Call Bingo on the Big Screen

Use the big-screen caller to run any bingo set from your TV. Residents play on printed cards. The screen draws each item, shows it large, and keeps a board of everything called so far.

Start a Game

1. Open any bingo set with 14 or more items
2. Print the cards and hand them out, with a pen or some counters each
3. Click Play, then Bingo caller
4. Check the Card size matches the cards you printed: 3x3, 4x4 or 5x5. We start on the size you last printed. Bigger cards need more items (24 for 4x4, 36 for 5x5), so a smaller set greys them out
5. Leave the Auto caller off to call each one yourself, or pick 15s, 20s or 30s to have it call by itself
6. Click Let's play!

With the auto caller on, the first call comes up as soon as you start, then one every 15, 20 or 30 seconds. We remember your choice for next time.

How to Play

Call the next one. Click Call the next one, or press the space bar. A ball rolls out and the item fills the left of the screen: the picture, the word, the number or the song title. Residents mark it off if it's on their card.

Watch the board. Every item in the set is on the board, in the same order as your list. Called items light up. The rest stay dim. The last three calls sit in a small row under the current one for anyone who missed them.

Someone shouts "Bingo!" Click Bingo! Check a card. It appears once enough have been called for someone to fill a line on your card size, so 4 calls for 4 by 4 cards. Calling pauses and the whole board lights up, with a tick on everything called. Ask the resident to read out their line and tap each item on the board. Each one shows Called or Not called yet, so you can see at a glance.

All called? Click Yes, it's a Bingo! for the celebration, then Keep going for another winner or Finish the game. One still to come? Click Not yet, keep playing and carry on.

Handy for Hosts

On a keyboard, press the space bar to call the next one, B to check a card, P to pause the auto caller and F to fill the screen.

Clicked by mistake? Undo the last call puts that item back in the cage. It may come out again later.

After each call the button rests for a couple of seconds, so everyone has time to read it.

Auto caller on? Pause holds the countdown and Call now skips the wait. While it's paused, Auto caller off hands the calling back to you. Calling yourself and need your hands free? Auto caller on takes over. Either way, the calls so far stay put.

Want to see an earlier call again? Click any lit item on the board to bring it back up large.

Playing music bingo? If an item has a song or video attached, a Play the song or Play the video button appears under it. The auto caller waits while it plays.

Calling plain numbers from 1 to 90? The old bingo calls appear under each number, like "Two little ducks" for 22. You can turn them off under More options before you start.

Closed the tab or refreshed by accident? Open the game again and click Carry on. We keep the calls so far for 12 hours, so everyone's cards are still right.

Running out of time? Click Exit, then Finish and see how we went.

Sound is on to start. Turn it off with the speaker button at the top.

For tips on getting games onto your TV, see Playing Games and Videos on Your TV.

Have fun! x