Q&A for How to Call Bingo

You will only need 5 numbers. Repeating the same numbers over again will make for a simple 'Bingo' and make the game much easier to manage than I personally find it under the traditional rules,

Yes, once someone calls bingo, the balls will go back to the machine. The caller turns the crank to reshuffle the balls before starting the next round.

You can do that at home but if you go to a bingo hall, the caller will not play.

They do this because it is easier for everyone to see them, and know that they are the caller. It is not necessary to have this.

Somewhere at the front of the room, where everyone can see, and know they are the caller.

It’s okay for the caller to have distractions as long as the caller’s not distracting other players or the distractions don’t prevent the caller from hearing “Bingo”. But it’s best for the caller to look at the players to check that there aren’t any false bingos.

If they called Bingo without having a real bingo, even if the caller mistook a number, the simple solution is to undo the bingo and continue the game.

Yes.