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Arrange 1-25 on a secret grid, call numbers in turn and be first to strike five lines.
Bingo guide
Arrange 1 to 25 on a secret grid, call numbers in turn and race to strike five lines first.
What is Bingo?
Bingo here is the 1 to 25 paper game: everyone secretly arranges the numbers on a 5x5 grid, players call numbers in turn, and the first to complete five lines wins. On DD Games you can play free against 1 to 5 bots, pass one device among 2 to 6 people, or play online with 2 to 6 players.
This is not casino bingo or Housie (Tambola) with a random caller and printed tickets. It is the pen-and-paper game where everyone writes 1 to 25 in their own order, then players take turns calling numbers and crossing them off. Every call helps everyone, so the fun is in choosing calls that finish your lines before they finish anyone else's.
DD Games grows the grid with the table: 5x5 (1 to 25) for 2 players, 6x6 (1 to 36) for 3 or 4, and 7x7 (1 to 49) for 5 or 6, and you need as many lines as the grid is wide. Each line lights a letter of BINGO, with stars for the extra lines on bigger grids.
Online room hosts can set house rules: grid size, a different win pattern (four corners, an X of both diagonals, or the whole border), 3 to 7 lines to win, and side prizes for the first line and four corners.
How to play Bingo
- Choose Singleplayer to play against 1 to 5 bots, Local to pass one device among 2 to 6 people, or Online for a room of 2 to 6 players.
- Arrange your secret grid: tap cells to place 1, 2, 3 and so on in order, or press Shuffle. The grid size follows the player count, and you (or the online host) can pick 5x5, 6x6 or 7x7 instead.
- Press Ready to lock your grid. Any empty cells are filled at random, and play starts when everyone is ready.
- On your turn, tap any uncalled number on your grid to call it. That number is struck on every player's grid.
- Each full row, column or diagonal is a line. The first player to reach the target wins: 5 lines on 5x5, 6 on 6x6, 7 on 7x7.
Rules
- A line is any complete row, column or either diagonal: 12 possible lines on 5x5, 14 on 6x6 and 16 on 7x7.
- Lines needed to win equal the grid width unless the host's house rules set 3 to 7 lines.
- Each number can be called only once, and players call in turn order.
- Grids stay secret until the game ends; then every grid is revealed.
- If several players reach the target on the same call, they share the win.
- House rules apply only in online rooms set by the host; solo and local games use the standard rules.
- Side prizes (first line, four corners) are announced when someone earns them, but the game carries on.
- There is no full house option: every grid holds every number, so all grids would fill on the same call.
Tips and strategy
- Call numbers where your nearly finished lines cross. On 5x5 and 7x7 the centre cell sits on four lines and each corner on three.
- Every number you call is struck for everyone, so prefer numbers that finish your own lines rather than ones that open new ones.
- When arranging your grid, plan which numbers you will call first and spread them so they build several lines at once.
- Keep an eye on the other players' letters: when someone is one line away, call for your own fastest finish.
- Against bots, try Auto difficulty; it adjusts to your recent results.
Questions
How do you play 1 to 25 bingo?
Each player fills a 5x5 grid with the numbers 1 to 25 in any order. Players take turns calling a number, everyone crosses it off, and the first to complete five rows, columns or diagonals wins.
Is this the same as Housie or Tambola?
No. Housie uses printed tickets and a random caller. In this Bingo you arrange your own grid and the players themselves call the numbers in turn.
How many lines do I need to win Bingo?
As many as the grid is wide: 5 lines on 5x5, 6 on 6x6 and 7 on 7x7. In an online room the host can set anywhere from 3 to 7 lines.
How many players can play Bingo online?
Two to six players in an online room or on one shared device. In singleplayer you face one to five bots.
Can I play bingo online with friends for free?
Yes. Create an online room, share the room code and your friends join from their own phones or computers, with no download.
What house rules can the host change?
The grid size, the win pattern (lines, four corners, both diagonals or the border), the number of lines and side prizes for the first line and four corners. Presets include Classic, Four corners and Prize night.
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