====== Bingo ======
===== Gameplay =====
Bingo is a kind of lottery game where the game host draws numbers from a fixed pool in random order. The Players have cards with random numbers on it and have to watch if the announced number matches one of their numbers on their personal card. If your hits on your card forms a certain pattern, you may call BINGO  and jump around in ultimate happinesses cause you are a WINNER.
    
If you want to go in more serious details just take a look at
[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bingo_(American_version)]]

===== How to play BINGO in AltAway=====
  * To play you need someone to register the bunch of players,call out the random numbers and asked for a certain pattern on the winning card... this person is called a [[.:gamehost|game host]]
  * to be a player, you need a kind of bingo card

Cause AltAway is a modern paperless world, all is supported by software:

==Software for hosts:==
  *[[http://houstonsprograms.uk/programs/hosters/bingo/bingo.html|Houston's Programs Possibly the leading extant supplier of WA Games!]] learn more about [[HoustonsBingoHost| Houston's Bingo Host]]
    
  *[[http://homepage.eircom.net/~eddiegeo/wa/|MadraRua A selection of games by MadraRua.]] learn more about [[MadeaRuasBingoHost| MadraRua's Bingo Host]]
    
  
==Software for players:==
  *[[http://houstonsprograms.uk/programs/cards/bingo/bingo.html| Bingo Card by Houston]] learn more about  [[HoustonsBingoCard|Houston's Bingo Card]]


  *[[https://altaway.xyz/files/BINGO95.ZIP|Bingo95 by Kenn Flee.]] One of the first bingo cards; Just unzip and run. Learn more about [[KennFleesBingoCard|Kenn Flee's Bingo Card]] 

  *[[https://www.dropbox.com/s/yei9ytxb8c3nazs/Bingo%20Card%20v1.0%20Setup.exe?dl=0|Bingo Card v1.0 by LowRider]]   Learn more about [[LowRidersBingoCard|LowRider's Bingo Card]] 

  * [[http://homepage.eircom.net/~eddiegeo/wa/| Bingo Card by MadraRua.]] learn more about [[MadeaRuasBingoCard|MadeaRua's Bingo Card]]


=== Bingo Game Host Bot Janet === 
No human host in range and you want to play BINGO?  Call [[HostBotJanet|Janet ]] for help, she will offer you and your fancy bingo gang basic Bingo Host services  and you will be able to play your favourite game whenever you want.  In February 2021 [[HostBotJanet| bot software]]  is still a prototype  and under development.. so visit the [[HostBotJanet| Host Bot Janet]] Page to stay tuned and learn how to control your favourite  Bingo Bot in detail.