Bingo Question

[lisa70]

Ok can anyone give me information on Bingo? How much it cost? What are the price of packages?

[ticketsunlimited]

Im with ya Lisa. Got 750 OBC. My wife and I will probably use it all on BINGO. We are pretty pathetic when it come to cruising and getting our BINGO fix.

[ticktoneer]

Im with ya Lisa. Got 750 OBC. My wife and I will probably use it all on BINGO. We are pretty pathetic when it come to cruising and getting our BINGO fix.

It's not cheap. I think it starts at $25 to $30 and goes up the more cards you buy

[lisa70]

Im with ya Lisa. Got 750 OBC. My wife and I will probably use it all on BINGO. We are pretty pathetic when it come to cruising and getting our BINGO fix.

 

Well i have no OBC and i have to budget lol.. but do love Bingo and the Casino

[ticktoneer]

Im with ya Lisa. Got 750 OBC. My wife and I will probably use it all on BINGO. We are pretty pathetic when it come to cruising and getting our BINGO fix.

Gosh, I wish I could afford to waste $750 on Bingo !

 

Throw some OBC my way - ha ha ha !!!

 

Happy cruising :-)

[Very Frequent Flyer]

I paid $64 for not too many games.

[cruisin_cutie216]

A good way that we saved money on BINGO is we went to some onboard events and free BINGO cards were given away.

 

When we played about a week ago, we got I think six cards or so for 35 dollars. They had a bingo machine you could rent that would play 30 cards at a time and would alert you if you were one away or if you had a BINGO. These rented for about 55 dollars a piece I believe.

 

Sometimes RCI offers a critter of some sort that you purchase and when you purchase the plush you get like 6 Bingo cards in addition. Not sure how much these were going for but I only saw a handful of people with them.

[granger]

$25 for 3 cards..$35 for 6 cards and $55 for the machine...

[Moonlitherial]

My mother has been a bingo addict forever and I never really got it but now I'm completely confused - a machine that plays for you?

[StarSong2001]

My mother has been a bingo addict forever and I never really got it but now I'm completely confused - a machine that plays for you?

 

Exactly. You just sit there. The numbers called are entered into some machine that is wirelessly connected somehow to your machine. Your only job is to yell Bingo. Might improve your chances because more 'cards' can be played by the machine than you could have kept up with manually. But I don't see the fun in it.

[Swath]

A good way that we saved money on BINGO is we went to some onboard events and free BINGO cards were given away.

 

When we played about a week ago, we got I think six cards or so for 35 dollars. They had a bingo machine you could rent that would play 30 cards at a time and would alert you if you were one away or if you had a BINGO. These rented for about 55 dollars a piece I believe.

 

Sometimes RCI offers a critter of some sort that you purchase and when you purchase the plush you get like 6 Bingo cards in addition. Not sure how much these were going for but I only saw a handful of people with them.

Ringo BINGO the RC BINGO Mascot A Seal

I Purchased on Brillance (sp?) in Jan 2008 During a Bingo session Cost Around $12.00 USD. I WON a Second Ringo BINGO aboard Oasis 2010.

NOT Always Sold during Bingo Sessions anymore, He's Not For Sale In the Gift Store.

[Swath]

Exactly. You just sit there. The numbers called are entered into some machine that is wirelessly connected somehow to your machine. Your only job is to yell Bingo. Might improve your chances because more 'cards' can be played by the machine than you could have kept up with manually. But I don't see the fun in it.

It Does Improve Your Chances & It Can be FUN

[Ned11]

I am assuming that the bingo on the ships are the same as what I used to play here in the UK. I have always fancied it but didn't know if it was the same.

 

 

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[Swath]

The Number Range For BINGO is 1-75 aboard Royal Ships

For the UK its 1-90 I Think

 

Other than its the Same

[lisa70]

Gosh, I wish I could afford to waste $750 on Bingo !

 

Throw some OBC my way - ha ha ha !!!

 

Happy cruising :-)

 

Yeah me Too!!!

[lisa70]

I paid $64 for not too many games.

 

not paying that

[rresco]

In 2007,on the RHAPSODY,on the last night of our cruise,my wife won a jackot on bingo it was a $4800 jackpot,it was awesome we cant wait to play again on the MARINER.They paid her in cash all $100 bills.:p:D

[Kelley17]

My husband and I always play Bingo on the cruises. I have noticed that the machines are always the winners.... so we play the machines every time! Nope our machines haven't won yet. Maybe they will on our up coming cruise in May.

[imnocleaver]

I can't believe I am about to admit this, but I am now terribly intimidated at the prospect of playing bingo on board.

 

For reference, the last time I played bingo was in the '70s, and cards were so solid you could kill someone with them. You slid little plastic pieces over to cover the numbers that were called out.

