How to make bingo cards
- Pick 75-ball (the American 5×5 card), 90-ball (the British ticket) or Words, and type a title. For word bingo, paste your words, one per line, and choose the card size.
- Set how many cards you need and how many go on a page. Tick Add a caller’s sheet for a page to mark off what has been called.
- Press Print, or Download PDF to print later or share. New cards shuffles a fresh set.
Ways to play
- Line, two lines, full house. The usual 90-ball games: the first player to mark a full row wins, then two rows, then all 15 numbers.
- Five in a row. The 75-ball classic: a full row, column or diagonal on the 5×5 card. The free centre square counts as marked.
- Patterns. In 75-ball, the caller can announce a shape before the game: the four corners, an X, a picture frame or a blackout (every square).
- Word bingo. The caller reads words instead of numbers, or players mark things as they happen. It’s popular for classrooms (vocabulary, sight words, times tables answers), baby and bridal showers, holiday parties and as meeting bingo.
Calling the game
For number bingo, the caller needs a random order of numbers without repeats. Draw paper slips from a bowl, or use the random number generator with no repeats from 1 to 75 or 1 to 90. The caller’s sheet lists every number in a grid so you can tick each one off and check a winner’s card against it. For word bingo, the caller’s sheet lists your words with a box for each; cut them up to draw from a hat, or put them on the wheel spinner.
Printing tips
Card stock lasts longer than paper if you plan to reuse cards with counters or dabbers. Two cards per page gives large squares that are easy to read; four per page saves paper for big groups. The PDF keeps text sharp at any size, and the file stays on your device until you share it.