fun. GoPickaro bingo is for families, classrooms, clubs and office parties. There is no money involved: no betting, no buying cards and nothing to pay, ever.

How to run a bingo game

1. Print the cards. Open Bingo cards, choose 75-ball numbers, 90-ball tickets or your own words, set how many cards you need and press Print. Give each player one or two cards and something to mark them with.
2. Agree on the pattern. One line, four corners, an X or a full card. Say it before the first call.
3. Call the numbers. On the Bingo caller tab, press Call next, or Auto for a call every few seconds. Turn on Read aloud and the browser speaks each call.
4. Check the winner. When someone shouts bingo, compare their card with the board of called numbers on the right. Every called number is highlighted, so checking takes seconds.

On a projector or a shared screen, press Full screen: the ball and the board get big enough for the back of the room.

75-ball or 90-ball bingo?

Bingo with your own words

Word bingo works anywhere a number game feels too plain. Type at least 24 words, one per line, and every card gets a different layout. Then call the same words with My words in the caller.

• Christmas bingo: press Christmas words for a ready list with snowman, reindeer, candy cane and more. Good for family parties and office lunches. Planning more for the holidays? Try our white elephant generator and the Secret Santa generator.
• Classroom bingo: vocabulary words, times table answers or capital cities. Read the definition or the question, and students mark the answer.
• Icebreaker bingo: squares like "has a pet" or "speaks three languages". People walk around and find someone for each square. Press Icebreaker bingo for a starter list.
• Baby shower and wedding shower bingo: guests fill squares with gifts they think will be opened.

Bingo for giveaways and streams

A bingo night is a simple way to give away prizes to followers or customers: post the cards as images, call the numbers live and give a prize for the first line and for a full card. Our guide on how to plan a giveaway has a two-week calendar for the posts around it, and the Christmas giveaway wheel guide covers holiday prizes.

Is the caller fair?

Every call is picked from the numbers that are still left, using your browser's cryptographically secure random generator, so each remaining number has exactly the same chance. Cards are shuffled the same way. Nothing is uploaded. The fairness page explains the method, and the random number generator is there if you only need a number now and then.

Questions

What is the difference between 75-ball and 90-ball bingo?

75-ball uses a 5 by 5 card with B I N G O and a free center, and is the usual game in North America. 90-ball uses tickets of 3 rows and 9 columns, and is the usual game in the UK.

How do I make bingo cards with my own words?

Choose Word cards, type at least 24 words, one per line, and press Make cards. Print gives two cards per page.

Can two printed cards be the same?

Practically no. Each card is shuffled on its own, and even 24 words give billions of possible layouts.

Can the caller read the numbers aloud?

Yes. Turn on Read aloud. It uses the voices built into your device.

How many calls until someone wins?

For one line with 20 to 30 players, usually about 10 to 20 calls. A full card takes 50 calls or more.