 

Jump forward a couple of decades, and I worked part time at a "not-for-profit" bingo hall which used disposable paper cards/strips and giant "daubers" with which to mark them. (On a side note, you have not truly lived until you have walked around a smoke-filled room yelling "ONE DOLLAR STRIPS!" at the top of your lungs. :eek: ) This job did not last long.

 

This sums up my limited exposure to the world of bingo. And now I find out some people use machines!

 

In the event I finally decide to play on my next trip, could someone explain to me, as you would to a child, how the whole bingo process works now? (Please note that I DO understand how the letters/numbers called out correspond to what is on my card, and that we are not playing a group game of Battleship :D.)

[Swath]

I can't believe I am about to admit this, but I am now terribly intimidated at the prospect of playing bingo on board.

 

For reference, the last time I played bingo was in the '70s, and cards were so solid you could kill someone with them. You slid little plastic pieces over to cover the numbers that were called out.

 

Jump forward a couple of decades, and I worked part time at a "not-for-profit" bingo hall which used disposable paper cards/strips and giant "daubers" with which to mark them. (On a side note, you have not truly lived until you have walked around a smoke-filled room yelling "ONE DOLLAR STRIPS!" at the top of your lungs. :eek: ) This job did not last long.

 

This sums up my limited exposure to the world of bingo. And now I find out some people use machines!

 

In the event I finally decide to play on my next trip, could someone explain to me, as you would to a child, how the whole bingo process works now? (Please note that I DO understand how the letters/numbers called out correspond to what is on my card, and that we are not playing a group game of Battleship :D.)

Well there are STILL paper cards 6 per-game ea. game has a different Colour, these cards have perferations so you can puch out the number called. HOWEVER DO NOT Tear out the the TAB caused punching OUT the called number, THIS WILL VOID YOUR GAME CARDS.

The Electronic Machines 30 cards per-game, the machine will only show you best cards you change card view from 1 to 6 at a time if Memory serves correctly. The machine will also show how many numbers have been called, how many you are away from a win, it will BEEP when you are 1 AWAY From BINGO if You Have BINGO it will play a tune & WINNER will show up on the screen with a Fireworks effect.

 

For Paper & Machine Stand up when you are 1 away from BINGO

Remember to Call Out BINGO when you WIN :D

 

Hopes This Hepls

[jamscckmc]

Sit up front and jump up when they ask for a volunteer to heck the balls, you get a free DOD. Sometimes they will give you a code word for the next Bingo session for a free card for the last game. Sometimes they give out free Bingo T****s that give you a free card. If there is two or three of you sometimes they have a three machines for the price of two. There is usually a win a cruise bingo and of course the the last session jackpot both of which are much more crowded.

[baldilocks]

We are not bingo players, but the bingo game ran over into the time slot for a Q&A from the RCI staff. The guy in front of us had one number to get to bingo. He sat through at least ten number calls....and then another person yelled bingo and won over $5000. I was hoping that I wouldn't have to do CPR for the poor fellow in front of me. BUMMER!:eek:

[time4u2go]

Exactly. You just sit there. The numbers called are entered into some machine that is wirelessly connected somehow to your machine. Your only job is to yell Bingo. Might improve your chances because more 'cards' can be played by the machine than you could have kept up with manually. But I don't see the fun in it.

 

I agree...what fun is that? Might as well just have a raffle! :D

[TN56]

I can't believe I am about to admit this, but I am now terribly intimidated at the prospect of playing bingo on board.

 

For reference, the last time I played bingo was in the '70s, and cards were so solid you could kill someone with them. You slid little plastic pieces over to cover the numbers that were called out.

 

Jump forward a couple of decades, and I worked part time at a "not-for-profit" bingo hall which used disposable paper cards/strips and giant "daubers" with which to mark them. (On a side note, you have not truly lived until you have walked around a smoke-filled room yelling "ONE DOLLAR STRIPS!" at the top of your lungs. :eek: ) This job did not last long.

 

This sums up my limited exposure to the world of bingo. And now I find out some people use machines!

 

In the event I finally decide to play on my next trip, could someone explain to me, as you would to a child, how the whole bingo process works now? (Please note that I DO understand how the letters/numbers called out correspond to what is on my card, and that we are not playing a group game of Battleship :D.)

 

You made my night!

[DM_KidAtHeart]

Sit up front and jump up when they ask for a volunteer to heck the balls, you get a free DOD. Sometimes they will give you a code word for the next Bingo session for a free card for the last game. Sometimes they give out free Bingo T****s that give you a free card. If there is two or three of you sometimes they have a three machines for the price of two. There is usually a win a cruise bingo and of course the the last session jackpot both of which are much more crowded.

 

What is "heck"ing?