Sitemap — every page of this UK bingo rules guide, in one list
All the pages on the site, grouped the same way as the menu, with a line on what each one covers.
Learn the game
How to Play BingoHow to play bingo the UK way: 90-ball rules, how a 3x9 ticket works, what the caller says and how you win a line, two lines and a full house, step by step.90 Ball Bingo90 ball bingo rules in full: the UK ticket, how numbers are called, how you win one line, two lines and a full house, and how long a game takes and why.75 Ball Bingo75 ball bingo explained for UK players: the 5x5 card, the FREE square, the B-I-N-G-O columns and how pattern wins work, set against 90-ball as we play it.Irish BingoIrish bingo explained: the parish-hall 90-ball game played across Ireland, the playing-card version called Irish bingo, and how the rules differ in the UK.Bingo TicketsHow UK bingo tickets are built: the 3x9 grid, 15 numbers, the column rule and why a strip of six uses all 90 once. Make a valid printable strip in a click.
Calls and tools
Bingo Calls 1–90Every UK bingo call from 1 to 90 with its nickname, the story behind it and the alternatives still heard, from Kelly's Eye to Top of the Shop, plus a quiz.Bingo CallerA free online bingo caller for 90-ball games: draws 1 to 90 fairly with no repeats, reads out the UK nicknames and runs on any phone or TV, no sign-up.Bingo Card GeneratorA free UK bingo card generator: make printable cards with your own words, pictures or 1-75 numbers, every card different, then call the game on screen.Bingo QuizA free daily bingo quiz: Eyes Down, the UK puzzle of 16 calls in four groups, today's call to guess, and 30 bingo quiz questions for a pub trivia night.Bingo TermsBingo terms explained: a UK glossary of the hall slang you'll hear, from eyes down and full house to dabber, sleeper and on one, and what each one means.
Party games
Party BingoParty bingo games for any UK occasion: Halloween, hen do, wedding, birthday and bingo for kids, with printable cards, simple rules and how to play on Zoom.Christmas BingoChristmas bingo for a UK family table: printable cards with 60 festive words, a Christmas Day moments game, a caller for the words and the simple rules.Baby Shower BingoBaby shower bingo, the UK way: how guests play while the gifts are opened, printable cards filled or blank, 45 gift ideas for the squares, and variations.Human BingoHuman bingo, the UK icebreaker: how to play it, 115 human bingo questions for work, school, parties and weddings, plus a free printable card template.
Background
History of BingoThe history of bingo, from the 16th-century Italian lotto to housey-housey in the forces and the UK bingo halls that filled old cinemas after the 1960 Act.Bingo OddsBingo odds from the maths: your real chances of a line and a 90-ball full house after any number of calls, why all tickets are equal, which tips are myth.
This site
AboutAbout How to Play Bingo: an independent UK guide to the 90-ball game, its calls and its history. How our pages are researched, what we never publish, why.ContactContact the How to Play Bingo editors about a correction, a call we missed or a rule you play differently in your UK hall. One address, read by a person.PrivacyPrivacy policy for How to Play Bingo: no accounts, no analytics, no ad tracking. What the tools keep in your browser, what the server logs, your UK rights.AI NoticeHow AI is used on How to Play Bingo: text drafted with AI help and checked by people, AI images marked on the image and caption, real photos credited.