Take our quiz to find out!
Years of being the best in the bingo business will tell you a thing or two about the common etiquette to observe when playing the great game of bingo. Most bingo players are winsome, friendly and graceful winners, but there's always an odd player here and there that could use some tips on how to fit in a little better! Now here is the question: are you one of those players?
We've put together a quiz to help players find out if they are a "Bingo Blunderer", so answer the following few questions to see where you fall in the land of bingo personalities. Read on to find out!
You arrive at the bingo hall and:
A) say hello and greet old bingo friends, engaging in light conversation.
B) start to unpack your belongings, spreading them over the table where you're sitting, including a curry dinner, garlic bread and a thermos of hot coffee.
C) quietly purchase your bingo cards and warm up your daubing hand with a few yoga stretches.
D) play your cards quietly by yourself, enjoying the fun of the game but avoiding eye contact and not bringing any attention to yourself.
You sign into an online bingo game at Bingo.com and:
A) select your favourite coloured font, and greet the chat hosts with all your best.
B) immediately change your font to SIZE 24 and engage CAPS LOCK, ready for some HIGH STAKES BINGO. You also enjoy spamming emoticons on the end of every sentence.
C) join the chat and play the chat games, congratulating players who win with a heart-felt "WD!"
D) purchase your cards and ignore chat; you prefer to be an e-wallflower.
You are in the middle of a bingo game, whether online or at a land-based bingo hall, and you get a bingo! Your response is to:
A) call out "BINGO!" and hold up your ticket, waiting patiently for the bingo spotter or online game to confirm your bingo.
B) leap to your feet and yell "BINGO!", knocking your drink onto the person next to you, and making several other players have minor heart attacks.
C) Call out "BINGO!" and bask modestly in the glory of other players' congratulations and well wishes.
D) Call out a professional "bingo," and proceed to the bingo cashier where they can confirm your win, while being quietly excited to yourself.
Results:
The Bingo Blunderer
If you answered B for more than one of the above scenarios, you could be a bingo blunderer. It's time to tone it down a notch and be more aware of your surroundings and those around you. Bingo is a fun game, but it's meant to be enjoyed by all, not just you.
The Bingo Butterfly
If you mostly answered A or C, you are a friendly and endearing bingo player. Your personality shines through with everything you do in the bingo rooms or halls, you are self-assured and find unobtrusive ways to enjoy the game. Keep it up!
The Bingo Wallflower
If you answered mostly D, it's time to be more social! Bingo is a fun, exciting, and social game, both online and off. If you find it hard conversing with other players, don't worry. You won't get shunned at Bingo.com, so try to come out of that shell of yours and start daubing with the rest of the bingo world!